Public Relations Manager
Akamai Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $92,900 - $193,100 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Identifying and cultivating cybersecurity story ideas by working directly with threat researchers, product/security leaders, and regional teams, turning internal insights into external narratives
- Writing and packaging content, including press pitches, blog posts, POVs, rapid responses, and bylines, that is tailored to security, tech, and key vertical audiences
- Monitoring the cybersecurity news cycle and coordinate fast, expert commentary so the company shows up quickly and credibly on breaking issues.
- Elevating internal subject matter experts through profiles, message development, and briefing materials, ensuring consistent, on-brand positioning.
- Using AI-enabled content and GEO best practices to structure material that media, customers, and generative systems can easily discover, understand, and repurpose.
Requirements
- Have 8 years as a cybersecurity reporter/editor or in a comms role supporting security/threat research, and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Be comfortable interviewing technical people and asking follow-ups until you really understand it.
- Possess a strong news sense; know the difference between interesting internally and publishable externally.
- Have the ability to write at two levels: technical accuracy for trade/security media, clarity and business relevance for mainstream/vertical media.
- Be familiar with AI-powered content creation tools (drafting, summarization, transcription, media monitoring) and how to use them responsibly in a newsroom-style workflow.
- Understand writing for generative engine optimization (GEO): structuring content so LLMs can ingest, summarize, and surface our points of view accurately.
- Be able to turn SME interviews and threat research into AI-ready source material (clean Q&A, clear context, unambiguous attribution).
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- company holidays
- vacation (in the form of PTO)
- sick time
- family friendly benefits including parental leave
- employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
cybersecurity reportingcontent writingtechnical writinginterviewingcontent structuringgenerative engine optimizationmedia monitoringtranscriptiondraftingsummarization
Soft skills
strong news sensecommunicationinterpersonal skillsclaritybusiness relevanceadaptabilitycritical thinkingcollaborationattention to detailcreativity