Vice President, OnBoard – Public Relations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take the lead on the OnBoard program, managing a portfolio of startup clients while contributing to the strategy and expansion of the program.

• Develop, nurture, and mentor a dedicated team of startup specialists.

• Oversee essential relationships with founders and clients, including managing contracts and budgets.

• Support founders in public relations efforts, setting expectations and preparing them as spokespersons.

• Collaborate with clients to establish goals, KPIs, and business objectives.

• Offer strategic advice on media plans and campaigns.

• Assess PR objectives and evaluate outcomes.

• Propel media results through outreach initiatives and creative story development.

• Provide strategic guidance on written content, encompassing ideation, execution, and amplification.

• Ensure quality standards are maintained across all OnBoard accounts.

• Spearhead agency development initiatives, programs, and events, covering aspects such as agency marketing, employee onboarding and recruitment, and off-site activities.

• Facilitate skills enhancement and professional growth across the agency.

• Coach and mentor team members while conducting annual performance evaluations.

• Advocate for agency values and brand both internally and externally.

• Act as a vital member of senior management, making strategic decisions for the agency, its accounts, and its personnel.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in client or agency PR/communications.

• Extensive experience with early-stage startups and their founders.

• Proven ability to achieve significant media results, including securing top-tier coverage for lesser-known companies.

• Familiarity with the daily tech news cycle and insights into what makes a startup or founder newsworthy.

• Exceptional presentation and verbal communication skills.

• Detail-oriented with a focus on setting and maintaining high standards.

• Innovative and creative mindset.

• Excellent writing capabilities.

• Proven track record of growing account teams, client relationships, and agencies or companies.

• Experience or demonstrated expertise in talent development at all levels.

• Experience or proven ability to manage multiple key stakeholders effectively.

• Capacity to set realistic client expectations and provide insightful analysis of PR outcomes.

• Strong business acumen with the capability to represent the agency to key audiences.

• Experience in a PR agency setting.

• Experience in in-house PR/communications roles.

• Must be based in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work options.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• Summer Fridays.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• 401K Plan with Employer Match up to 4% after one year of service.

• Annual cash bonuses.

• Generous benefits package.