Greylock is looking for a marketing and communications intern. This internship will enable a current student to apply his/her public relations, marketing, and content marketing, and social media skillset and gain professional experience by supporting Greylock’s marketing efforts.

Greylock is a venture capital firm headquartered in Silicon Valley that backs entrepreneurs who are building disruptive, market-transforming consumer and enterprise software companies. We invest early in companies that define new markets, including Airbnb (NYSE: ABNB), Aurora (Nasdaq: AUR); AppDynamics, Coinbase (NYSE: Coin), Discord, Dropbox, Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), Figma, LinkedIn, Instagram, Nextdoor (NYSE: KIND), Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA), Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), Roblox (NYSE: Roblox), Rubrik, Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) and Workday (NYSE: WDAY).

Responsibilities:

• Help monitor news coverage, cultural and industry trends, and social conversations across different digital platforms (news sites, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Research reporters and media outlets, help draft briefing sheets for press interviews
• Draft pitches, press releases, social copy, blog posts, and other communication mediums
• Keep a pulse on media moves, and maintain a database of reporters, their beats, and publications
• Research and draft topics for long form video and podcast interviews with senior executives in technology, media, and politics.
• Assist with production duties of podcasts and essays including scheduling, collecting and organizing audio files, uploading and formatting content in CMS, and coordinating with the design team to create assets for each post.
• Contribute on and repurpose long-form content, essays and podcasts into short-form native content (tweets, IG, etc) that is timely and informative for our audience
• Draft and schedule social posts
• Monitor competitor, portfolio company and partner social feeds
• Support our events team with various events for founders and investors.

The right candidate for this role will have:

• Strong communications skills, especially writing and editing
• Experience and/or coursework in journalism, communications, marketing, or media
• Storytelling chops – know how to put together an irresistible story
• Knowledge of social media and public relations best practices
• Intellectual curiosity
• Ability to explain complex ideas simply and concisely
• Confidence, and able to work directly with executives
• An innate sense of urgency to get things done quickly
• Calmness under pressure and ability to achieve tight deadlines
• Creative thinking and an open-minded approach
• Serious attention to detail and a commitment to excellence
• Interest in venture-capital and startups

Requirements

• Flexible hours, but must be able to work at least 20 hours a week
• Working towards a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field; recent grads who are within 6 months of graduation are also eligible to apply.
• Must be available to work Monday – Friday between January 2022 – April 2022. The start date for this position is Monday, January 24, 2022.
• Remote work ok. Eastern through Pacific US time zones ok.
• A passion for content marketing and communications
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Past experience managing social media accounts
• Effective time management skills
• A team player with great communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Creative, with a growth mindset
• Comfortable managing many projects and processes at once

What We Offer:

• Learning and collaboration with a seasoned, four-person marketing and communications team
• Hands-on experience across all facets of marketing: public relations, events, content creation and distribution, analytics, research, and community development
• The chance to work in a VC & start-up environment with experienced industry leaders and high-quality investors
• A thoughtful and learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact
• Intern will earn an hourly salary

Application Process:

• Deadline to apply is Jan 7, 2022
• Interviews will take place during the week of Jan 13 via Zoom

Materials to provide:

• Current Resume
• Answers to the following questions:
• Why are you interested in marketing for a venture capital firm? (250 words or less)
• In your opinion, which company does an excellent job at marketing and communications and why? (500 words or less)
• In addition to a resume, please provide 2 writing samples. For example, if you are a reporter for your school paper, please send a few news clips. If you have written blog posts, pitches, or press releases for other internships or school assignments, that would work as well. Please do not send academic papers.
• Please send any additional media and content you’ve created: podcasts, websites, social media promotional materials, etc.