Director of Communications – Events

Madhive

Director of Communications at Madhive, developing brand positioning and messaging strategies. Leading PR initiatives and fostering relationships to enhance company image.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $198,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute PR initiatives that propel and differentiate the MadHive brand in market, including press releases, talking points, events, executive speaking opportunities, awards and more
Drive increased awareness and improved company positioning across a variety of internal and external stakeholders. Ensure messaging is differentiated, consistent, defensible, clear, and actionable
Manage media monitoring and competitive intelligence, measuring share of voice, tracking and reporting of PR activities and metrics
Create thought leadership including the development of executive articles and placements
Oversee events and speaker strategy for company presence at owned and industry events, including speaker strategy, talking points, prep calls, and more
Developing and nurturing strategic relationships with key external partners, including agency partners, event organizers, industry organizations, outside agencies, sister company executives, etc.
Building a plan to prove PR and communication impact, defining, aligning on reporting, supporting platforms, success metrics and communicating impact on a quarterly basis.
Scale trade advertising initiatives across site advertising, newsletters and more.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10 years Public Relations/Corporate Communications experience, preferably with an ad tech, advertising agency or technology company
Proven track record of working with members of the media to secure press coverage
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong storyteller with a passion for technology, digital marketing, data, innovation and start-up culture.
Strong speaking, business writing and editing skills – able to write clearly and concisely to a wide variety of audiences clients, employees, reporters/editors, investors.
Experience supporting and counseling C-suite level executives.
Highly organized with ability to drive projects forward proactively
Ability to distill complex and highly technical messages and ideas into meaningful content
Ability to work fast-paced environments, flexible and able to adapt to changing scenarios, someone who rolls up their sleeves and gets the job done.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

Public RelationsCorporate CommunicationsMedia MonitoringCompetitive IntelligenceThought LeadershipEvent ManagementBusiness WritingEditingDigital MarketingData Analysis

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationStorytellingOrganizational SkillsProject ManagementAdaptabilityProactivityRelationship BuildingStrategic ThinkingFlexibility