Senior Digital Communications Specialist, Okta
$99-149k
Salary applicable to CA, CO, NY & WA applicants only and may vary depending on other locations. Offers equity (where applicable) & Bonus
Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
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Management platform securing resources from cloud to ground
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$99-149k
Salary applicable to CA, CO, NY & WA applicants only and may vary depending on other locations. Offers equity (where applicable) & Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve the connections between people and tools to make companies more productive and secure.
Role
Who you are
- We are searching for a communications pro with a passion for social media creativity and digital trends, developing integrated thought leadership campaigns, and an eye for creating compelling, newsworthy content to build and execute a dedicated digital program across Okta’s paid and owned channels
- Ideally, you will have experience with how PR, digital comms, and the news blend together and be able to act as a social media and digital thought partner to our marketing and agency resources, influencers, global PR teams, executive communications, and executive staff
- Five to eight years of communications and social media and digital experience
- Strong writing skills with a distinct POV for both social media and long form content like blogs
- Expertise developing videos,graphics and other forms of ‘snackable’ content for social and other platforms
- An understanding of Okta’s business and experience working with technology companies
- Passion for security, tech, and business storytelling and a strong sense for what makes a story resonate with key audiences
- Ability to synthesize and simplify concepts and turn them into compelling and visual-first content
- A detail-oriented approach, with the ability to manage multiple high-profile projects and deliverables
- Willingness to travel occasionally for team meetings, offsites & work, as needed
What the job involves
- You will play a key role in growing this team, elevating the importance of identity, and evolving Okta’s story
- Okta is seeking a driven social media and digital communications pro to join our Global Communications team
- In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of Digital Comms and partner with key stakeholders across the company to share Okta’s vision and impact with the world
- And you will be a leader at identifying what works in social and constantly scouring platforms and the news to identify proactive trends and opportunities for Okta and our leaders
- Define the digital and social media strategy that supports Okta’s Global Communications programs and act as a social media strategy consultant for Okta executives
- Develop a digital editorial plan in partnership with the communications team to create content aligned to the best practices of each platform and in support of corporate and product priorities
- Create global integrated campaigns (organic, paid, influencer) that cover Okta’s news and announcements, events, thought leadership, and more
- Conceive and develop real-time content (videos, graphics, written content in the form of blogs & social posts, etc.) that is tied to trending news, conversations, and executive POVs
- Partner closely with Okta’s agencies and communications team for trends monitoring, listening and reporting. Continually apply these insights to planning and execution to best source company & industry news stories and opportunities for corporate channels to engage with third-party content
- Work closely with the PR teams to boost organic, earned and paid content based on business priorities
- Co-lead Okta’s influencer program, including identifying new influencers, managing ongoing relationships with them, and budget management
- Work closely with the PR and executive communications teams on executive social media content for several Okta executives
- Partner with the broader communications team on social strategy and response for issues management & crisis response incidents
Application process
- Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding
Our take
Okta started off as an identity company where organisations, large and small, could tap into the company to have a single sign-on interface to access all cloud applications now centralised. Okta has since expanded to provide identity management at the device as well as the server level.
The new approach towards network security is increasingly based on identification and authentication, and Okta is on track to become the go-to vendor in the space. They aim to do so by developing products that enable people to access applications and other tools more smoothly and securely than ever before.
Okta has taken strides towards expansion through significant employee growth and shuffling executive leadership. The company has also made lateral moves such as tackling governance concerns, opening up new paths for revenue.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2015
$75m
SERIES F
Jun 2014
$75m
SERIES E
Total funding: $229.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health + Wellness
- Financial Benefits
- Pay + Incentives
- Time Off
- Everyday Living
- Resources
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Todd McKinnon
(CEO)VP of Development at Salesforce.com and has nearly a decade of experience in various engineering and leadership roles at PeopleSoft.
Frederic Kerrest
(Vice Chairman)Worked in Sales and Business Development at Salesforce.com, and previously co-founded high-tech consulting firm Meridian Global Solutions.
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