Head of Brand and Communication
Hexa (formerly eFounders) gives entrepreneurs the best chances to build outstanding companies. We're a pioneering, world-leading startup studio born in Europe, with a track record comparable to tier-1 VC funds: 60+ companies created (including 3 unicorns), among them Aircall, Spendesk, Front, Swan and Yousign.
Overview
We're looking for someone to cover our Head of Marketing/Brand/Comms during maternity leave. This is a high-autonomy role with direct access to our CEO and exposure across Hexa's founders and partners - a great fit for someone who wants to operate at a senior level fast, in a fast-moving startup studio environment.
Duration: 2 months full time starting end of August 2026, followed by at least 4 months part time.
Team: Nicole Vince (FTE, returning from maternity leave Oct 15)
Agencies & other freelancers:
- brand & design for the new website
- video production and post-production
- Website maintenance
- possibility to work with other freelancers if needed
Key requirements
- Senior communications/brand/marketing leader, comfortable reporting directly to a CEO
- Fluent in French and English, with excellent writing skills - able to spot and fix weak AI-generated writing (we do not want Hexa's brand voice to read as AI slop)
- AI-fluent: comfortable using Claude, building/using skills, automating workflows
- Comfortable operating in an ever-changing environment with shifting priorities
- Skilled at adapting communication style across very senior stakeholders: entrepreneurs, partners, investors
- Fluent in "tech speak", not afraid of complex technical topics; has worked in or with startups/VC
- Able to ramp up fast and work independently, with limited onboarding/handover time
- Experience managing external vendors, agencies, and budgets
- A steady head under pressure, able to manage a fast-moving news cycle or unexpected comms issue without missing a beat
Responsibilities
- Identify which topics are PR-worthy
- Create messaging docs, press releases, and Q&A prep docs
- Contact and build relationships with press directly
- Introduce journalists to founders and partners
- Prep founders and partners for press interactions
- Lead D-Day comms: coordinating across the team for maximum impact
- Own internal comms around major announcements
- New partner announcements
- Fundraising announcements
- SF House opening
Founder comms/announcements
Part of this job is to also be the lead PR person for when our startups in the studio announce big announcements such as seed fundraisings and product launches:
- Fundraising announcements
- Ad hoc announcements (product launches, client wins, new country expansion) - owning everything from video production through launch and internal amplification
This will be taken over by Nicole when she comes back from mat leave
End-to-end ownership of Hexa's video content Hexa Media
- Identify and source topics for our different series - with at least 2 long-form videos published per month
- Coordinate with the Hexa team, organize interviews, set up the podcast room
- Oversee production and post-production (post-production usually via agency)
- Publish across all platforms
- Drive growth and distribution (paid & organic)
- Lead the process end-to-end when founders want to participate
Website & blog
This will be taken over by Nicole when she comes back from mat leave
- Keep the site current: add new portfolio startups, publish blog posts for major announcements
- Catch and flag bugs
- Make edits directly via Webflow
- Source and manage speaking opportunities for Hexa and partners
Investor comms
This will be taken over by Nicole when she comes back from mat leave
- Work with the investor relations team and Hexa Scale team (Quentin, Thibault) on content that supports investment objectives
- Talk to finance journalists
- Write articles / thought leadership
Social Media
This will be taken over by Nicole when she comes back from mat leave
- Identify, source and write all social media posts
- Post Hexa news across LinkedIn, X, and Instagram
- Proactively identify what's worth posting and when
- Track & grow audience for each account
Newsletter
This will be taken over by Nicole when she comes back from mat leave
- Write and send 1x/month newsletter
Key projects
SF House
Own comms for our San Francisco house. Work closely with Emile (SF-based) to make our SF presence highly visible.
Build relationships with Hexa partners to increase their visibility: featuring them in Hexa Media videos and securing external speaking engagements.