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Job type full-time
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Yelp’s mission is to connect people with great local businessesAs a trusted source of information on local business, millions of people turn to yelp every day to make decisions about where to spend their money — from where to eat, shop or stay, to which healthcare, home or local service provider to use, and beyond.
Yelp is seeking an experienced communication professional to drive the strategy and execution of programs that communicate the value of advertising on yelp to businesses and investors through strategic media relations programsAs a key member of our growing communications team, you will be responsible for communicating our advertising and business owner narratives to marketing, business and financial pressWe are looking for an exceptional communicator with a strong track record of developing successful b2b and advertising pr initiatives, and working with cross-functional teams to identify and tell impactful stories that highlight customer success, product offerings, and business leaders.
This is a full-time remote role based in the united states.
Where you come in:
Develop and lead communications strategies and initiatives that reinforce the value of yelp’s marketing platform to businesses, advertisers, and investors.
Build and maintain strong relationships with advertising/marketing trade media, as well as technology, business and vertical press.
Work with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to identify and leverage opportunities to communicate our advertising and business owner narratives.
Develop and manage campaigns and stories highlighting the success businesses achieve on yelp through a range of products and solutions.
Lead b2b and advertising product announcements in collaboration with the communications and product teams.
Respond to inbound press inquiries on issues related to yelp’s ad products or business offerings.
Prepare press and communications materials including messaging and talking points, statements, pitches, press releases, blog posts, and presentations.
Prepare, media train, and staff spokespeople for press interviews, as well as speaking engagements.
What it takes to succeed:
8+ years experience in communications, with a focus on technology companies and advertising pr.
Bachelor`s degree in communications, english, journalism or a related field.
Team player with experience driving cross-functional initiatives internally and with external partners.
Deep knowledge of the advertising industry and strong relationships with top-tier advertising and business media.
Tenacious communicator with the confidence to pick up the phone to manage stories with reporters, and a track record of landing high-impact feature stories.
Strategic thinker and results-driven, with a clear understanding of how to measure success.
Ability to quickly ramp-up on an issue, while juggling multiple deliverables with agility and grace.
Effective, clear and meticulous writing skills with obsessive attention to detail, whether it’s a press release, reactive statement, messaging, pitch, script or blog post.
What you`ll get:
Available your first day: full medical, vision, and dental (employee-only plans available at no cost to the employee)
15 days pto per year for first 2 years of employment (accrual begins on date of hire); number of pto days increases after 2 years of tenure, 5 paid wellness days, 12 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday
Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
Monthly wellness reimbursement
Health savings, flexible spending and dependent care accounts
401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee stock purchase plan
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