Head of Communications
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Job overview
Thatch is seeking a Head of Communications to own how the company tells its story across press, thought leadership, and organic social. The role combines communications strategy with hands-on pitching, writing, and posting, while identifying timely opportunities to join broader conversations. The communications leader will help make healthcare more understandable and relevant to consumers.
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Full job description
About the role Thatch is changing healthcare benefits. We give companies a way to offer every employee a health budget so they can choose the plan that fits their life, while giving employers predictable costs they can control. Healthcare is one of the biggest conversations in the country, and Thatch has a story worth telling. As Head of Communications, you’ll own how we tell it across press, thought leadership, and social. You’ll set the strategy and do the work: pitching, writing, posting, and finding the moments where Thatch should be part of the conversation. What you will do
- Own Thatch’s communications strategy across earned media, thought leadership, and organic social.
- Build relationships with top reporters and land coverage that matters.
- Turn company news, industry trends, and cultural moments into stories people want to talk about.
- Build distinct voices for Thatch and our executives across press, podcasts, and social.
- Turn our data and expertise into original stories, reports, and points of view.
- Grow Thatch beyond a B2B benefits brand, making healthcare easier to understand and more relevant to consumers
What we are looking for
- 10+ years in communications, ideally in healthcare, benefits, or HR tech.
- A track record of landing meaningful earned media and building relationships with top reporters.
- Exceptional writing and editorial judgment, especially around complex topics.
- Deep enough industry fluency to know what’s newsworthy and where Thatch can add to the conversation.
- A hands-on operating style. You’re as comfortable writing the pitch as setting the strategy.
Experience that stands out
- Built a communications function or company narrative from scratch.
- Turned data or industry trends into stories that earned attention.
- Built a recognizable voice for a company.
How we work
- We give people ownership and expect good judgment.
- We move quickly without compromising quality.
- We work across functions to solve hard problems.
- We learn from customers and continuously improve.
What to expect We aim to keep the process thoughtful, rigorous, and efficient. Most candidates complete it within three weeks. You can expect:
- An initial conversation with a recruiter.
- A conversation with the hiring manager.
- A practical exercise related to the work you'll be doing.
- Conversations with future teammates and cross-functional partners.
- A final conversation with our Leadership team.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,924 open Communications jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$150–210K/yr155 salary ranges
- California median$22–37/hr20 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 227 open Communications jobs in California and 1,924 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Communications postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,191 postings).
- Education
- 803 of the 1,924 open Communications jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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