CircleUp is a data insights company that uses a unique combination of data aggregation and machine learning technology to discover and accelerate the growth of the world’s best businesses. We power every stage of private investing from sourcing and diligence to value creation. We are dedicated to bringing the data-driven investment decisions that have transformed public market investing to the private market, starting with consumer and retail. Ultimately, our mission is to empower entrepreneurs with the funding and support that they need to thrive.
Powered by Helio, CircleUp has deployed $1B+ capital to date, provides Helio as an application to external customers who want to invest in private companies, and has supported over 275 successful brands including LiquidIV, Halo Top, and Super Coffee. Helio is our comprehensive data and insights offering for consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry players, tracking 2M+ brands over time amounting to 700TB of data.
Decision-making in the private markets has historically been opaque, reliant on personal networks, and heuristics-driven. Using Helio means we remove human heuristics and biases from the investment process. We aren’t reliant on personal networks to find great companies and are able to identify entrepreneurs and businesses who have traditionally been overlooked. CircleUp launched in 2012, and is backed by top investors including Canaan Partners, GV, Maveron, QED Investors, Rose Park Advisors, Temasek and Union Square Ventures. CircleUp has been named one of the Top 5 Most Disruptive Companies in Finance by CNBC, 50 Best FinTech Innovators by KPMG, Top 3 Most Innovative Companies within Data Science by Fast Company and America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes.
The Communications Manager will be responsible for conveying the mission and impact of CircleUp to prospects, customers, investors, talent, and journalists through compelling storytelling, relationships with influencers and the press, and helping to develop our executives and internal subject matter experts into thought leaders in our space.
Responsibilities
- Develop messaging for corporate initiatives, product go-to-markets, industry thought leadership, customer success stories, and more
- Build alignment between key executive stakeholders regarding CircleUp’s narrative, and how to position our brand in the market
- Set the agenda for the quarterly themes that will span our press outreach, content calendar, and social media
- Deliver on quarterly OKRs for press features and mentions in target publications
- Own the creation of press releases and media alerts
- Build relationships with the journalists most relevant to our business
- Lead strategy for and manage the CircleUp content calendar across all internal stakeholder teams
- Work with executives and other internal subject matter experts to write bylines, blog posts, and original research, as well as to secure speaking engagements
- Create and maintain CircleUp’s written style guidelines
- Be a brand steward, insuring that the CircleUp website, as well as sales enablement and fundraising materials, are consistent with our voice and current messaging strategy
- Advise on internal communications to CircleUp employees, helping leadership to engage a rapidly-growing, remote workforce
Experience Requirements
- A BA or equivalent in English, Journalism or related field
- 4-6 years work experience in public relations, communications, or content marketing, with a mix of previous agency and startup experience preferred
- A proven track record of successfully pitching top tier journalists and securing press coverage
- Comfort working directly with C-level executives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Motivation and focus to be a self -starter
- Strong copy editing experience
- Comfort with being managed to performance metrics
- The ability to write about technical or quantitative topics in a way that makes them come alive
Nice to Have
- A proven track record of successful project management
- A network of media contacts and relationships through which you can communicate the purpose and mission of CircleUp
- Previous experience working in financial services, venture capital, data science, B2B SaaS, or related fields
- Experience driving demand and website traffic via organic social media
- Experience writing and producing podcasts
- Speaker bureau or strategic event experience
If you got to this point, we hope you’re feeling excited about the job description you just read! Even if you feel that you don't meet all of the requirements and qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. We’re eager to speak with those who share our passion to help entrepreneurs thrive - not just those who match every bullet point in our job descriptions.
CircleUp is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status (including registered domestic partnership status), sex and gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity and gender expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), age, sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status and any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We encourage those who really want to make an impact to apply for our open positions.
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