Senior Manager of Public Relations, Events & Collaborations

City of Industry, CA (Hybrid)

$115K/yr – $150K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the integrated PR and experiential engine for a fashion-forward brand, shaping storytelling, media momentum, and live events that connect with diverse communities and drive visits and loyalty.

  • PR and Brand storytelling: own campaigns, executive visibility, and crisis messaging to amplify product launches and brand initiatives.
  • Experiential and Partnerships: lead events, activations, and creator-led campaigns to drive traffic, engagement, and advocacy.
  • Cross-functional leadership: align PR, experiential, Retail, and Agencies to deliver measurable impact and consistent brand storytelling.

Job Description

Responsibilities and requirements are drawn from the job content below.

Responsibilities

  • Public Relations & Brand Storytelling: Develop and execute integrated PR strategies aligned with seasonal campaigns, product launches, brand initiatives, and key business priorities.
  • Public Relations & Brand Storytelling: Build earned media programs that increase brand awareness, strengthen brand perception, and generate meaningful press coverage across fashion, lifestyle, business, retail, and culture.
  • Public Relations & Brand Storytelling: Cultivate strong relationships with editors, journalists, stylists, producers, industry partners, and media outlets.
  • Public Relations & Brand Storytelling: Develop compelling storytelling opportunities that highlight Torrid's product innovation, customer community, inclusive brand values, and business initiatives.
  • Public Relations & Brand Storytelling: Partner with executive leadership on corporate communications, executive visibility, speaking opportunities, CSR initiatives, and reputation management.
  • Public Relations & Brand Storytelling: Support crisis communications planning and collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure timely, consistent messaging.
  • Experiential Marketing & Events: Lead the strategy, planning, and execution of consumer events, retail activations, casting experiences, product launches, community events, fashion experiences, and national brand campaigns.
  • Experiential Marketing & Events: Create immersive experiences that build emotional connections with customers while driving traffic, engagement, loyalty, and brand advocacy.
  • Experiential Marketing & Events: Partner with Retail, Store Operations, Visual Merchandising, and Marketing to execute best-in-class in-store and off-site experiences.
  • Experiential Marketing & Events: Oversee event production, agency management, budgets, timelines, logistics, staffing, and vendor relationships.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in public relations, experiential marketing, integrated marketing, or brand partnerships, preferably within fashion, retail, beauty, or lifestyle brands.
  • Proven success leading integrated PR campaigns, consumer events, retail activations, and experiential marketing programs.
  • Experience developing strategic brand collaborations and partnership marketing initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of today’s evolving media landscape, including traditional media, creators, influencers, social platforms, podcasts, live experiences, and emerging channels.
  • Demonstrated ability to build authentic relationships with media, creators, agency partners, and industry leaders.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple large-scale initiatives simultaneously.
  • Experience managing agencies, budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and storytelling skills.
  • Analytical mindset with experience measuring campaign performance and optimizing results.
  • Passion for community-building, inclusive fashion, customer experience, and cultural storytelling.

Benefits

  • A culture where people are accepted and encouraged to be who they are.
  • Our open floor plan allows for a creative, collaborative and fun environment.
  • Comprehensive wellness package including, medical, dental, vision, FSA and on-site, chiropractic and massage therapy services as well as fitness and yoga classes.
  • Generous 50% employee discount and access to employee-only sales.
  • Support the causes you’re passionate about. We pay you up to 32 hours annually for volunteering your time in the community.
  • Child Care Discount at participating locations.
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Aimed at helping employees address a variety of personal and family issues including legal financial consultations, mental health services and more.
  • Work and learn alongside industry leading executives while making huge strides in impacting the lives of women.
  • You’ll be challenged and grow. Opportunity for upward mobility available at all levels of the organization
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Torrid

Torrid is the ultimate retail destination for fashion apparel, accessories, swimwear and lingerie specifically made for the stylish woman who wears sizes 10 to 30. Our exclusive collections are designed to fit her flawlessly, inspiring her to feel confident and sexy—with no apologies.Torrid is the fastest growing plus-size brand in fashion. We currently have over 5,000 associates and over 600 stores in the US and Canada, with more opening every day. Our brands regularly grab headlines in the fashion press and national news. As our company continues to expand, so does our need for fiercely creative, passionate individuals who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo in the fashion industry.At Torrid we're committed to cultivating a welcoming, inclusive and diverse culture driven by a focus on open dialogue, empowerment, recruiting, training, development and retention. We believe inclusion of diverse backgrounds and perspectives is fundamental to our success.Learn more about our current opportunities and how you can make a difference at TorridCareers.com!

Founded in 2001
Rowland Heights, California, USA
4.5K employees (189 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$365K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
21.7%
Direct
70.6%
Referral
2.6%
Social
4.4%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.5K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
83 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
4.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$67M
Last Raise
$35M
Post IPO Secondary, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Secondary • $35M
  • Sep 2024
    Post IPO Secondary • $32M

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