About the Role
Mission North is a strategic communications agency for consequential companies to build, protect, and renew their impact. We are looking for a strategic, curious, and impact-driven Manager to lead day-to-day client programs and support our growing portfolio of Health and Enterprise Technology accounts.
Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted partner to enterprise and health clients, leading the end-to-end execution of PR campaigns and programs, teams, and stakeholders.
- Draft deliverables including campaign plans, media pitches, speaking and award submissions.
- Synthesize complex technical concepts into compelling, market-moving narratives and storylines.
- Cultivate deep relationships with key traditional and non-traditional media to pitch stories, drive brand awareness, and secure coverage for clients.
- Seek out creative ways to connect the dots between news cycles and client opportunities.
- Foster team growth by providing regular, constructive feedback and guiding professional development.
- Track, measure, and report on the performance of PR campaigns and programs using analytics tools.
- Contribute to new business in partnership with senior leaders.
- Manage up to 2 direct reports.
Requirements
- A minimum of 6-8 years of communications or PR agency experience, preferably with health or enterprise technology companies.
- Demonstrated experience developing, directing, and executing PR campaigns and programs that blend PR, content marketing, social media, and creator.
- Experience helping disruptive technology and health companies develop compelling storylines, speaking and award submissions, press releases, and thought leadership platforms.
- 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, health, and other key elements of the modern business technology stack.
- Experience supporting new business.
Skills
- Communications
- Public Relations
- Campaign Planning
- Media Pitching
- Narrative Development
- Storytelling
- Media Relations
- Brand Awareness
- Team Development
- Performance Tracking
- Analytics
- New Business Development
- Content Marketing
- Social Media
- Creator Marketing
- Thought Leadership
- Integrated PR Programs
- Paid Content
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
- 6-8 years
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000-$130,000 not including annual profit sharing bonus
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Profit sharing
- 401K matching program
- Professional development stipend
- Healthcare benefits
- 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
- Several paid holidays
About the Company
- Mission North is a strategic communications agency for consequential companies to build, protect, and renew their impact.
- Market-shaping brands like LinkedIn, Google, Sage, Virta Health, Brex, Canva, Ginkgo Bioworks, Snowflake, and Zoom have turned to us to navigate change and accelerate growth at every stage.
- Our award-winning culture of curiosity allows us to attract the best communicators and mobilize them around tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges.
- Our stories about breakthrough innovations and movements—and the iconic teams behind them—have influenced hundreds of billions of dollars in market value.
- As a benefit corporation, we’re committed to making a positive difference through our work, culture, and community investments.
- 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 believe that breakthrough ideas happen when people feel supported, challenged, and valued for the distinct expertise they bring to the table.
- We’ve built an award-winning culture of curiosity and experimentation.
- Mission North is a Fast Company Most Innovative Company, ranking #3 in its inaugural PR and Brand Strategies category.
- We foster a culture of lifelong learning and personal growth, supporting employees in their professional development.
- Recognition for hard work is at the heart of our culture, with opportunities for advancement and rewards.
Equal Opportunity
- We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
- Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status.
- Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office.
- Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Mission North.
- We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
