Responsibilities

• Assist in advancing eBay’s consumer narrative and value proposition, emphasizing Collectibles and eBay Live, and maintaining a balance between category details and overarching business objectives.
• Execute integrated communications strategies and campaigns that extend beyond traditional PR, leveraging data, insights, and emerging tools (including AI) to drive consideration of the marketplace through earned media.
• Collaborate closely with consumer PR teammates, vertical leads, and corporate and internal communications partners.
• Partner with marketing and business unit teams to provide thoughtful, strategic counsel and executional support.
• Manage global agency partners on key campaigns and initiatives.
• Build and maintain positive connections with media across pop culture, enthusiast, lifestyle, and more.

Requirements

• Possess 4–6 years of consumer PR experience, preferably including both agency and in-house settings.
• Demonstrate a keen enthusiasm for pop culture, sports, TCG, and/or collectibles.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of the media landscape, with a track record of proactive storytelling and reactive press management.
• Monitor and assess media coverage alongside pop culture and technology trends. Use this insight to guide and advance eBay’s consumer PR initiatives for collectibles and eBay Live.
• Have excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Be a proactive, organized self-starter who can prioritize multiple demands and move with urgency.
• Have experience and/or willingness to incorporate marketplace data and insights into storytelling (with the support of a data analyst).
• Be comfortable working cross-functionally and across time zones in a dynamic, global environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to connect business priorities to cultural and industry trends to build compelling narratives.
• Have experience driving successful PR strategies and creative campaigns that are strongly rooted in business goals.

Benefits

• a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave).