Responsibilities

• Own the execution of Cvent’s PR strategy across all narratives—company announcements, product news, thought leadership, event coverage, executive visibility, and industry storylines.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day manager for Cvent’s US and European PR agencies, driving accountability, setting clear priorities, and measuring outcomes. (The Director of Corp Comm will provide strategic direction and support.)
• Set the standard for how Cvent shows up in the media — directing agency efforts to build and maintain relationships with key journalists, editors, and contacts across technology, B2B, events, and business press, while ensuring a strong editorial calendar and media contact strategy underpin all outreach.
• Draft and edit press releases, bylines, op-eds, briefing materials, media FAQs, and spokesperson talking points.
• Manage Cvent's corporate awards program — identifying opportunities, coordinating submissions, and tracking recognition across key technology, business, and industry publications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Technology/IT, Sales and Client Services teams to identify newsworthy moments and translate business milestones into compelling earned media opportunities.
• Track media coverage, report on outcomes, and continuously optimize agency performance and press outreach effectiveness.
• Support crisis communications preparation and execution as needed, in partnership with the Director of Corp Comm, PR agencies and Legal.
• Serve as the primary Corporate Communications point of contact for Cvent's India-based PR team, providing regular direction, messaging guidance, and quality oversight for APAC and MEA coverage — ensuring regional output reflects Cvent's global narrative and brand standards.
• Support Cvent’s analyst relations program, deepening engagement with top analysts at firms including Forrester, IDC, Gartner, and others relevant to the events technology and B2B SaaS landscape.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive communications experience spanning agency and in-house roles, with deep expertise in media relations, PR strategy, and executive communications.

Preferred

• Experience at a public company, including working with Investor Relations or supporting earnings-related communications.
• Multilingual communication capabilities or experience managing European media markets.
• Previous experience at or closely with a major technology industry analyst firm.

Benefits

• We also offer a competitive benefits package, details of which can be found here .