Manager, Brand Experiences and Media Relations

Cypress, CA (On-site)

$75K/yr – $85K/yrManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive ECOS’s external visibility by leading high-profile events, media relationships, and thought-leadership initiatives.

  • Own end-to-end planning and execution of ECOS events, from activations to key moments.
  • Must-have: 5–10+ years in events, PR, or experiential marketing with media outreach experience.
  • Standout: Proven ability to amplify the CEO’s thought leadership and secure earned media.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning and execution of ECOS events (retail activations, press events, sustainability forums, key brand moments)
  • Ensure events are designed for impact, storytelling, and amplification, not just execution
  • Manage vendors, budgets, timelines, and logistics
  • Build and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, producers, and media outlets
  • Proactively pitch ECOS stories, events, and leadership to secure earned media
  • Identify opportunities to generate buzz and cultural relevance
  • Ensure events are positioned as externally relevant and newsworthy
  • Build and manage relationships with celebrity talent, agents, and managers
  • Identify, negotiate, and coordinate celebrity and high-profile talent participation, ensuring strong brand alignment
  • Help elevate the CEO’s thought leadership and external presence

Requirements

  • 5–10+ years in events, PR, brand, or experiential marketing
  • Experience with media outreach, press, or earned visibility
  • Strong understanding of social and content-driven marketing
  • Proven ability to create engaging, brand-aligned experiences
  • Strong judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills
  • Comfortable working closely with senior leadership
  • Organized, adaptable, and solutions-oriented
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ECOS

ECOS is an integrated ecosystem and hub for high-tech startups development. We believe that Industry 4.0 technologies, e.g. blockchain, AI, machine and deep learning will boost the growth of small economies, enabling them to make a breakthrough and enter global markets.ECOS incorporates a set of technological and physical infrastructure facilities for IT-startups development including ECOS R&D Center, Lab, Accelerator, Services, Marketplace and Mining Center created in cooperation with ECOS-M.

Founded in 2017
ARM
201 employees (13 in marketing)

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~204

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (3% of company)