Transition VC - Vice President - Portfolio Marketing & Communications

Role Overview:

Transition VC is looking for a Vice President Portfolio Marketing & Communications to lead brand-building, marketing, and communications for TVC's portfolio companies. This role works directly with portfolio founders to strengthen their market positioning, media presence, and stakeholder communications, while also supporting TVC's own firm-level brand and investor communications.

Working closely with the Investment Team and portfolio founders, the VP will build scalable marketing and communications playbooks for portfolio companies, particularly those from deep-tech and engineering-heavy backgrounds who need support translating technical work into clear, credible market narratives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Portfolio Branding & Marketing:

• Partner directly with portfolio company founders to develop and refine brand identity, positioning, and market narrative.
• Build repeatable marketing playbooks and brand guidelines that portfolio companies can adopt as they scale.
• Advise portfolio companies on translating deep-tech and engineering work into clear, credible market-facing stories.

Portfolio Communications & PR:

• Lead media relations and PR strategy for portfolio companies, including press releases, launch announcements, and milestone coverage.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, industry analysts, and trade media covering deep-tech and climate-tech.
• Support portfolio companies during funding announcements, product launches, and other high-visibility moments.
• Manage crisis communication and reputation management for portfolio companies when required.

Portfolio Content & Digital Presence:

• Guide portfolio companies on website, social media, and content strategy to strengthen their digital presence.
• Develop or oversee thought leadership content, technical blogs, and case studies that showcase portfolio companies' work.
• Track marketing and PR outcomes across the portfolio and share benchmarks and best practices across founders.

Portfolio Events & Ecosystem Visibility:

• Help portfolio companies plan and execute product launches, demo days, and industry showcases.
• Represent and support portfolio companies at industry conferences and deep-tech and climate-tech forums.
• Build ecosystem partnerships with accelerators, industry bodies, and media platforms that create visibility for portfolio companies.

TVC Firm Brand & Investor Communications:

• Maintain TVC's own brand identity, website, newsletters, and social media presence.
• Support fundraising by developing investor presentations and communication materials, in coordination with the Investor Relations team.
• Ensure consistent tone, positioning, and integrity of information across everything TVC and its portfolio companies put into the market.

Cross-functional & Agency Management:

• Partner with Founders, the Investment team, and portfolio companies to align marketing support with business priorities.
• Manage external PR and creative agencies, and freelance marketing support engaged on behalf of the portfolio.
• Build scalable, low-overhead marketing processes suited to early- and growth-stage portfolio companies.

Qualifications:

• 7-10+ years of experience in Marketing, Brand Management, Communications, or PR, ideally including in-house experience at a startup or deep-tech company.
• Experience working directly with founders or technical teams to build brand and market narrative from the ground up.
• Familiarity with venture capital, deep-tech, or climate-tech ecosystems is strongly preferred.
• Proven expertise in media relations, content strategy, and event execution, with the judgment to represent portfolio companies and TVC's brand externally.
• Comfortable engaging with HNI investors, founders, and senior stakeholders while maintaining brand consistency and confidentiality.

What Success Looks Like:

• Portfolio companies have strong, consistent brand identities and market narratives.
• Increased media visibility and quality press coverage across the portfolio.
• Portfolio founders have reliable playbooks and support for launches, PR, and events.
• TVC's own brand remains consistent and well-positioned alongside portfolio growth.
• Strong, trusted working relationships between the VP and portfolio founders.