SBS Comms

Vice President, OnBoard (Public Relations)

Boston, MA (Remote)

$160K/yr – $200K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 21 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and steer the OnBoard PR program for startup clients, shaping strategy, growing a dedicated team, and driving media results while maintaining high-quality account standards.

  • Lead and develop the OnBoard program and its startup portfolio
  • Mentor startup specialists and manage senior client relationships
  • Provide strategic PR counsel and oversee goals, campaigns, and outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Help lead the OnBoard program, owning a portfolio of startup clients and contributing to the program’s strategy and growth
  • Help build, grow and mentor a dedicated team of startup specialists
  • Manage key founder and client relationships, contracts and budgets
  • Guide founders through PR, from setting expectations to preparing them as spokespeople
  • Manage the development of goals/KPIs/business objectives with client
  • Provide strategic counsel on media plans/campaigns
  • Provide analysis of PR objectives and outcomes
  • Drive media results through outreach and creative story ideation
  • Provide strategic counsel on written content (ideation/execution/amplification)
  • Maintain quality standards across OnBoard accounts

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • At least 10 years client or agency PR/communications experience, with significant experience working with early-stage startups and founderse
  • Demonstrated ability to drive meaningful media results, including landing top-tier coverage for companies no one has heard of yet
  • Plugged into the daily tech news cycle, with a sharp sense of what makes a startup or founder newsworthy
  • A trusted advisor who delivers strong, candid counsel (even when it’s not what founders want to hear)
  • A patient, resourceful teacher who enjoys guiding first-time early-stage startups and founders through PR
  • Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills
  • Detail oriented and focus on setting and managing to a high bar
  • A creative mindset
  • Brilliant writing skills

Benefits

  • Flexible, remote work
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Summer Fridays
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • 401K Plan with Employer Match up to 4% after 1 year

SBS Comms

SBS Comms (formerly “Strange Brew Strategies”) is a boutique communications agency helping companies like American Express, Cloudflare, Flexport, Github and more break through the changing media landscape with ease. We take a modern approach to communications, dropping the baggage of outdated strategies, methodologies and processes in favor of progress and results. As strategists, we’re known for our honest counsel, sense of humor, creative and forward-thinking approach, and above all, our ability to secure impactful stories.In 2023, we launched OnBoard - streamlined communications support for startups so that early stage founders don’t have to compromise quality comms for cost.We believe an agency is only as good as their most recent wins. See ours here: https://www.instagram.com/sbscomms/

Founded in 2017
San Francisco, California, USA
74 employees (6 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$160K/yr – $200K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
5 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
6

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
28%
Direct
46.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
17.8%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~74

Vice President, OnBoard (Public Relations)

SBS Comms · Boston, MA · Remote