Tech’s hottest role isn’t coding—it's storytelling, with salaries up to $775K

Amid the AI boom, tech firms are hiring more comms pros—storytellers, editors, and chief communications officers—at high pay to shape credible narratives; roles like Netflix’s director of product and technology communications can reach up to $775,000, while the median pay for senior comms leaders hovers around $400,000–$450,000, signaling a shift from pure coding to high-value storytelling in tech hiring.