<h3>About <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/backblaze">Backblaze</a></h3><p><a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/backblaze">Backblaze</a> is the object storage leader in the open cloud movement, fueling customer success with cloud storage built purposefully to unlock budgets, unburden administrators, and unleash innovators. Together with our partners, we’re helping customers break free from the restrictive, overpriced legacy solutions that hold them back, and blaze forward with the full power of the open cloud in their hands.</p><p>Founded in 2007, we scaled the business with less than $3 million in outside funding until 2021, when we did a traditional IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Today, <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/backblaze">Backblaze</a> generates over $100m in revenue and is the leading specialized storage cloud - managing over three billion gigabytes of data storage for 500K+ customers in 175+ countries, including businesses, developers, IT professionals, and individuals.<br><br>But while there is a lot to celebrate in our past, there is almost as much opportunity ahead of us. We’re seeking a <strong>Communications &amp; Content Manager</strong> to join our team!</p><h3>About The Role</h3><p>The Communications &amp; Content Manager owns the operational execution and amplification of <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/backblaze">Backblaze</a>’s content and PR programs. Working closely with the Director, Content &amp; Creative, this role ensures PR, social, and content operations, including scheduling, reporting, and distribution, are supported with consistency and velocity. Working closely with the Technical Storytelling Manager and Senior Technical Editorial Manager, this role ensures content programs are managed, packaged, distributed, and supported across channels.</p><h3>What You'll Do:</h3><h3>Social execution:</h3><ul><li>Manage social content calendar in coordination with third-party marketing agency and internal stakeholders.</li><li>Develop channel-appropriate, native social content to support campaigns.</li><li>Partner with Creative on visual identity and systems for optimizing social creative production.</li><li>Report on engagement and signal insights and recommend iterative improvements.</li></ul><h3>PR and comms execution:</h3><ul><li>Drive PR agency execution on pitched content initiatives and announcements.</li><li>Coordinate executive participation in contributed content, interviews, and commentary.</li><li>Ensure flagship programs (e.g., Stats) are fully packaged for earned media.</li><li>Coordinate awards submissions, including SME contributions.</li><li>Report on media coverage, share-of-voice, and competitive signal.</li><li>Identify reactive PR opportunities aligned to narrative pillars.</li></ul><h3>Content execution:</h3><ul><li>Manage editorial calendar in coordination with Technical Storytelling Manager and Senior Technical Editorial Manager.</li><li>Own the Brand, Executive, and Cor