Chute (YC W12) is looking for a PR person who reads Hacker News
Chute is looking for a PR Manager or Director to join our team. We are venture funded and based in San Francisco. If you are the type of PR professional that regularly reads Hacker News, then we want to talk to you!

Chute is the most comprehensive visual brand engagement platform on the market today, powering everything from billboards to banner ads to native mobile apps with user generated content about brands. We believe the future of brand marketing is visual and our tools to manage, measure and drive engagement have become essential for brand marketers. Chute works with some of the world’s biggest brands and publishers including NBC News, Turner, Condé Nast, the NBA, New York Times, Taylor Made, Samsung and House of Blues Entertainment. We’re based in the SoMa district in San Francisco, minutes away from Muni, BART and Caltrain.

Position

We are seeking a strong writer and media relations expert to join Chute’s marketing team as a Public Relations Manager. This role requires 3-5 years experience, preferably with an agency or tech startup.

Responsibilities

- Establish and maintain a news/pitch calendar

- Write press releases, compelling media pitches, white papers and contributed articles

- Pitch press briefings and create all materials needed for tours, including briefing sheets, presentation materials

- Build relationships with advertising and marketing reporters at key trade publications, including AdAge, AdWeek, PRWeek

- Create and maintain speaking and awards calendars, as well as submit co-founders for appropriate opportunities

- Support company events, including the annual Visual Revolution Summit and smaller salons at other ad/marketing tradeshows

- Work closely with peers, as well as product team and exec staff on messaging and content creation

Skills and Knowledge

- 3+ years of experience in a communications / PR role at a digital agency, consulting firm, or SaaS company

- Voracious reader who is always brainstorming pitch ideas for the company, its founders, products, etc.

- Proven track record of media relations

- Excellent writer with a range of writing experience, including contributed articles, speaking abstracts, pitches and press releases

- Writing samples required

- Experience with Cision and MuckRack a plus

- Flexibility and willingness to learn quickly

- Self-motivated, and must enjoy getting your hands dirty

- Outstanding oral and written communication ability, including presentation ability

- Excellent project management skills

Cultural Fit

- You stay ahead of the social media curve at work and home. You use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Twitter, etc. You take photos on a daily basis and love social media

- You are detail oriented, analytical, creative, enjoy hustling, and like people

- You want to get an inside view of a venture-backed, Y-Combinator company with aggressive growth goals and fun customers

Benefits

- Competitive salary

- 401k

- Medical and health benefits

- Free catered lunches M-Th

- Fully-stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks

- Work at our great, relaxed HQ in SoMA, San Francisco, with
ping pong table, big screen and gaming area (Xbox + Kinect)

If interested, please email resume or LinkedIn to Jody dot Farrar at getchute dot com.