Responsibilities

• Build and execute proactive media strategies that strengthen visibility and credibility for FlixBus and Greyhound, securing coverage in top tier national, business, consumer, and trade outlets.
• Translate complex business priorities into compelling narratives and develop integrated communications plans around launches, announcements, and key news moments.
• Write and edit across formats including press releases, pitches, talking points, op-eds, speeches, social posts, and web content.
• Manage corporate social channels (LinkedIn, X) with a focus on relevance, engagement, and thought leadership.
• Support executive visibility by preparing leaders for media interviews, speaking engagements, and public appearances, and identifying strategic platform opportunities.
• Lead issues management and crisis communications, monitoring news and social conversations to anticipate risks and respond quickly.
• Drive communications innovation by staying ahead of shifts in how audiences discover information, including the evolving impact of AI, and piloting tools that expand reach and team effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field.
• 7+ years in corporate communications or PR, with a strong track record supporting consumer brands.
• Exceptional writer with sharp journalistic instincts; you know what makes a story newsworthy and how to tell it across channels and formats.
• Proven media relations professional with established journalist relationships and a history of securing meaningful earned coverage.
• Experience in executive communications, including coaching and preparing senior leaders for media and public appearances.
• Skilled at issues and crisis management, with sound judgment under pressure.
• Proficient with editorial calendars, media monitoring tools, and analytics to measure impact and inform strategy.
• Strong content creator across written, digital, and visual formats; photography, video, or design experience is a plus.
• Highly proactive, entrepreneurial, and self-directed; you spot opportunities, take ownership, and see ideas through to execution.
• Comfortable operating across functions and levels, with the business acumen to connect communications strategy to broader company goals.