- Own and execute Upvest’s PR strategy across Europe with a focus on Germany
- Build, maintain and deepen direct relationships with tier-1 journalists across business, fintech and financial services media
- Lead all press office activities, including inbound requests, proactive pitching and reactive communications
- Drive press announcements, exclusives, background briefings and media commentary end to end
- Shape and execute thought leadership and agenda-surfing opportunities in close alignment with leadership
- Prepare, brief and support senior spokespeople for interviews, panels and media appearances
- Strategically leverage events, awards and industry moments to strengthen media relationships and narrative visibility
Benefits
- Flexibility - We work in a hybrid set-up, with the team spread around Germany and other parts of Europe. We give you the choice and budget to work where you’re most comfortable and productive, either at home or in the office. You choose.
- Development - In keeping with one of our values, ‘Learn and grow’, every Upvenger has access to a development budget. And in line with one of our other values, ‘Own the outcome’, how you make the most of it is up to you.
- Wellbeing - Everyone here has access to our in-house coach. You can have regular sessions to support you personally and professionally. We also believe it’s important to have time out to rest and recover, which is why we offer 30 days’ holiday.
- Greenfield projects - We’re building something quite complex. A first in Europe. This means you get to work with cutting-edge technologies, with no legacy code.
- 5+ years of PR experience, ideally in fintech, finance, investment or B2B SaaS
- Proven experience leading complex PR stories with strong news judgment and strategic framing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong storytelling instinct
- Hands-on experience managing senior stakeholders and briefing executives
- Outcome-focused mindset with the ability to prioritise signal over volume
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced scale-up environment with high ownership
- Experience working with technical, regulated or API-driven products
- A strong existing network of relevant tier-1 media contacts in Germany (ideally also the UK)
- Have experience building an in-house PR function
- Speak German (C1 - C2)
- Have experience using events and awards as strategic PR levers rather than one-off activities
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Senior Public Relations Manager Arbeitgeber: Upvest
Upvest ist ein hervorragender Arbeitgeber, der seinen Mitarbeitern nicht nur ein wettbewerbsfähiges Gehalt und Beteiligungsmöglichkeiten bietet, sondern auch eine inspirierende Arbeitsumgebung, die auf Innovation und persönlichem Wachstum basiert. Mit 30 Tagen Urlaub, flexiblen Arbeitsmodellen und einem persönlichen Entwicklungsbudget fördert Upvest eine Kultur des Wohlbefindens und der kontinuierlichen Weiterbildung. Die Möglichkeit, in einem dynamischen Team mit modernsten Technologien zu arbeiten und an bedeutenden Projekten im Bereich Investitionen mitzuwirken, macht Upvest zu einem attraktiven Arbeitsplatz für talentierte Fachkräfte.
