Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a PR team across multiple client accounts.
• Drive strategic communications for clients, shaping messaging, media strategy, campaigns, partnerships, and events.
• Build and leverage media relationships with journalists, editors, and influencers to generate coverage.
• Serve as a senior client partner, providing strategic counsel and trusted relationships.
• Oversee campaign execution and deliverables, ensuring quality across press materials, outreach, reporting, and presentations.
• Manage account operations and performance, including scopes, staffing, budgets, and utilization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Digital, Creative, and Strategy teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Support new business efforts, contributing to pitch strategy, proposals, and presentations.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth within existing client relationships.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, helping position Giant Noise as a leader in modern communications and storytelling.

Requirements

• 7+ years of public relations or communications experience, ideally within an agency environment.
• Leadership experience managing teams and multiple client accounts.
• A strong understanding of media strategy, storytelling, and integrated communications.
• A track record of developing PR campaigns that deliver meaningful business impact.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and team utilization in a service-based environment.
• Excellent client communication and presentation skills.
• Deep relationships across media and influencer landscapes.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to guide teams through complex, fast-moving projects.

Preferred

• Experience in hospitality, food & beverage, lifestyle, or entertainment PR.
• Familiarity with industry tools such as Muck Rack, Cision, Asana, or similar platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Benefits

• We’re committed to supporting the whole person – flexible hybrid schedule, a creative Austin office, and work across hospitality, F&B, lifestyle, entertainment, and culture.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage (employee premiums fully covered), 401(k) with employer match, generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Professional development opportunities through conferences, workshops, training, and leadership programs.
• Team culture that values curiosity, great work, and connection through events and shared moments.
• Equal opportunity employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds to bring their authentic selves to the team.