Communications Director, Mozilla
$91.6-102.9k
Target salary offer: €94,385.45
Designs, builds, and distributes internet software
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Designs, builds, and distributes internet software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$91.6-102.9k
Target salary offer: €94,385.45
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make sure that the internet remains accessible, open, and transparent to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- The selected candidate will be highly creative, strategic, and adept at analyzing data, editing copy, connecting cultural trends to human narratives, and has solid stakeholder and project management skills
- Strong existing media and press relationships are a bonus
- 10+ years Communications, Marketing, Field Operations, Program Management, Project Management, or related experience
- 4 years experience in PR or communications focused on tech, thought leadership, research or consumer brands
- Exceptional writing skills including experience creating blogs, articles, social media copy, executive talking points, brand messaging or the like for a business and consumer audience
- Established experience in communications in the media and entertainment industries
- Established relationships with members of the press and a proven ability to forge new relationships quickly and genuinely
- Proven ability in project management and planning
- Professional track record of developing and executing communications strategies in support of cross-functional launches and storytelling campaigns
- Strong understanding of the state of media and importance of communicating the value of technology innovation and digital rights
What the job involves
- The Mozilla Strategic Communications team is responsible for leading the Foundation’s conversation with the wider world
- We ensure Mozilla is always speaking with a consistent, compelling voice that meets the moment
- We serve as a trusted internal periscope into the audiences, channels, trends, and products relevant to Mozilla’s programs, mission and values – and generate appealing, inclusive, evergreen dialogues that build a global community of support for and engagement with the foundation
- As a senior leader reporting to the Vice President for Strategic Communications, you'll lead the development and execution of Mozilla’s external conversations, overseeing everything from blog posts and newsletters to cutting-edge multimedia campaigns that span press, creators, social media, events, and more
- Additionally, you'll manage crisis response and internal communications, craft bylines for our executives at top-tier outlets and support content strategy for our flagship event, Mozilla Festival
- This role offers a chance to manage annual communications planning and team development—all while working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment that’s both flexible and supportive
- This is an amazing opportunity to drive conversation on the world’s stage, focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and changing technology trends, with a supportive and skillful team
- If you're ready to elevate your career, gain exposure to high-impact PR, and continuously grow in a dynamic space, this is the perfect opportunity for you
- Media Relations and PR - 30% of time
- Cultivate an influential voice for the Foundation in earned media
- Frame and pitch coverage of Foundation initiatives and policies, working with external agencies as needed
- Ensure thorough monitoring and timely, appropriate responses to relevant news globally
- Explore new formats and partnerships for narrative innovation and wider exposure
- Campaigns and Content Strategy - 50% of time
- Design and implement owned and operated content strategy tied to target audience data
- Create and enforce style guidelines for all outgoing communications
- Supervise and maintain briefing documents, communications plans, speeches, pitches, biographies and other presentation decks and materials for senior leaders
- Support website, marketing, and communities leadership in publishing strategy
- Annual planning and team development - 20% of time
- Structure team operations for efficiency and consistent outcomes
- Manage and develop junior communications staff
- Consult with cross-functional internal clients to load balance and prioritise efficiently
- Work with pan Mozilla teams, namely the Mozilla Corporation communications teams, to develop aligned strategies and campaigns that advance pan Mozilla communications goals
Our take
Mozilla creates and manages a range of free-to-use software products. Their most well-known product is Firefox, the fourth most popular internet browser in the world. Mozilla is a not-for-profit with a focus on promoting online privacy. The company has a published manifesto outlining its commitment to keeping a balance between commercial profit and public benefit.
The companies other products include Bugzilla, a bug management platform, and Pocket, an award-winning digital content filing service. In direct odds with Google, Mozilla has recently launched a new product Mozilla VPN. The VPN or virtual private network enables users to browse the internet without being tracked. Companies such as Google rely on tracking user behavior online to target them with advertising.
Mozilla was also instrumental in creating the programming language Rust, which is admired for its brevity. Rust uses roughly half the amount of code as C++ to produce the same results.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2018
$1.2m
GRANT
Jan 2005
$0.3m
ANGEL
Total funding: $3.5m
Company benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance + Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Retirement Plan contributions
- 20 Paid Time Off days per year (prorated) + your birthday
- Company Holidays + Shutdown
- Wellness budget
- Reimbursement for professional development (up to $3,000/year)
- Industry-leading paid parental leave (up to 26 weeks of fully paid leave for childbearing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-childbearing parents)
- Flexible work environment (nearly half of Mozillians work remotely)
- A work setup including the latest hardware and software of your choice
Company values
- We welcome differences
- We are relationship-minded
- We practice responsible participation
- We have grit
Company HQ
Rincon Hill, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Mitchell Baker
(CEO & Chairwoman)Mitchell worked as a lawyer and at Netscape Communications before co-founding Mozilla in 2003. They have served as Chairwoman of Mozilla Foundation since then, and CEO as of April 2020.
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