Communications Strategist – Technical Conferences & Publications

About the role

The KLA Communications team is looking for a Communications Strategist to lead KLA’s participation in technical conferences and publications. You will bring cross-organizational communications and organizational acumen to build KLA’s external technical conference and publication strategy – aligning papers, presentations and sponsorships with product goals, regional priorities and corporate messaging.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead KLA’s strategy for participation in external technical conferences and seminars
• Establish, refine and manage processes and resources supporting KLA-authored technical papers
• Partner with senior product staff to develop external paper and presentation strategies that support product and business objectives
• Collaborate across product teams to establish clear strategies, key messages and positioning for papers and presentations at top tier industry conferences
• Partner with regional teams to identify high-impact conference and seminar opportunities and manage content that supports regional priorities and messaging
• Proactively identify priority conferences and seminars; manage submissions, issue internal calls for papers, and track key deadlines, approvals and required processes
• Review and approve paper content to ensure compliance with KLA brand, product, portfolio, messaging and trademark standards
• Own and maintain a centralized library of technical manuscripts for the KLA community
• Repurpose high-value papers and case studies into blog posts and social media content
• Partner with other communications functions to define the social media strategy for promotion of technical conference papers and participation

Requirements

• Ability to lead cross‑functional collaboration with senior product leaders to drive clear, strategic direction for technical papers
• Ability to coordinate messaging to define strategies across product teams and subject matter experts
• Strong communications skills for dissemination of conference details, procedures and deadlines
• Strong editing skills for technical manuscripts and presentations
• Organized and skilled at managing multiple concurrent projects to deadline

Preferred Skills

• Ability to navigate diverse priorities and establish sound conference paper strategies
• Ability to manage projects and collaborate with a global team
• Familiarity with industry standard workflows that support technical and research paper development, review and submissions for conferences
• Knowledge of the semiconductor market and our company’s position within the market; bonus for experience with KLA’s products through previous positions in applications, engineering or product marketing at KLA, a semiconductor company, or another semiconductor equipment company
• Highly organized and detail oriented, with a strategic mindset
• Solid project management skills; good with process implementation and enforcement
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, experience with SharePoint site creation/maintenance, experience with use of AI tools for process efficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years' experience; or Master's degree plus 3 years' experience; or PhD plus 0 years' experience

Pay

Base Pay Range: $103,700.00 - $176,300.00 Annually

Benefits

• Total rewards package for employees may also include participation in performance incentive programs and eligibility for additional benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits, 401(K) including company matching, employee stock purchase program (ESPP), student debt assistance, tuition reimbursement program, development and career growth opportunities and programs, financial planning benefits, wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP), paid time off and paid company holidays, and family care and bonding leave.