Senior Public Relations Specialist, Okta
Digital Communications
$103-173k
Salary varies depending on location + bonus
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
Job no longer available
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$103-173k
Salary varies depending on location + bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- Five to eight years of communications and social media and digital experience
- Strong writing skills with a distinct POV for both social media and long form content like blogs
- Expertise developing videos,graphics and other forms of ‘snackable’ content for social and other platforms
- An understanding of Okta’s business and experience working with technology companies
- Passion for the tech and business media landscape and a strong sense for what makes a story resonate with key audiences
- Ability to synthesize and simplify concepts and turn them into compelling content for social
- Strong writing skills with a distinct POV
- A detail-oriented approach, with the ability to manage multiple high-profile projects and deliverables
- Willingness to travel a couple of times a year
What the job involves
- We work around the globe to shape internal and external conversations about Okta, identity, security, privacy, and technology innovation
- We are builders and owners of the company narrative and engage with the press, analysts, the public, customers, and employees
- You will play a key role in growing this team, elevating the importance of identity, and evolving Okta’s story
- Okta is seeking a driven social media and digital communications pro to join our Global Communications team
- In this role, you will report to the Director of Corporate & Technology PR and partner with key stakeholders across the company to share Okta’s vision and impact with the world
- We are searching for a communications pro with a passion for social media creativity and trends, developing integrated thought leadership campaigns, and an eye for creating compelling, newsworthy content to build and execute a dedicated digital program across Okta’s paid and owned channels
- Ideally, you will have experience with how PR, digital comms, and the news blend together and be able to act as a social media and digital thought partner to our marketing and agency resources, influencers, global PR teams, executive communications, and executive staff
- And you will be a leader at identifying what works in social and constantly scouring platforms and the news to identify proactive trends and opportunities for Okta and our leaders
- Define the digital and social media strategy that supports Okta’s Global Communications programs and act as the social media strategy consultant for Okta executives
- Develop a digital editorial plan in partnership with the communications team to create content aligned to the best practices of each platform
- Create global integrated campaigns (organic, paid, influencer) that cover Okta’s news and announcements, events, thought leadership, and more
- Conceive and develop real-time content (videos, graphics, blogs, social posts, etc) that is tied to trending news, conversations, and executive POVs
- Partner closely with Okta’s agencies and marketing team for trends monitoring, listening and reporting and continually apply these insights to planning and execution
- Work closely with the PR teams to boost organic, earned and paid content based on business priorities
- Lead Okta’s influencer program, including identifying new influencers, managing ongoing relationships with them, and budget management
- Work closely with the PR and executive communications teams on high touch social media support with several Okta executives
- Partner with the broader comms team on social strategy and response for any issues management/crisis response incidents
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. They aim to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
Freddie
Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company values
- Love our customers
- Never stop innovating
- Act with integrity
- Be transparent
- Empower our people
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Founders
Todd McKinnon
(CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
People progressing
Joined as Senior Manager, Recruiting EMEA and promoted to Director, Recruiting EMEA after 3 years. Promoted again to Senior Director, Recruiting EMEA after another 3 years.
Diversity & Inclusion at Okta
- Workforce: We believe in recruiting diverse talent to create balanced teams
- Workplace: We support and empower employees to be authentic and grow through open conversations and education
- Marketplace: We go to market and sell to diverse audiences
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