Director, PR & Communications

West Hollywood, CA (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $145K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global PR strategy and storytelling for a luxury beauty brand, coordinating launches, media outreach, and executive communications across markets.

  • Must-have: Minimum 8 years of public relations or brand communications experience, ideally in beauty, luxury, fashion, or lifestyle.
  • Standout: Global scope with product launches, artist-led moments, and cross-functional leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of PR strategies supporting brand priorities, core franchises, new innovations, and purpose-led campaigns.
  • Own the global PR calendar and messaging framework across product, brand, and corporate storytelling.
  • Translate product positioning into press-worthy narratives and experiential that reflect brand pillars of innovation, performance, and cruelty-free luxury.
  • Drive meaningful media coverage in fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and business publications across global markets.
  • Support artist-led moments (e.g. red carpets, campaign collaborations, behind-the-scenes access) that enhance brand credibility.
  • Oversee day-to-day management of US media agency to ensure timely execution, high-quality placements, and strategic alignment with brand objectives.
  • Establish a comprehensive strategy for seeding Media, VIPs and MUA’s, continuously building our community and fostering new relationships on behalf of the brand.
  • Create and lead 360 PR planning for global product launches, events, and brand campaigns.
  • Drive creation of all global PR materials including press releases, PR mailers, toolkits, asset packs, press sheets, talent briefs, and event guidelines.
  • Ensure campaign execution is elevated, on-brand, and aligned with cultural moments and market needs.
  • Track, analyze, and report on campaign performance to assess impact, media value, and strategic learnings.
  • Partner with leadership on internal announcements, employee engagement initiatives, and thought leadership storytelling.
  • Draft messaging for founder and executive communications where needed for panels, press, or corporate initiatives.
  • Create and manage content calendar to support Hourglass LinkedIn.
  • Work closely with Brand, Retail, Social, and Creative to ensure integrated messaging and campaign alignment.
  • Partner with international teams to tailor and execute regional PR strategies.
  • Oversee agency partners, manage timelines and budgets, and measure results against KPIs.
  • Manage PR budget on annual basis, from planning through to execution, tracking and ROI measurement.
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Hourglass Cosmetics

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Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and nearly 3,000 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more. Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website hourglasscosmetics.com.Hourglass Cosmetics will never request any form of payment or credit card details as part of the hiring process. We encourage prospective candidates to remain vigilant regarding fraudulent employment scams. Please be advised that any official communication from Hourglass Cosmetics regarding career opportunities will always originate from an email address ending in @hourglasscosmetics.com. Hourglass may occasionally partner with reputable external agencies for recruitment purposes. Should you encounter any suspicious emails or individuals claiming to represent Hourglass recruiters or senior staff members, please disregard the message and report any concerns to careers@hourglasscosmetics.com or cs@hourglasscosmetics.com.

Founded in 2004
West Hollywood, California, USA
426 employees (102 in marketing)
39% recommend to a friend
56% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
475.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
48.5%
Referral
5%
Social
5.5%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~426

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
59 (14% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
3

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