Communications and PR Manager

Are you a creative, curious, and quick-thinking team player, a natural in communication and PR tools and techniques?  Are you someone who loves learning, researching, and getting to the bottom of things? Then we would love to meet you!

This is a great opportunity for a passionate communication professional to drive and execute our communications and PR worldwide.

The Communications & PR Manager is responsible for maintaining and improving the positive public image of Platform.sh.

In this key role, you will manage external communications and PR, develop and support our brand awareness strategy.

This role reports directly to our Corporate Marketing and Communications Director – based in France. The position can be located anywhere in Europe or the US.

What you can expect

• Creating Platform.sh Communications and PR plan and oversee our day-to-day activities.
• Produce, from concept to completion, a broad array of communication and PR materials for Platform.sh – And ensure that all of these present a clear, unified, and positive image for our brand.
• Work with Content and Social media managers to create an integrated calendar.
• Manage external PR agencies (USA, France, UK, and Germany).
• Work with sponsors and partners to promote brand awareness.
• Identify speaking opportunities for Platform. sh stakeholders (media, conference, online events,…).
• Promote special events and report on corporate milestones and activities such as company projects and news, events (internal and external), awards, new features, new hires, etc.
• Collect, analyze, and report data related to Platform.sh communication and PR – Analyze results and recommend changes based on performance.

What you bring

• Minimum 8+ years of professional experience in a similar role.
• Strong track record in working in managing PR agencies, cross-functional teams, project management, and driving multifaceted deliverables.
• Ability to effectively communicate and build trust with internal stakeholders and drive alignment with cross-functional teams.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with adaptability, agility, and positivity.
• Comfortable with an iterative, test and learn approach.
• Fluency in English.

Nice to have

• B2B experience
• PR Agency experience is a plus

What we bring as a team

• We trust each other – Try, succeed, fail we will always have your back!
• We have fun – We work seriously without taking ourselves too seriously.
• We are team players – Teamwork makes the dream work!
• We are transparent – We believe in explicit communication and constructive feedback.

This is a remote job

We’re a worldwide, distributed team looking for the best talent. Our remote model has been in practice and thriving since 2014. To us, remote work means flexibility and having truly diverse, global teams.

Company perks and benefits

• An innovative product you can believe in. We’re sustainably changing the way companies develop and manage their web applications
• We’re voted as A Best Place to Work by 96% of our employees, Forbes Top 30 Companies for Remote Jobs, and in France Best Workplaces for Women
• Hands on leadership that cares in a flexible, open work environment, where your voice is encouraged. We can always find ways to do better and look forward to hearing your ideas
• A global team, rich with culture and diversity
• Company-wide DE&I initiative that you can be a part of
• Team offsites such as go-to-market teams kick-off, local meets, Exco offsites, marketing sponsored events, etc (when we’re not experiencing a pandemic)
• A Wellness stipend and a Professional development budget
• Office equipment budget
• Fair PTO (standards based on location)
• Inclusive parental leave (timeline based on location)
• Healthcare, dental, and vision (US, CA, UK, and FR employees only)
• Tandem – a pool of linguists from around the world willing to help each other work on learning new languages
• Additional compensation for on-call ops and support employees
• Company shares (discretionary)
• Unlimited Platform.sh accounts

How we hire

We know that a great hire won’t meet every requirement that we’ve outlined. If you can see yourself elevating the team, we want to hear your story. Few of us would be here had we not taken a chance.

You can expect 3 – 4 interviews on Google Meet. You will have the opportunity to meet with a variety of Platformers throughout the interview process. You’ll also have the opportunity to schedule virtual coffee chats with potential future peers to see if you can envision working together. Use interview and coffee time to make sure the company aligns with what you’re looking for in your future working environment.

Expect a higher number of interviews for director-level roles and above. All roles require background checks.