Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of combined experience across PR agency, in-house PR, and/or journalism. The right mix matters more than the years
• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or related field, or equivalent professional track record
• Demonstrated record securing tier-one media coverage (national business, lifestyle, culture, or consumer tech outlets) that you personally pitched
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with a portfolio of published or placed work.
• Experience managing PR agency or vendor relationships as the client, or experience inside a top agency running accounts as a senior IC
• Strong personal media relationships with journalists, podcast bookers, or producers in at least one of: dating and relationships, lifestyle, business, consumer tech, culture
• Working knowledge of Muck Rack, Cision, Meltwater, or equivalent, plus Qwoted/HARO, plus AP style
• Demonstrated experience mentoring or managing junior talent, (training an Associate, leading an account team, supervising interns, etc.)

Preferred

• Experience at a top consumer or lifestyle PR agency
• AI fluency. You already use ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or similar tools to research trends, draft first passes, build media lists, and analyze coverage. You can describe the AI workflows you have built for yourself
• Newsroom experience as a reporter or editor at a recognized outlet with deep understanding of how newsrooms work and what makes stories newsworthy
• Experience building or scaling a small in-house PR team from scratch
• APR or similar professional certification

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, 401(k), and standard benefits package