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Sr. Manager, Global Communications

AppLovin is a Certified Great Place to Work, one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces and a recipient of the 2019 Glassdoor Top CEO employee’s choice award. The San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal awarded AppLovin one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work in 2019, 2020 and 2021, and the Workplace Wellness Award in 2019 which recognizes businesses that are leaders in improving worker well-being.

We are seeking an experienced communications manager to join our marketing/communications team. This is an incredible opportunity to partner with an innovative and fun company that is a leader in the mobile apps space. This position offers great potential for growth, so we are looking for a rockstar strategic communicator with a desire and proven ability to manage and build media relationships across the various verticals in our business including gaming, adtech, health and wellness, and more.

You will lead the strategy, ongoing work and all media relations program duties associated with our apps and software tech platform. You will also play a key role on our communications team by developing plans and strategies that support business initiatives, handling the day-to-day activity of drafting pitches and releases to secure media coverage and supporting our studios (owned apps) with creative and proactive media programs Our ideal candidate is professional, responsible and confident and possesses a strong background in developing media relationships, pitching and placing earned stories, developing byline ideas, proactively developing story angles and executing a media relations program with experience in technology, marketing/adtech and/or mobile games industries. As a communications manager you will perform well under deadlines, adapt and shift as needed, be thoughtful and detail-oriented, be tenacious and solutions-oriented and be able to track down reporters and build relationships with them. Overall, you are a key role in our growing communications team and will be offered opportunities to grow and expand your PR muscle.

Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain all media relations for our apps
• Support VP of Global Communications on all inbound and outbound PR activities
• Assist entire communications team in managing multiple global agencies, including agency calls, strategy, briefings and specific opportunities in each region
• Track media opportunities, proactively recommend potential angles and work closely with the content team to create relevant responses and bylines when opportunities arise
• Be a strong writer and serve as support for all written forms of communication (it won’t be your primary job, but we are all flexible and support one another. There are times you’ll be asked to edit a blog post, be a second pair of eyes on a product email, etc…)
• Manage award tracking and submission across the business including our studios Support comms-led speaking engagements and opportunities which can include speaker prep, providing feedback and messaging

Requirements:

• 7+ years of proven media and social media experience
• Understanding of mobile ad tech industry and/or mobile gaming industry
• Demonstrated ability to create pitches and sell reporters on new story ideas (with or without corporate news)
• Exceptional copywriting and editing skills
• Tenacious self-starter with a high level of initiative and strong follow-through
• Ability to work independently, take initiative and manage dynamic/evolving media programs
• (Preferred) Proficiency with Google Docs, Asana, Wordpress and HubSpot
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and leadership qualities with the ability to handle multiple tasks and set priorities across teams
• Exhibits sense of curiosity and continually seeks new ways to learn and improve
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, journalism, marketing or a related field

We're looking for bold and passionate people to be a part of our mission to grow the mobile economy through our software and first party content (apps). We'd love to have you apply, even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement. What's most important to us is finding authentic, accountable and hard working people who feel connected to our mission and values and who want to be a part of this rapidly growing company.

-Free medical, dental, and vision insurance, and access to mental wellness programs

-Remote working

-Monthly stipend for gym membership, home office expenses

-401k matching

-Autonomy to make decisions in a rapidly growing company

-Flexible time off—work hard and take time when you need it

AppLovin is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, religion, marital status or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.