Senior Communications Manager
- Venture Capital / Technology
- London, United Kingdom / Hybrid
Our client, an early-stage venture capital fund that backs ambitious founders on a mission to revolutionise the world through technology, is seeking to hire an ambitious Communications Manager to join their growing team. The fund, an operator-led VC, aims to offer European founders investors with extensive company-building experience to support their goals and help them scale as their businesses tackle real world problems through technology and innovation.
Role
- Collaborate with the CMO and agency partners to implement the Communications & Marketing strategy.
- Lead and amplify portfolio funding announcements and company milestones in collaboration with our agency partner.
- Track and manage announcements and press releases for portfolio companies across social media and other platforms.
- Follow and improve the established process for portfolio funding announcements.
- Manage internal communications and ensure announcements are shared through appropriate channels.
- Oversee and develop the fund’s social media presence.
- Identify and develop content opportunities.
- Support storytelling, narrative development, and relationship building with key media, policy, and ecosystem stakeholders.
- Build and maintain media relationships, manage press inquiries, and prepare spokespeople for press briefings.
- Support industry events by securing speaking opportunities and maximising partners’ and portfolio founders’ participation.
- Develop, manage, and support key events for the fund and its community.
- Manage the funds brand in collaboration with the design agency, ensuring the website is updated with new information.
- Coordinate with agency partners to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Requirements
- Relevant solid experience in communications agencies, specialising in news announcements such as funding news and product/company launches, and achieving notable feature stories in leading media outlets.
- Strong connections in technology and business media, with comprehensive experience across PR and communications.
- Excellent and proactive communicator with a solid background in PR and communications, both in agencies and in-house.
- Expertise in social marketing, with a strong grasp of the requirements for platforms like LinkedIn and X/Twitter.
- Exceptional grammatical and writing skills.
- Highly organised with superior time management capabilities.
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