Director, PR & Communications
2 нед. назад
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Founding PR & Communications Director responsible for building and managing the earned media function to shape brand stories and media strategy at .
Обязанности
- As our founding PR & Communications hire, you will build and own our earned media function—shaping the stories we tell, the channels we use, and the voices that represent us. This foundational role requires a nuanced media strategy, relying on strong relationships across business, trade, creator, technology, and consumer media.
- Reporting to our Head of Marketing and working closely with our founders, you will turn company priorities, data, product developments, and market trends into compelling stories that build brand awareness.
- PR Strategy: Build and lead 's earned media strategy, both holistically and by channel—targeting relevant media for Brands, Creators, and Shoppers.
- Story & Channel Development: Identify the right stories, audiences, spokespeople, and channels—from traditional press and podcasts to speaking opportunities and executive social.
- Media Relations: Bring trusted relationships with influential reporters and editors across business, technology, marketing, retail, fashion, and culture and invest in building our existing relationships.
- Executive Strategy: Develop thought leadership strategy and platforms, draft talking points and quotes, schedule and prep for interviews and speaking opportunities for founders and executives.
- Data & Launch Storytelling: Turn proprietary insights, product launches, partnerships, and milestones into repeatable media moments.
- Rapid Response and Crisis Management: Proactively plan for situations requiring crisis management. In the moment, manage inbound press, timely commentary, and communications around sensitive situations.
- Operations & Management: Build and scale ’s PR function, managing relationships with external PR agencies and leading the hiring of junior talent as necessary.
Требования
- Relevant Experience: 8-10+ years in communications, with a specialty in earned media, ideally across agency and in-house roles.
- Media Relationships: Strong relationships in at least two of these areas: business and trade, creator and technology, or consumer and lifestyle.
- Editorial Judgment: A strong instinct for what makes a story timely, relevant, and credible.
- Brand Judgment & Taste: Strong instincts for whether a story is not only timely and relevant, but right for our brand, reflecting what we stand for and the level of taste and cultural credibility we want to be known for.
- Writing Excellence: An exceptional writer across pitches, executive briefs, quotes, bylines, and social content.
- Strategic Operator: Able to set strategy while remaining hands-on with pitching, writing, and relationship development.
- Builder Mindset: Comfortable advising senior leaders and building a communications function from the ground up.
- Industry Fluency: Experience in technology, fashion, beauty, retail, performance marketing, or the creator economy.
- In compliance with New York Pay Transparency Law, the salary range for this position is as shown. We note that salary information as a general guideline only, actual compensation may vary from posting based on the offer for this role, including the scope and responsibilities of the position, relevant work experience, key skills, education, training and business considerations.
- The provided salary range is base salary, exclusive of bonus potential or commission and is a good faith estimate of cash compensation. is flexible pending candidate's experience and how our business needs evolve throughout the search. Every employee of receives equity on top of cash compensation!
- offers a bundle of benefits on top of being a great place to work.
- Our teammates are provided benefits such as:
- Medical & Dental Coverage at 70%
- Equity in
- Flexible PTO
- 14 weeks of parental leave
- Wellness & Social Stipend
- Technology Stipend
- Learning & Development Stipend
- 401k program (3% automated contribution from !)
- Wellhub Membership
- Company retreats
- Opportunity to monetize your influence- all employees build out a page!
- Birthday PTO
- Brand new NYC HQ office
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Другое
- is transforming e-commerce by building the infrastructure for human-led curation at scale. We help brands run performance-driven creator programs while enabling top creators to monetize their influence and partner directly with the brands they love—driving discovery through trusted tastemakers and authentic recommendations. recently became a unicorn, raising at a $1.5B valuation with backing from Bessemer Venture Partners, Avenir Growth Capital, and Bain Capital Ventures. At , you're building the future of human-led commerce for the world's best brands, tastemakers, and shoppers. You move fast and see immediate impact in your work, alongside accomplished teammates who are driven by helping find the world's best things. If you’re excited to help shape the future of curat