Account Director, Cybersecurity & Enterprise

Mission North•San Francisco, CA

37d

About The Position

Mission North is a strategic communications agency for consequential companies to build, protect, and renew their impact. Market-shaping brands like Brex, Canva, Ginkgo Bioworks, Google, LinkedIn, Mozilla, Rubrik, Snowflake, and Zoom have turned to us to navigate change and accelerate growth at every stage. Our award-winning culture of curiosity allows us to attract the best communicators and mobilize them around tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges. Our stories about breakthrough innovations and movements—and the iconic teams behind them—have influenced hundreds of billions of dollars in market value. Join our vibrant communications agency dedicated to nurturing dynamic professionals seeking a career embedded in purpose and impact. We're looking for a strategic, curious, and impact-driven Account Director to play a hands-on role leading and growing our portfolio of Cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure segments of our Enterprise Technology Group.

Requirements

A minimum of 8-10 years of communications or PR agency experience, preferably with cybersecurity companies or related industries
Demonstrated experience developing, directing, and executing strategic communications programs that blend PR, content marketing, social media, and data
Experience helping disruptive technology companies develop compelling messaging, storylines, and thought leadership platforms
Are passionate about how these technologies are redefining how we live and work.
Established relationships with top-tier trade media and bloggers, vertical market media and national and local business media
Experience running integrated PR programs, including paid content
Experience working with household names and emerging/disruptor brands in B2B technology, including data and cloud infrastructure, applied AI, cybersecurity, business process optimization, SaaS and other key elements of the modern business technology stack

Responsibilities

Be responsible for client retention, staff development, and portfolio growth.
Be a trusted strategic partner to our enterprise and cybersecurity clients, their executive teams, and drive communications strategies that will help them reach their full potential.
Synthesize complex technical concepts into compelling, market-moving narratives that resonate with business, trade media, and new media alike.
Work with Mission North’s integrated studio members to provide clients with programs that utilize traditional PR, digital, creator, and social.
Maintain and leverage high-level relationships with key journalists, analysts, and editors to secure needle-moving coverage for clients.
Manage budgets and team resources.
Drive client calls, team planning sessions, new business pitches, end-of-month reporting, and invoicing.
Conceptualize inventive influencer strategies and drive influencer engagement.
Serve as a key contributor in new business.
Cultivate the agency’s sphere of influence with agency peers, VCs, etc.
Manage 1-2 direct reports as well as mentor Account Managers and Senior Associates.