Director of Marketing Communications

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated Marcom strategy aligned to Lantronix revenue and brand objectives across product lines
• Own the annual Marcom budget, including agency retainers, campaign spend, trade show, and content production
• Partner with the CRO and Product Line Management to build launch plans, competitive messaging frameworks, and go to-market narratives
• Align communications strategy with investor relations and executive messaging to ensure consistency across public facing channels
• Drive the development of product-level content: press releases, solution briefs, white papers, case studies, web copy, and executive presentations
• Maintain brand and message consistency across all external communications with rigor around forward-looking statements and public company disclosure standards
• Translate complex technical capabilities — including Edge AI inference, embedded compute platforms, and network infrastructure management — into clear, outcome-driven narratives for diverse audiences
• Own the editorial calendar and ensure content pipeline supports demand generation, channel, and field sales objectives
• Lead day-to-day management of PR agency relationships including SOW execution, performance accountability, media strategy, and budget management
• Drive proactive media outreach, analyst briefings, and thought leadership placement in key trade and business press
• Serve as internal communications lead for product launches, trade show activations, and earnings-adjacent announcement timing
• Evaluate and manage additional creative, digital, and content agency relationships as needed

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the Marcom team, setting clear objectives, prioritizing workload, and building individual capability
• Foster a culture of execution rigor, creative ambition, and cross-functional collaboration
• Act as communications advisor to Product, Sales, and Engineering stakeholders on messaging, channel strategy, and launch readiness

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to produce executive-quality content independently — press releases, messaging frameworks, web copy, and customer-facing narrative
• Domain knowledge in Edge AI, embedded compute, industrial IoT, network infrastructure management, or adjacent hardware/software categories
• Familiarity with semiconductor or embedded systems marketing — including the ability to translate platform-level technical specs into buyer-relevant messaging

Education and Experience

• 8+ years of progressive marketing communications experience, with at least 3 years in a Director or senior manager role
• Demonstrated experience operating within a publicly traded company environment, including understanding of earnings communications, disclosure sensitivity, and IR alignment
• Proven track record managing PR agencies and/or other creative/marketing agencies with direct budget ownership and SOW accountability
• Experience marketing complex B2B technology products to enterprise, OEM, or industrial buyers
• Experience marketing into defense, aerospace, or critical infrastructure verticals
• Prior experience supporting Nasdaq small-cap or mid-cap company communications, including proxy-awareness and forward-looking statement discipline
• Background working with or alongside investor relations functions on earnings timing, press release coordination, or analyst outreach