Senior communications specialist - social media

Be the voice of Canonical across channels

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are looking for an outstanding colleague to join our communications team as a senior social media specialist. Our brand is part of a global open source ecosystem. We encourage adoption through community engagement. We build credibility and trust through advocacy and thought leadership. The ideal person for this role is driven to develop and implement social media strategies focused on long-term brand equity and differentiation. You will have the opportunity to advance your career with a brand that touches every aspect of the modern technology stack.

Our communication strategy provides a window between the people who make our products and those who use them. With audiences in the millions, our online communities have the opportunity to talk to us, engage with us, provide feedback and be involved in the world of open source.

The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, technology marketing and the use of technology in marketing. They would love to gain experience translating strategy into impact, and collaborating with multiple stakeholders. They enjoy learning and improving themselves, the team and the organization. They problem solve, get hands-on, experiment, measure and use automation and AI to make daily life easier. To succeed in this role, the candidate must be driven, organized and attentive to detail.

This is a senior role reporting to the director of communications.

**Location:**This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.

What your day will look like

What we are looking for in you

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.

Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leaveParental Leave‍Employee Assistance ProgrammeOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’️Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

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