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Public Relations Manager
Kong, United States
Experience
1 Year
Salary
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Feb 7, 2024
Last Date
Mar 7, 2024
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Job Description
Are you ready to power the World's connections?If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.
About the role:
Kong Inc. is a leading developer of cloud API technologies and we’re on a mission to enable enterprises around the world to become API-first. We work with organizations around the worldfrom startups to Fortune 500 enterprises in over 35 different countriesto unleash developer productivity, help them build securely, and accelerate their time to market. We’ve raised over $171 Million, and our business recently topped $100 million in ARR.So, if rock-solid growth appeals to you, then you've found the right company.The RoleThe PR Manager position at Kong will support day-to-day external communications, with a heavy focus on media relations. We're looking for someone with great editorial relationships right out of the gate, who can crush enterprise product launches, corporate news, and big-picture research reports that you’ll help us build in-house. Your press placements will help the team drive an expansion of Kong’s brand visibility, thought leadership from our top executives, and recognition of our world-class products in-market.This position will provide the right candidate the opportunity to build cross-functional relationships inside our marketing team, and across our product development and sales teams. You'll also work closely with key executives to ensure that we're at our best whenever we're in front of the press. Come prepared with top-notch writing chops, as a big part of the job will be developing press releases, blogs, contributed bylines, as well as speaking and award submissions. You’ll also work with PR agency partners in the US to support and drive the program forward.This is a phenomenal opportunity to work at a hyper-growth startup that has already achieved tremendous success and is fast-tracking to the next level of growth. You can help tell that story!
Why should you want to work at Kong?
Market Opportunity - We are on a quest to build a $10b+ software company over the next few years and need YOUR help!Why APIs Matter? APIs have been enabling innovation for decades!Strong VC team, Series D, strong year over year revenue growth!
Technical Leadership - We are recognized as the leader in innovation in the connectivity space.Marco, our CTO/co-founder - We are the Cisco of L4 and L7 - CUBE Conversation, March 2021We are the leading innovator in the connectivity space!
Amazing Team amp; Culture - Come be a "Konger" and find out what we mean.Great Place to Work Certified in 2020 amp; 2021Kong employees exemplify our culture at our 2022 Sales Kickoff2022 Forbes Cloud 100 Honoree
Building Great Products - Learn why the world's largest companies love our tech!Kong Named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic QuadrantOver 250m+ downloads of our open source API gateway! Over 40k+ stars on Github between Kong API and Kong Insomnia!What You'll Do:- Work across Marketing, Product, and Sales to identify newsworthy storylines that can be the basis for trade or business press opportunities.
- Execute on our existing PR plans to support the company's business objectives and goals.
- Work closely with our public relations firms in the US and U.K to manage high-priority PR campaigns, as well as the day-to-day work of pitching and managing press interviews, writing, awards submissions, and maintenance of our editorial lists.
- Cultivate meaningful relationships with key journalists and analysts to position Kong as a go-to source for timely commentary and industry thought leadership.
- Drive development, with agency support, of all media relations materials including briefing documents, press releases, media alerts, pitches, communications plans, award submissions, speaking proposals, and media lists.
- Monitor and analyze media coverage, including competitor activity, and provide recommendations to senior leadership.
- Support content creation for thought leadership, executive blogs, speaker/event attendance, and broadcast opportunities.
- And any additional tasks required by manager
What You'll Bring:- 5+ years relevant work experience at either a PR agency or on an in-house communications team, preferably with a focus on Enterprise SaaS. However, recent PR agency experience is a must-have.
- Experience working with to
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