Director, Public Relations

Bedford, MA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableDirector/Executive5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead North America PR strategy and execution to align with marketing, product launches, and events for stronger brand visibility.

  • Must-have: 5+ years in PR/ integrated marketing with established NA media relationships.
  • Standout: Deep consumer lifestyle storytelling and crisis response experience.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute PR plans that are tightly aligned with the North American marketing strategy, ensuring that PR activities (such as product launches and brand events) maximize market impact and sales conversion.
  • Collaborate closely with digital marketing, social media, and advertising teams to ensure brand messaging consistency and synergy across all channels (online/offline).
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key North American consumer press, tech media, home/lifestyle bloggers, and industry KOLs.
  • Proactively identify story angles linking products with current news trends; pitch and secure product reviews, feature articles, and interviews by crafting high-quality press releases, media kits, and in-depth stories.
  • Translate technical product specifications into warm, relatable brand stories that resonate with consumer lifestyles (e.g., smart living, sustainability).
  • Manage and create content for PR purposes, including executive briefing memos, white papers, case studies, and video scripts.
  • Monitor public opinion and media landscape in North America, identifying potential risks and providing early warnings.
  • Act as a company spokesperson or support executives for media interviews; respond swiftly during crises to develop communication strategies and protect brand equity.
  • Regularly analyze the effectiveness of PR campaigns (e.g., media impressions, share of voice, referral traffic from KOLs) and provide data-driven recommendations for optimization.
  • Stay abreast of North American home appliance market trends and competitor activities to provide insights for product localization and marketing strategy.
  • Support executive communications and manage media inquiries and potential crisis situations.
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iRobot is a global consumer robot company that designs and builds thoughtful robots and intelligent home innovations that are made to make life better. iRobot introduced the first Roomba robot vacuum in 2002. Today, iRobot is a global enterprise that has sold millions of robots worldwide. iRobot's product portfolio features technologies and advanced concepts in cleaning, mapping and navigation. Working from this portfolio, iRobot engineers are building robots and smart home devices to help consumers make their homes easier to maintain and healthier places to live. For more information about iRobot, please visit www.irobot.com. iRobot stands firmly against racial discrimination and social injustice. At our company, everyone has a voice and we are committed to equality, inclusiveness, respect, and kindness. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, disability status, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. iRobot is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please send an email to: hr@irobot.com.

Founded in 1990
Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
1.1K employees (88 in marketing)
44% recommend to a friend
15% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.4M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$131.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
23.7%
Direct
32.6%
Referral
4.5%
Social
1.2%
Paid
2.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
60 (6% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$230M
Last Raise
$200M
Post IPO Debt, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2023
    Post IPO Debt • $200M
  • Nov 2004
    Series Unknown • $10M
  • May 2003
    Series Unknown • $13M

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