Narratives & Communications Lead

About the role

We’re looking for someone to tell the story of Basis, the company. You’ll define how the world sees Basis. We’re creating new categories at the intersection of AI and accounting, which means there's no playbook to follow. You’ll establish our voice and figure out the stories we’re uniquely positioned to tell. We like to write publicly (see here, here, and here) but we don’t do it nearly often enough. We need a Narratives & Comms lead who will change that, crafting a company narrative that stands out - especially to best-in-class ML/eng talent. We want to be a generational company and need a brand that reflects that.

Location

📍 Location: NYC, Flatiron office. In-person team.

What makes Basis special?

• Frontier of applied AI
• Centrality of accounting
• Working in the real economy

What We Look For

• Excellent writer: Crafts compelling narratives and writes extraordinarily well. Ideally has a corpus of public writing.
• First principles reasoner: Able to break complex technical problems down into fundamental components and communicate them clearly.
• Understands the zeitgeist: Knows what best-in-class engineers/technologists think, read, care about, etc. Likely active on X and/or Substack.
• Taste and judgment: Feels what resonates and what falls flat, can distinguish between authentic versus packaged messaging.
• All-in: This is not a 9-5, we have a massive opportunity ahead of us and are looking to further accelerate our velocity. We are optimizing for the best folks and happy to compensate generously

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage; Life Insurance; and 6 coaching & 6 therapy sessions through Spring Health.
• Time off: Unlimited PTO + 12 paid company holidays.
• In-Office Perks: Daily meal stipends, a fully stocked kitchen, and $300 toward your custom desk setup.
• Financial Benefits: Pre-tax commuter benefits and 401(k) retirement plan.
• Team Culture: Monthly office activities and frequent optional team happy hours.
• Parental Leave