Soliciting stories from customers, drafting press releases, and pitching solved crime stories to news outlets.
Supporting local city press conferences and building and maintaining relationships with reporters and Flock Safety’s public sector customers.
Handling a high volume and challenging PR environment with tenacity and persistence.
Establishing a weekly high volume of positive press coverage.
Responding quickly with sound judgment to daily media inquiries.

4-6 years of communications experience either with an agency or in-house, preferably for a high growth tech company.
Direct experience dealing with reporters is required.
Strong public speaking skills.
Experience dealing with public sector employees (law enforcement, elected officials, or city/county employees) is also a requirement.
Ability to engage with, develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, familiarity in press release and media pitch writing styles, and a solid understanding of the media landscape.
Strong organization and time management skills. You are able to balance a pipeline of multiple projects in various stages of development each week.
Self-starter mentality with the ability to work independently and quickly in a fast-moving environment. You meet deadlines, respond to requests quickly, and don’t require reminders to accomplish assigned tasks.
Ability to receive and give constructive feedback – and act on it quickly.
Ability to build trust with internal stakeholders and ensure all priorities are consistently in alignment.

Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, plus 11 company holidays.
Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match.
Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.
Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.
Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support.
Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions.
ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer four ERGs today
Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs and Melanin Motion.
WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.
Productivity Stipend: $300 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo and so much more.
Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.

Media Relations Specialist

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