PR Manager

Description:

Clickatell is a world-class Chat Commerce company, ambitious to stay ahead of its competitors. We’ve built our culture in which we dream big and stay busy doing the right things. We need people who can understand the bigger picture and who connect the dots to achieve success. In our agile and demanding environment, you will have to ask the right questions and take smart risks.

We are seeking a curious, collaborative, and creative Public Relations Manager who is ready to join the Marketing Communication team and jump right in and build on our incredible momentum. The right candidate will have a passion for purpose-led business initiatives and high-impact storytelling, plus ability to generate brand awareness and thought leadership in the United States.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the media ecosystem in the U.S. and Canada. They will be responsible for communications across North America and will report to the Director of Marketing Communication. They are adept at leading communications strategies and tactics and will be a member of the seasoned, global PR team helping to craft and tell Clickatell’s global story as a company, brand, and product with oversight of communications results in North America.

The role requires strong Corporate Communications skills and ability to work in close partnership with PR and business partners, customers, vendors, and different functions such as Sales, Product, HR and the Legal teams. Of particular interest are candidates with backgrounds in the technology sector and those who are used to working in a fast-paced environment that requires agility and ability to balance multiple things at once.

Requirements:

• A hands-on communications leader with a network of relationships with journalists in the U.S. at top-tier business and technology media outlets ideally gained via 8+ years of public relations experience in technology either in-house or with an agency.
• Experience in securing executive interviews in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fortune, Bloomberg and technology and vertical media outlets.
• Experience managing and supporting Corporate initiatives including narrative, trade show, publications and speaking opportunities and placements.
• Able to strategize and implement communications campaigns; build and scale ambitious approaches.
• Adept at media relations, including feature story, executive profile, and commentary placements, and media events and tours. Reporter references a plus.
• Experienced in developing and managing executive communications, including writing and generating commentaries, speeches, and presentations to executive leaders and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to develop social media initiatives, including at events and conferences, generating global brand awareness and impact and elevating executives’ profiles.
• Deep understanding of technology product communications, having launched or led tech products throughout their career.

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