Communications Specialist / Associate
Verkada
Who We Are
About the Role
Verkada is building out our communications team and is seeking an early-career professional to join us as a Communications Specialist. This strong team player will be responsible for helping to cultivate and tell Verkada’s story, assisting with proactive and corporate PR initiatives to elevate our brand awareness, and managing day-to-day administrative functions for the team to ensure nothing falls through the cracks. The ideal candidate is an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment, has a growth and development mindset, stays self-motivated, takes initiative and seeks feedback for improvement, approaches work with a team-player mentality, and leads with a positive attitude. Foundational skills in PR, media relations, and content creation are required.
What You'll Do
- Assist in executing PR campaigns by drafting press releases, pitches, and briefing documents, and building media lists.
- Manage media monitoring and coverage reporting
- Support trade media and relevant stakeholders relationships through regular engagement.
- Proactively identify tactical opportunities for Verkada, such as podcasts, reporters, awards, and conferences. You'll regularly read the news and surface relevant opportunities.
- Coordinate updates on owned channels, such as the Verkada website and blog.
- Manage administrative tasks to support the broader communications team, staying ahead of deadlines, managing priorities, and ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
What You Bring
- 2-4 years of experience in communications or public relations.
- Foundational skills in public relations, media relations, and content creation.
- Ability to quickly understand Verkada’s products and services, brand voice and key messaging.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong business acumen and outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Flexible - demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and suggest alternative solutions when necessary.
- Strong project management and organization skills.
- Experience upholding professionalism, a positive attitude, and a team-player mentality.
US Employee Benefits
Verkada is committed to fostering a workplace environment that prioritizes the holistic health and wellbeing of our employees and their families by offering comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:
- Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
- Expanded mental health support
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
- Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
- Professional development stipend
- Fertility Stipend
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
Annual Pay Range
At Verkada, we want to attract and retain the best employees, and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contribution to the company. With that in mind, we carefully consider a number of factors to determine the appropriate starting pay for an employee, including their primary work location and an assessment of a candidate's skills and experience, as well as market demands and internal parity. A Verkada employee may be eligible for additional forms of compensation, depending on their role, including sales incentives, discretionary bonuses, and/or equity in the company in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs)
Below is the annual on-target earnings (OTE) range for full-time employees for this position, comprised of base compensation and commissions (if applicable).
Verkada Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Verkada is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants for positions at Verkada will be treated without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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