What You'll Do
- Oversee our earned and owned efforts, including organic social media channels, influencer program, content strategy, and PR.
- Establish our consumer media and corporate communications strategy in alignment with the company’s priorities and business objectives.
- Oversee the creation of media pitches and press releases and manage PR agency relationship to drive proactive storytelling and media coverage.
- Forge relationships with journalists and key influencers to help increase TextNow’s profile and drive positive sentiment.
- Build and manage crisis communications strategy for the brand and oversee response to ‘crisis’ situations.
- Work with multiple stakeholders across the organization to uncover storytelling opportunities and creative content ideas.
- Have a strong sense of ownership and feel empowered to make quick decisions and drive programs forward both independently and within a team environmen
Who You Are
- Experience working in Public Relations and communications at a senior level
- Strong media relationships with 8- 10 years’ Public Relations and communications experience
- Proven experience defining and implementing PR and influencer strategy and measuring impact of programs
- Content marketing experience and strong writing skills
- Experience managing and increasing traffic to company blogs
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
- Experience with Social Media platforms (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.)
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Previous experience in a managerial role within a Communications / Marketing team / function preferably for a scale up organization
- People First (Make business decisions by putting people first!)
- No Brilliant Jerks (We're cool with the brilliant part, with the jerk part? not so much)
- Give a Damn! (We care about our work, our mission and our customers)
- Challenge Accepted (Show up with a positive can-do attitude)
Benefits, Culture, & More:
- Strong work life blend
- Flexible work arrangements (wfh, remote, or access to one of our office spaces)
- Employee Stock Options
- Unlimited vacation
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Parental leave
- Benefits for both physical and mental well being (wellness credit and L&D credit)
- We travel a few times a year for various team events, company wide off-sites, and more
Diversity and Inclusion:
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