Internal Communications Lead + Visitor Experience Lead

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About Zipline

Zipline is the world’s largest and most experienced drone delivery service. We are on a mission to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine and essential goods anytime, anywhere. We design, build, and operate the world’s largest autonomous logistics system, delivering critical supplies quickly and reliably. Today, Zipline operates on four continents, makes a delivery somewhere in the world every 30 seconds, and has completed millions of deliveries to date, including blood, vaccines, medical supplies, food, and retail products.

Our customers include the world’s largest and most prominent healthcare systems, governments, retailers, restaurants and global businesses who rely on us to save lives, reduce emissions, increase economic opportunity, and provide delivery from point A to point B as fast as possible. The drone is only 15% of what we’ve built to enable seamless, reliable, global operations.

Our system strengthens supply chains, reduces congestion, and gives people time back. With more than 140 million commercial autonomous miles safely flown, Zipline is redefining access to healthcare, consumer products, and food across the globe.

We operate at a global scale and are looking for practical problem solvers who thrive on real-world challenges and rapid growth. Our team is motivated by building systems that have a direct, meaningful impact on people’s lives and by scaling the future of logistics. We are seeking people who sculpt from first principles, enjoy facing adversity, and can do the impossible at record breaking speeds.

About You and The Role

Zipline needs a builder who can design, build and operate a world class internal comms program and visitor experience for every investor, partner, government delegation, customer and strategic visitor who walks through our doors. This role is a part internal comms role and a part VIP visitor experience leader. This position owns the systems, narratives, logistics, comms and on site moments that shape how external stakeholders understand Zipline’s mission, capability, and momentum. You’ll own Zipline’s internal comms to all employees and build the internal comms program/function from the ground up. You will orchestrate and host all hands, internal comms programs and visits with VIP external stakeholders end to end, ensuring every interaction is polished, intentional, and reflective of a company operating at the forefront of aerospace, logistics, and autonomy.

You will partner directly with leadership, Comms, Manufacturing, Product, Engineering, Flight Ops, Operations, Culture, and Commercial to showcase our work with absolute clarity and consistency. Your job is to raise the bar and set the standard for comms to our employees and how the outside world experiences Zipline.

What You'll Do

Build and run the internal communications function

• Own internal comms function, build it from the ground up and be responsible for executing it
• Run the All Hands program end-to-end: agenda, narrative arc, speaker prep, content creation, production, and follow-up
• Build a quarterly internal comms calendar aligned to the business plan and operating milestones; be responsible for bringing it to life and making it happen
• Build an internal comms program that helps employees feel more connected, and increases employee retention and satisfaction
• Partner with the People team and our Culture Champion on internal comms
• Lead sensitive communications with strong judgment (org changes, incidents, policy updates), ensuring clarity, speed, and consistency
• Identify other opportunities to for compelling internal comms

Own VIP visitor experience

• Own the full lifecycle of key VIP visits. Design the flow, narrative, run of show, staffing, and logistics to ensure every visit is seamless and high impact.
• Build a repeatable, scalable visit program that avoids one-off chaos and delivers consistent, high quality experiences as visitor volume grows.
• Craft the storytelling framework for tours and briefings. Package complex technology, operational excellence, and company progress into a crisp, compelling narrative tailored to each audience.
• Lead on-site execution. Coordinate teams, prep select speakers, manage timing, troubleshoot issues in real time, and ensure the environment is polished and ready.
• Partner with leaders across the company to ensure visit content reflects current product milestones, operational achievements, and strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain physical and digital assets used during visits: demos, displays, briefing materials, environmental branding, and other touchpoints.
• Monitor visit outcomes, gather feedback, and continuously upgrade the program to raise quality and efficiency.
• Identify ways to constantly uplevel the experience and provide a world class visitor experience and representation of Zipline

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years designing or managing high profile experiences in one or more of the following areas: executive briefings, investor relations support, customer innovation centers, government or partner delegations, hospitality programs, or operationally heavy event management.
• A proven ability to turn complex technology or operational work into concise, compelling narratives that resonate with senior external stakeholders.
• Experience running tight, high stakes events or visits with zero room for sloppiness: you know how to prepare teams, control the flow, and react quickly when plans change.
• Strong operational discipline with the ability to design repeatable processes, manage workflows across functions, and keep execution predictable.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with strong presence and judgment in front of executives, investors, and VIPs.
• High taste level and attention to detail. You know how to build experiences that feel premium, intentional, and consistent with a world class brand.
• Comfort working in a fast moving, scaling environment where priorities shift and visitor demand fluctuates unpredictably.
• A mindset focused on clarity, efficiency, and lifting the burden off internal teams while elevating Zipline’s external narrative

What Else You Need to Know

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit, please apply!