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Head of Corporate Communications

About Skillz
Skillz is driving the future of entertainment by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for an exploding mobile-first audience worldwide. The company’s platform empowers mobile game developers and players with democratized access to fun, fair and skill-based competition for real prizes, shifting the paradigm to make eSports accessible to anyone, anywhere with a mobile device.

Skillz helps developers build multi-million dollar game franchises by turning content into competitive social gaming properties for the world’s 2.6 billion gamers. The company has already worked with 13,000 game developers, leveraging its patented technology to host over 800 million tournaments for 18 million players worldwide.

This year, Skillz was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and CNBC Disruptor 50 (for the second time). In 2018, Skillz was listed as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked Skillz the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America.

The company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports luminaries, ranging from Liberty Global, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital, Telstra Ventures, and a founder of Great Hill Partners to the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets, and Sacramento Kings.

Role Overview
A strong executive and internal communications strategy is necessary to support Skillz on the road to IPO. We’re looking for an experienced executive and internal communications professional who is passionate about driving communications campaigns, programming and events to elevate Skillz and our executives. This leader will work closely with and provide counsel to our senior executive team. The right individual will be able to drive strategic, creative and pragmatic communications around corporate milestones and updates, working to drive positive employee sentiment, move employees to action, and manage change in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

Objectives
Elevate “Skillz Life” internally and externally by creating a steady drumbeat of communications moments to:

1. Inform employees about organizational goals, initiatives or milestones
2. Give light to important conversations, drive deeper engagement and workplace pride
3. Empower employees to deliver on key business needs and opportunities
4. Elevate Skillz spokespeople as visionary thought leaders ushering in the future of entertainment and competition
5. Advance the rise of esports by creating, validating and owning an entirely new category of fair competition for everyone

Competencies Required

• Emotional Intelligence - Relationship builder with good instincts, humility and willingness to receive/respond to feedback constructively.
• Influential Storyteller - Quickly synthesize information to craft compelling and persuasive narratives (talking points, speeches, emails, etc.) that promote open, authentic communication to wins "hearts & minds."
• Executive Presence - Experience coaching senior leaders to: create narratives aligned to our mission, vision and values; become better communicators; communicate around change management; role model our core values.
• Experience Driven - Gracious host and ability to work as a "team player" cross functionally and with external partners to drive positive culture/employee experience through event strategy/production/programming (e.g., speakers bureau, company-wide meetings, convening industry thought leaders, etc.).
• Project Management - Balance multiple priorities simultaneously and exercise ruthless prioritization; recognize and skillfully navigate opportunities, challenges and risks; problem solve to drive wins for Skillz.

Skillz is the Global Leader of Interactive, Next-Generation Entertainment
The future for Skillz is incredibly bright. Gaming is one of the fastest-moving sectors of the entertainment industry, and mobile gaming in 2018 alone accounted for over $63 billion in revenue (outpacing last year’s record-breaking worldwide box office revenue by $22 billion). By 2021, mobile gaming revenue is expected to exceed $100 billion, approaching the size of today’s entire video gaming industry. Skillz is just getting started -- while the number of people with mobile phones worldwide is expected to reach nearly 4.7 billion people this year, the number of smartphone and tablet owners is expected to eclipse 11 billion by 2025. That means, people around the world will increasingly have access to fun, fair competition anywhere, anytime.