Senior Director/ Vice President, Public Relations

New York City, NY (On-site)

$140K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own strategic, multi-channel communications programs for cybersecurity enterprise clients, turning technical concepts into strategic narratives; lead client retention, agency growth, and new-business efforts while mentoring teams.

  • Strategic counsel and executive communications across enterprise and cybersecurity clients.
  • Narrative development and media relations that translate complex tech into business impact.
  • Team leadership, business development, and cross-functional collaboration to expand client portfolios.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Be responsible for client retention, staff development, and portfolio growth.
  • Be a trusted strategic partner to our enterprise and cybersecurity clients, their executive teams, and drive communications strategies that will help them reach their full potential.
  • Synthesize complex technical concepts into compelling, market-moving narratives that resonate with business, trade media, and new media alike.
  • Work with Mission North’s integrated studio members to provide clients with programs that utilize traditional PR, digital, creator, and social.
  • Maintain and leverage high-level relationships with key journalists, analysts, and editors to secure needle-moving coverage for clients.
  • Manage budgets and team resources.
  • Drive client calls, team planning sessions, new business pitches, end-of-month reporting, and invoicing
  • Conceptualize inventive influencer strategies and drive influencer engagement
  • Serve as a key contributor in new business
  • Cultivate the agency’s sphere of influence with agency peers, VCs, etc.

Requirements

  • A minimum of 10-15 years of communications or PR agency experience, preferably with cybersecurity companies or related industries
  • Demonstrated experience developing, directing, and executing strategic communications programs that blend PR, content marketing, social media, and data
  • Experience helping disruptive technology companies develop compelling messaging, storylines, and thought leadership platforms
  • Are passionate about how these technologies are redefining how we live and work.
  • Established relationships with top-tier trade media and bloggers, vertical market media and national and local business media
  • Experience running integrated PR programs, including paid content
  • Experience working with household names and emerging/disruptor brands in B2B technology, including data and cloud infrastructure, applied AI, cybersecurity, business process optimization, SaaS and other key elements of the modern business technology stack

Benefits

  • We offer a comprehensive benefits package, for full-time employees, that includes healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid time off, paid parental leave, and several paid holidays, among others.
  • One Team, All In: We give back 2% of profits, 2% of our time, and 2% of partner equity to support causes in our local communities, and have invested more than $2 million through grants, donations, and pro bono services.
  • Through our cross-industry fellowship and sponsorship initiative, Foster the Future, we’re creating pathways for the next generation of communications leaders.
  • Diversity, belonging, and equity are woven into our business and culture. We continue to advance our policies and practices to foster a more progressive organization and industry.
  • We invest in our people, offering a competitive compensation package, profit sharing, 401K matching program, professional development stipend, and comprehensive benefits.
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Mission North

Mission North is a strategic communications agency for influential companies to build, protect, and renew their impact. Our stories about breakthrough innovations and movements—and the iconic teams behind them—have influenced hundreds of billions of dollars in market value. A benefit corporation, Mission North is committed to making a positive difference through our work, culture, and community investments.

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New York, New York, USA
86 employees (25 in marketing)

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