Communications Lead, Wikimedia Enterprise (Contract)

<p><strong>COMMUNICATIONS LEAD, WIKIMEDIA ENTERPRISE (CONTRACT)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Contract terms:</strong> 40 hours/week, initial 6-month contract, with potential to extend based on organizational needs</p>
<p><strong>Reports to: </strong>Communications Manager (dotted line to President of Wikimedia Enterprise)</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>
<p>The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our mission is to bring free educational content to the world.</p>
<p>Wikimedia Enterprise is the Wikimedia Foundation's commercial product for large-scale reusers and distributors of Wikimedia content. Through Enterprise agreements, companies gain improved, commercial-grade access to Wikimedia content at a volume and scale they need,&nbsp; while directly supporting the Wikimedia Foundation's free knowledge mission. As AI systems increasingly scrape Wikipedia at scale, Wikimedia Enterprise has become critical to a sustainable model for Wikimedia projects and the open knowledge ecosystem.</p>
<p>We're looking for an experienced communications lead to serve as the primary communications partner to the Wikimedia Enterprise team — shaping external messaging, media relations, and thought leadership to drive organic demand for Wikimedia Enterprise services, while ensuring narrative and strategic alignment with the Foundation's broader communications priorities.&nbsp; This role sits in the Media Relations team, within the Foundation’s <a href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Communications">Communications Department</a>, with a dotted line to the President of Wikimedia Enterprise.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Develop and own the external communications strategy for Wikimedia Enterprise across media/trade press, speaking engagements, and other channels that build visibility and organic demand for Enterprise offerings.</li>
<li>Build relationships with reporters (mainstream and B2B tech trade press) and conference organizers to secure speaking opportunities and position Wikimedia Enterprise as the go-to product for commercial content reusers.</li>
<li>Serve as a primary media liaison for Wikimedia Enterprise, working with the wider media relations team to manage daily press inquiries, prepping spokespeople/staffing interviews, information requests, and speaking engagement requests in a timely manner. This includes leading rapid response media efforts — triaging sensitive, fast-moving situations with sound judgment.</li>
<li>Partner with internal teams to develop narratives and thought leadership that strengthens Wikimedia Enterprise's brand relevance and positioning.</li>
<li>Guide, produce, and review marketing and communications materials — press statements, blogs, pitch notes and lists, briefing docs, and more — ensuring key messages about Wikimedia Enterprise are shaped consistently and clearly for public audiences.</li>
<li>Coordinate&nbsp; the end-to-end communications workflow for major external launches and announcements together with the Enterprise Growth team, from drafting through internal review, stakeholder approvals, and release.</li>
<li>Ensure alignment between the Wikimedia Enterprise growth plan and the Foundation's annual communications calendar.</li>
<li>Build relationships and lead cooperative efforts with internal and external stakeholders — Wikimedia Foundation colleagues, Wikimedia volunteers and affiliates, and external partners — to enable the successful delivery of communications plans.</li>
<li>Manage relationships with external vendors (such as PR agencies) as directed to deliver on goals.</li>
<li>Use data and customer insights to refine messaging, content, and strategy for Wikimedia Enterprise across business audiences.</li>
<li>Work with leadership to set goals and KPIs for Wikimedia Enterprise communications, track results against the growth plan, and share actionable insights with leadership and key stakeholders.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Skills and experience</strong></p>
<p><strong>Required</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>At least 8+ years of communications experience, including experience operating at a senior/lead level with minimal oversight in a tech and/or B2B tech environment or supporting a commercial product line.</li>
<li>Proven experience bridging communications and marketing/growth functions — ideally in a role that required translating between brand/editorial priorities and commercial or growth objectives.</li>
<li>Experience with developing and executing earned media strategy and thought leadership, building relationships with press, partners, and wider stakeholders to develop a pipeline of coverage across channels and platforms.</li>
<li>Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing senior and executive stakeholders, with a track record of working effectively across teams with different priorities, cultures, and reporting lines.</li>
<li>Sound