Director, PR (LA or NYC Based)

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$135K/yr – $165K/yrDirector/Executive8+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

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Job Summary

Lead global PR strategy and execution across product, brand, and corporate storytelling, shaping narratives, media relationships, and 360 launch programs.

  • Own the global PR calendar and messaging framework across product, brand, and corporate storytelling.
  • Lead 360 PR planning for global product launches, events, and brand campaigns.
  • Manage agency partners and budgets to deliver measurable impact.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of PR strategies supporting brand priorities, core franchises, new innovations, and purpose-led campaigns.
  • Own the global PR calendar and messaging framework across product, brand, and corporate storytelling.
  • Translate product positioning into press-worthy narratives and experiential that reflect brand pillars of innovation, performance, and cruelty-free luxury.
  • Support meaningful media coverage in fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and business publications across global markets.
  • Position artist-led moments (eg: red carpets, campaign collaborations, BTS) that enhance brand credibility.
  • Oversee day-to-day management of US media agency to ensure timely execution, high-quality placements, and strategic alignment with brand objectives.
  • Establish a comprehensive strategy for seeding Media, VIPs and MUA’s, continuously building our community and fostering new relationships on behalf of the brand.
  • Lead 360 PR planning for global product launches, events, and brand campaigns.
  • Drive creation of all global PR materials including press releases, PR mailers, toolkits, asset packs, press sheets, talent briefs, and event guidelines.
  • Ensure campaign execution is elevated, on-brand, and aligned with cultural moments and market needs.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of public relations or brand communications experience, ideally in beauty, luxury, fashion, or lifestyle.
  • Demonstrated success of creating dynamic and results-driven communication strategies
  • Creative excellence in press communications, writing skills and presentation development.
  • Deep familiarity with the global beauty landscape, including emerging tastemakers and artist-led storytelling.
  • Strategic thinker with strong writing skills and exceptional attention to detail.
  • Confident communicator with experience presenting to leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Proven ability to lead through complexity and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
  • Passionate about the intersection of beauty, artistry, innovation, and design.
  • Must be able to work from Corporate Office 3 days a week.

Benefits

  • Hourglass Cosmetics offers a competitive benefits package to eligible employees, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, disability insurance, retirement savings plans and company match, paid family leave, education-related programs, paid holidays, discretionary vacation time, and more.
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Hourglass Cosmetics

2.8 Glassdoor

Hourglass Cosmetics is a vegan and cruelty-free beauty brand, redefining luxury cosmetics with high-performance products, innovative formulas, and award-winning franchises. Recognized by Forbes, Fast Company and Time Magazine as one of the most inventive beauty companies, Hourglass leads the industry with its breakthrough products and its commitment to animal welfare. Founded in 2004, Hourglass is globally available in 32 markets and nearly 3,000 doors including Sephora, Ulta, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges, Space NK and more. Hourglass became part of the Unilever Prestige division in 2017. Discover more about the Hourglass brand story and mission on our website hourglasscosmetics.com.Hourglass Cosmetics will never request any form of payment or credit card details as part of the hiring process. We encourage prospective candidates to remain vigilant regarding fraudulent employment scams. Please be advised that any official communication from Hourglass Cosmetics regarding career opportunities will always originate from an email address ending in @hourglasscosmetics.com. Hourglass may occasionally partner with reputable external agencies for recruitment purposes. Should you encounter any suspicious emails or individuals claiming to represent Hourglass recruiters or senior staff members, please disregard the message and report any concerns to careers@hourglasscosmetics.com or cs@hourglasscosmetics.com.

Founded in 2004
West Hollywood, California, USA
426 employees (102 in marketing)
39% recommend to a friend
56% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
475.8K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
40%
Direct
48.5%
Referral
5%
Social
5.5%
Paid
0.8%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~426

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
59 (14% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
5

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