Gong enables revenue teams to realize their fullest potential by unveiling their customer reality. The patented Gong Revenue Intelligence Platform™ captures and understands every customer interaction, then delivers insights at scale, empowering revenue teams to make decisions based on data instead of opinions. Over 1,500 innovative companies like Zillow, Slack, PayPal, Twilio, Shopify, Hubspot, SproutSocial, Zoominfo, Outreach, MuleSoft, and LinkedIn trust Gong to power their customer reality. With Gong, customers experience improved win rates, increased deal sizes, and accelerated employee ramp-times.

Ideal candidates for the role have deep public relations and media experience, ideally with both agency and in-house experience. Passion for storytelling is a critical aspect for this position. Given the role will not have agency support to start, candidates with pre-existing relationships with reporters is a must.
After a successful initial period as a contractor, you’ll be offered a full-time position at Gong.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop Gong’s strategy for media relations
• Create a messaging framework for Gong’s media strategy that ties to relevant societal, technology, and media themes
• Write press releases, bylines, blog posts, and other key pieces of content
• Lead the identification, development, pitching and placement of Gong-related stories in top-tier business and financial media worldwide, in print, digital and broadcast outlets.
• Managing press opportunities through to completion – including staffing interviews, developing background bios, briefing executive spokespeople and tracking through the publishing process.
• Establish and nurture relationships with key media contacts with the goal of getting Gong placed in top media outlets
• Create metrics to measure success and impact of corporate communications

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of experience in corporate communications, preferably at a high-growth B2B technology company
• A consistent track record of pitching and securing top-tier press
• Pre-existing relationships with reporters in the business and technology sectors
• A natural storyteller who can take complex topics and make them easy to digest
• Strategic problem-solver; intelligent and creative
• Exceptional writing and editing skills extreme attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate and interact with key internal stakeholders including Gong executives and marketing peers, as well as external media partners
• Sound business judgment; knows what makes compelling press work
• Well-informed about innovative practices in PR
• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, or Humanities preferred

PERKS & BENEFITS

• 100% paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance for employees.
• 401K program to help you invest in your future.
• Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development.
• Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life balance.
• Paid parental leave to support you and your family.
• Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment.

Gong is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, or any other basis protected by law.