Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014: Mavrck, the industry-leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first-to-market link in bio tool.
We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest.
In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity. We’re now on a mission to build the world’s first Social Revenue Platform.
Later will be the first inclusive platform where social media managers, influencer managers, and creators can come together to collaborate on content. We enable marketers to create high-performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.
As a trusted partner and go-to source for social media advice, we help create an engaged community for reliable performance and repeatable growth.
About this position:
We are seeking an experienced Sr. Director, Content and PR to lead a team of professionals to deliver a unique strategy that meaningfully impacts our business.
The ideal candidate will have a strategic and resilient mindset, demonstrated success in content creation and strong leadership skills. Are you a resourceful, creative thinker who is able to thrive in a fast-paced environment? If so, you’ll love it here at Later!
What you'll be doing:
Leadership & Business Impact
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for the team, setting clear goals, priorities, and performance expectations
- Collaborate closely with other departments, including executive leadership, sales, demand generation, web & creative teams to ensure alignment of messaging, goals, and strategies across all initiatives
- Drive measurable outcomes including warm & hot leads that translate into revenue for the business
- Support the team to deliver their best work and optimize for business impact
- Effectively coach and guide team through any ambiguity and shifting priorities
Content Strategy & Creation
- Lead development and execution of a comprehensive strategy aligned with the company’s brand identity, target audience, SEO and business objectives
- Own overarching Marketing Content Calendar
- Lead a team of content creators to produce engaging content across various channels and formats, such as long-form guides, blog posts, videos, infographics, and social posts
- Ensure content is compelling, relevant, and optimized for SEO to drive engagement, traffic, and lead generation
- Closely monitor content performance metrics, analyze data insights, and adjust content strategy as needed to meet KPIs and business goals.
Public Relations
- Lead a proactive public relations strategy to increase brand visibility, thought leadership and generate positive media coverage
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with key media contacts, influencers, industry analysts, and other stakeholders to secure media placements, interviews, and speaking opportunities
- Deliver press releases, media pitches, and other communication materials, and coordinate media outreach and responses to media inquiries
- Monitor media coverage and industry trends, track PR metrics, and provide regular reports and insights
Budget Management
- Strong financial acumen to ensure cost-effective planning while maintaining high-quality experiences.
Measurement
- Ability to track and analyze effectiveness of content & PR
- Work with team to provide insights and recommendations for improvement
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), aligned with team OKRs
We are committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best and most rewarding work of your career. If you identify with any of the following, we encourage you to apply!
- Endlessly curious
- 10+ years in progressively senior marketing roles
- 5 + years in a leadership position with proven expertise in coaching and guidance amid ambiguity and shifting environments.
- You have a bachelor’s degree – ideally in marketing, business, economics, or technical field
- Understanding of the technology landscape, especially in influencer marketing and social media marketing
- Demonstrated strategic leadership, fostering goal-setting, team direction, and performance.
- Effective collaboration for aligned messaging, goals, and strategies across departments.
- Proven track record in achieving measurable revenue outcomes and team optimization.
- Extensive experience in developing and executing content strategies aligned with brand identity, SEO, and objectives.
- Leadership in content creation emphasizing SEO and lead generation.
- Proven leadership in proactive public relations strategies for enhanced brand visibility and media coverage.
- Strong relationship-building skills with key media contacts, influencers, and analysts.
- Demonstrated ability in budget development and efficient resource allocation.
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop and execute integrated marketing and communications strategies that drive business results
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and effectively communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences
- Flexibility & ability to work in an ambiguous, fast paced and dynamic environment
- Strong attention to detail, creativity, and a results-driven mindset, with a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement
Our approach to compensation:
We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation. We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope. We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.
Our salaries are benchmarked against market Total Cash Compensation for the geographic location of our job posting. Compensation for some roles is structured as On Target Earnings (OTE = base + commission/variable) while for others it is structured as Salary only.
To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings. Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted.
Additionally, all permanent team members are granted stock options and are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.
Salary Range:
$170,000 - 176,500 CAD base salary + bonus potential
Some perks of being on our team:
- Flexible PTO: We want you to take the time off when you want or need to recharge!
- Learning & Development: We provide growth opportunities through training, coaching, mentorship programs, and workshops.
- Parental benefits: We offer parental leave top-ups, family forming support, and a life-transitions program to ensure you and your family are well supported when returning to work.
- Healthcare: Our comprehensive benefits package includes health, dental, vision, STD & LTD, 401k contribution plans (US-based employees), and an Employee and Family Assistance Program to support the well-being of you and your family.
- Employee Resource Groups: Belonging is an important part of doing your best work. These ERGs provide support and community for employees.
*Co-op team members are not eligible for company benefits.
Where we work
We hire into our hub cities of Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; Toronto, ON. We also have team members based remotely for select positions. We post our positions in the hub location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located.
Diversity, inclusion, and accessibility
We value diversity of thought; we are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age. Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.
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