Date Posted:
September 30, 2026
Position Title:
Vice President, Communications
Office/Company:
Comella & Co.
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Job Number:
HC-13315
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New York, NY
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Salary:
$160,000 – $180,000 a year
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Description:
At Comella & Co., we help organizations tell their most important stories and reach the audiences that matter most. We were founded by Maria Comella, a nationally recognized strategist who has been described as a political unicorn because she is one of the few leaders to have earned trust and delivered results on both sides of the aisle. From the campaign trail to the C-suite, Maria has guided presidential campaigns, led communications for fast-growing companies, and advised governors in both New York and New Jersey. Her experience across politics, government, and the private sector gives our work its distinctive edge: clear strategy, creative thinking, and the ability to navigate complexity with purpose and impact. We are an entrepreneurial and fast-growing firm seeking a Vice President of Communications to lead at the highest level: someone who can set strategy, drive media engagement, and deliver results that shape conversations locally and nationally. This is a senior leadership role for a proven media operator with strong corporate and agency communications experience and deep relationships across the technology and business press, with a track record of breaking through in competitive news environments. This person will not only execute but define strategy, elevate our clients’ profiles, and expand our firm’s reach.
Responsibilities:
• Serve as senior communications strategist across a portfolio of high-profile clients in business, public affairs, and beyond.
• Develop and lead comprehensive, integrated communications strategies aligned with client growth, reputation, and policy objectives.
• Leverage extensive relationships with media relationships to secure top-tier coverage across print, digital, broadcast, and emerging platforms, and proactively identify new reporters, editors, producers, and platforms aligned with evolving client narratives.
• Demonstrate a genuine passion for relationship building by researching, pursuing, and cultivating new connections, even without prior relationships, and thoughtfully matching the right story to the right audience.
• Proactively identify narrative opportunities and aggressively drive story placement in competitive news cycles.
• Shape executive visibility strategies, including major interviews, thought leadership placements, keynote speaking engagements, and opinion pieces.
• Contribute to business development efforts, including participating in pitches and helping expand client relationships.
• Refuse to accept “no.” Relentlessly pursue creative angles, alternative pathways, and breakthrough ideas to achieve results.
• What You’ll Bring
• 12+ years of communications experience in a fast moving environment such as a start-up or political campaign.
• Extensive, active relationships with top-tier technology and business press, and a proven ability to build new relationships from the ground up.
• A demonstrable history of successful media relations and extensive on the record experience.
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