PR, Communications & Events Lead — Independent Contributor

Coople UK; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CEO access

Autonomy

Fast-moving team

AI budget

Job summary

Coople in Zurich seeks a solo PR storyteller to get the company into the Swiss media, on stages and in decision rooms. You own strategy from pitch to press release and work with the leadership behind you. Bring 5+ years in Swiss PR, communications or journalism, ideally from a scale-up, and a track record of coverage you generated yourself.

You write sharply in German and English; French is a bonus. You will build direct journalist relationships across German- and French-speaking Switzerland,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in PR, communications or journalism, with recent experience in Switzerland.
• Background in a scale-up, platform business, staffing, HR tech or a PR agency.
• Journalists who answer your calls, not just a media list.
• Coverage and campaigns you came up with and delivered yourself.
• Comfortable working alone, from strategy to press release to event logistics.
• Confident enough to tell a CEO when a story will not work.
• Strong writing in German, English (French advantageous).
• Success measured in coverage, meetings and pipeline, not activity.

Responsibilities

• Get Coople into the conversation
• Make the Leadership Team and Coople visible
• Run events that produce business
• Do what others in the industry don't
• Keep Cooplers and colleagues informed

Skills

PR

Communications

Journalism

Storytelling

Media relations

German language

English language

French advantageous

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

Coople in Zurich seeks a solo PR storyteller to get the company into the Swiss media, on stages and in decision rooms. You own strategy from pitch to press release and work with the leadership behind you. Bring 5+ years in Swiss PR, communications or journalism, ideally from a scale-up, and a track record of coverage you generated yourself.

You write sharply in German and English; French is a bonus. You will build direct journalist relationships across German- and French-speaking Switzerland,