Responsibilities

• Media Strategy & Program Leadership: Develop and execute earned media strategies that align with client objectives, business priorities and key communications moments, from corporate announcements and thought leadership initiatives to earnings and business milestones.
• Corporate Storytelling & Narrative Development: Help clients identify and shape compelling stories that build reputation, elevate leadership voices and engage key stakeholders across business and industry audiences.
• Media Relations & Coverage Generation: Build and maintain relationships with business, trade and top-tier media while proactively identifying opportunities that generate meaningful coverage and measurable impact.
• Executive & Spokesperson Support: Prepare and counsel executives and spokespeople for media interactions, interviews and events while helping ensure successful media engagement experiences.
• Client Management & Strategic Counsel: Serve as a trusted day-to-day advisor, providing recommendations, navigating media opportunities and helping clients make informed communications decisions.
• Industry Intelligence & Opportunity Identification: Monitor media, industry and cultural trends to identify emerging opportunities, risks and story angles that support client objectives.
• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Mentor junior team members, support team development and contribute to a collaborative environment that encourages learning, partnership and high-quality work.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in earned media, media relations, public relations or corporate communications within an agency or other fast-paced environment.
• Proven success building and maintaining relationships with national business, trade and top-tier media.
• Strong understanding of reputation management and today's evolving media landscape across traditional and emerging channels.
• Demonstrated ability to identify newsworthy stories and develop narratives that resonate with media and stakeholders.
• Experience securing earned coverage across business, trade, broadcast, print and digital media.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills, with experience developing media materials, presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Experience counseling clients and contributing to communications strategies and media programs.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, with confidence presenting recommendations to clients and internal teams.
• Experience managing multiple projects, priorities and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail and follow-through.

Preferred

• Experience supporting Fortune 500 brands.
• Experience in retail, grocery, home improvement, logistics or related industries.
• Experience providing media training and spokesperson preparation.
• Experience contributing to new business pitches and agency thought leadership initiatives.

Benefits

• Healthy, happy employees make Zeno better, so we have programs that support physical, mental and financial wellness. Our culture and benefits are designed to promote flexibility, celebrate diversity and support work/life balance. We offer a variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans, as well as short and long-term disability. Our Be Kind to Your Mind program focuses on mental health, providing a paid subscription to Headspace and access to mental health providers and other services through a best-in-class employee assistance program. Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic self to Zeno and participate in our employee resource groups which build communities for sharing and support. And while we love our work, we believe in the restorative power of time off with generous vacation, paid holidays and self-care time. Employees are supported in their pursuit of financial wellness with a 401(k) plan, pretax flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, life insurance and free access to a certified financial coach. And our unique ZenoFit program provides a monthly allowance to fund activities in your personal life that bring you joy and keep you healthy. These and other benefits are available to non-temporary employees in the US.