Senior Communications Strategist
What is Himalaya and what do we do?
Himalaya Learning provides self improvement and career courses taught by Harvard professors, Obama economists and thought leaders like Elon Musk, Tim Ferris and Malcolm Gladwell. It serves anyone who needs an efficient way to learn something new through audio. We are a one-of-a-kind audio-focused learning product, podcast platform, and original production studio. Check us out at himalaya.com.
You will have the opportunity to make a big impact on a small but nimble team with the excitement of working on a newly launched product.
To be considered for this role, please email your resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Applications without both will not be considered. Thank you!
What You’ll Do
We are looking for someone with a strong PR background who can drive our communications strategy and grow our brand through marketing partnerships.
- Generate publicity around new course content through PR, podcast, influencer and content marketing
- Conducting user, market and competitor research to define the advertising strategy
- Translating the strategy into creatives for performance marketing channels such as Facebook, Instagram and Google
- Getting press mentions for Himalaya on print, online and social media
- Experimenting with organic channels to grow the brand
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a PR-related role
- Previous experience working with Performance Marketing in producing advertising creatives
- Extensive experience working with multiple stakeholders, including designers, copywriters, campaign managers and the executive team
- Previous experience with podcast and influencer marketing
- Excellent writer and brand storyteller
- Previous experience working at a fast-moving startup, working with mobile apps or in the education sector
