Media intelligence and PR software for Fortune 500 communications teams
Cision operates a multi-product SaaS platform (CisionOne, Brandwatch, PR Newswire) serving PR, marketing, and comms professionals at enterprise scale—84% of Fortune 500 use their tools. The tech stack reveals a mature ML/analytics foundation (Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Vertex AI, SageMaker) layered on cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Kubernetes), paired with a sales-heavy hiring mix (34 roles) focused on mid-market expansion and new business acquisition. Active projects signal two competing priorities: demand generation and marketing ops (ABM, SEO, programmatic) alongside infrastructure hardening (platform reliability, resilient deployments), suggesting internal scaling friction.
Notable leadership hires: Account Director, Engineering Director
Cision is a global media intelligence and communications software company headquartered in Chicago. The platform enables over 75,000 organizations—including 84% of Fortune 500 companies—to monitor media coverage, manage social conversations, and execute integrated PR and marketing campaigns. The product suite spans consumer and media intelligence (Brandwatch), newswire distribution (PR Newswire), and unified communications management (CisionOne). With 1,001–5,000 employees and active hiring across 12 countries, Cision operates a sales-led motion targeting enterprise and mid-market communications teams.
Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Java, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Kafka, GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, and Salesforce. Also uses ML platforms (Vertex AI, SageMaker) and analytics tools (Pandas, scikit-learn).
1,001–5,000 employees. The company is based in Chicago and is privately held.
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