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About the Role
This role involves setting and controlling Blackbird's media and communications agenda, determining when and how the firm is represented in the press. It's an individual contributor position focused on driving outputs with a budget for accelerating outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Set the firm's media posture, deciding how Blackbird appears in the press and when to respond.
- Determine what stories are worth telling, focusing on coverage that builds the firm rather than just filling a clipping file.
- Build a distinctive and credible presence in Australasia and North America across relevant media channels.
- Develop relationships with journalists and key voices in the industry.
- Use reputation as a tool to accelerate the success of Blackbird and its portfolio companies.
- Manage external crisis advisors and external communications during reputation threats.
Requirements
- Sound working knowledge of investment management, preferably in venture capital or private equity.
- Ability to distinguish between attention that builds a firm and attention that merely flatters it.
- Understanding of how the press works, with existing relationships and the credibility to extend them.
- Capacity to advise senior individuals, push back on approaches, and hold ground under pressure.
- Ability to engage effectively with founders, operators, journalists, and partners.
- Willingness to get hands-on in a small team environment.
- Proficiency in using AI to enhance thinking and work, understanding its limitations.
- Experience experimenting with new formats and using data to inform decisions.
Skills
- Media posture setting
- Strategic communications
- Media relations
- Reputation management
- Crisis communications
- Venture capital/private equity knowledge
- Judgment
- Media instinct
- Relationship building
- Advising senior stakeholders
- Cross-functional collaboration
- AI utilization
- Data analysis
Location
- Australia
- New Zealand
- North America
Work Type
- Individual contributor
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Generous parental leave (20 weeks, with additional for birth parent, covering IVF, adoption, surrogacy)
- Continued superannuation and carried interest vesting during parental leave
- Supportive return-to-work policy
- Learning & Development Budget
- Wellbeing benefits (monthly healthy living allowance, 24/7 support, home office allowance, personal kit-kat days)
- Unplugged weekends (no Slack or emails)
- Opportunities for connection (online and IRL events, offsites, social activities, lunches, social clubs)
About the Company
- Blackbird is Australia's largest venture capital fund focused on supercharging ambitious founders in Australia and New Zealand.
- The firm raises venture capital funds, invests in startups, and helps them succeed.
- Portfolio includes over 150 companies worth over $9B, including Canva and CultureAmp.
- Inspired by firms like Berkshire Hathaway and Bridgewater Associates, aiming to build a lasting business with excellent returns.
- Committed to supporting founders in building category-defining technology companies.
- A Pledge 1% member, contributing 1% of time, equity, and profits to the Blackbird Foundation to support young people.
- Awarded AFR Best Place to Work 2023 (Overall winner) and certified as one of Australia's Great Places to Work in 2022.
- Recognized on the 2024 Hatch hotlist.
Equal Opportunity
- Believes building a diverse and inclusive team is critical to success.
- Does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.