PR/Communications Manager

This position is for a 12-month fixed term contract with Mozilla.

Why Mozilla?

Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox the privacy-minded web browser. Now with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI social media security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people.

The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world Mozillians design build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their own terms.

Our Team

We're an international group of makers builders and doers who still believe in the original promise of the internet — a place to find purpose and happiness and freedom. The Communications Team sits within Marketing and builds compelling needle-moving narratives and campaigns social media and other creative assets for our core brands: Mozilla Firefox and more to come. We're the ambassadors of these brands — and all of them are on the precipice of change.

Our Communications team has insight into all of the business strategies and initiatives at Mozilla and its different products. It’s a dynamic and exciting team that helps to craft public perception of issues like online privacy and responsible tech and make those topics relevant and accessible to our audiences through creative storytelling and innovative initiatives.

The Role

Mozilla is looking for a PR Manager (agency level equivalent) to join our Communications team and help us drive storytelling to reach target audiences in key European markets with a specific focus on Germany. In this role you will support the development of our consumer/lifestyle PR strategy and be responsible for its implementation as well as develop compelling media stories and relationships to relevant media outlets. Working under the Head of Communications for Europe you will work closely with the European and Global Comms team to cut through the noise in mainstream media and create opportunities to creatively position our brands and initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a passion for storytelling and is able to distill creative ideas and complex stories into compelling narratives. A robust understanding of the media landscape in Germany is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of our European communications strategy with significant focus on the German market as well as consumer and lifestyle media

• Proactively develop ideas and opportunities for creative storytelling and support the press office team with incoming media inquiries

• Establish and nurture relationships with relevant media outlets and journalists

• Collaborate with the wider Marketing/Communications team to identify trends and possible proactive pitches and predict reactive statements as needed

• Coordinate organization and updating of press materials statements/FAQs etc to team and spokespeople as well support with development of messaging

• Support event planning and execution in Germany

• Help to maintain our communications calendar and proactively identify relevant events and moments in time we can drive proactive storytelling around

• Drive reporting and measurement for PR activities including tracking media opportunities and compiling internal reports that showcase our communications work

Your Professional Profile

• 3-5 years of proven professional experience in communications and media relations

• Excellent writing organizational and communications skills

• Prior experience in creative storytelling media relations and development/implementation of integrated communication campaigns

• Self-starter with solid understanding of the media landscape and what makes a good story

• Strong understanding of marketing and communications strategies and channels

• Experience in consumer and lifestyle driven campaigning is a plus

• Prior experience in journalism or PR agency / in-house communications experience is a plus

• Official working language is Native / professional proficiency of German is required

Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact by contributing to Mozilla's mission-driven

• Exposure to a diverse and inclusive global community of internet advocates and supporters.

• Mentorship and professional development opportunities to grow your skills and advance your career.

• Flexible work environment with options for remote work and flexible

About Mozilla

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity equity inclusion and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone including members of all equity-seeking communities such as (but certainly not limited to) women racialized and Indigenous persons persons with disabilities persons of all sexual orientations gender identities and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment as appropriate. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture) religion (including religious grooming and dress practices) gender gender identity gender expression color national origin pregnancy ancestry domestic partner status disability sexual orientation age genetic predisposition medical condition marital status citizenship status military or veteran status or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior conduct or purpose.

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