Chief of Staff

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s Public Relations Management (PRM) platform enables organizations to build relationships with the media, manage crisis risk and demonstrate PR’s impact on business outcomes.

Founder controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, & customer devotion and infuse these values into everything we do.

To continue to scale our team and our internal operations, Muck Rack is looking for a proactive and highly organized Chief of Staff to work with our CEO/co-founder to continue our rapid growth.

As our Chief of Staff, your primary mission will be to improve strategic alignment and communications within our leadership team and across the company. You will play a pivotal role as a strategic thought partner, sounding board, and trusted confidante to the CEO, influencing key decision-making and strategy.

What you’ll do:

• Enhance CEO efficiency, manage company OKRs, facilitate quarterly leadership offsites, and make key meeting agendas
• Assist the CEO in prioritizing and optimizing their time, including preparation for and attendance at meetings
• Hold leadership accountable for task completion to achieve company goals, resolving blockers where necessary
• Facilitate effective communication between company leaders and the CEO, articulating needs, concerns, and ideas
• Identify and address cross-departmental issues, developing solutions to drive company-wide initiatives
• Draft internal communications and prepare presentations on behalf of the CEO
• Undertake ad hoc cross-functional projects and research as required
• Serve as a sounding board for new initiatives, offering insights and strategic guidance

Success Metrics:

• Ensure alignment and achievement of company OKRs
• Enhance CEO efficiency and effectiveness in decision-making and strategic planning
• Drive completion of key initiatives and projects across departments

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5-10+ years of professional experience
• MBA or equivalent experience; prior work in management consulting or strategic roles in high-growth SaaS startups (150+ employees) preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent project management and presentation abilities
• Experience working cross-functionally and directly with C-suite executives
• Passion for PR or media industry knowledge is a plus
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