Defense Tech Media Relations Lead

Neros Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Neros Technologies in Torrance, CA is seeking a senior public relations leader to manage media relations, craft narratives, and coordinate embargoes and exclusives for defense/tech hardware storytelling. You will drive coverage across national, business, tech, and defense outlets while coordinating with a production team on assets.

The role emphasizes building dashboards and analysis of share of voice, plus managing press timelines and announcements to support leadership visibility.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in public relations or media relations, preferably in defense, aerospace, robotics, tech, or hardware industries.
• Demonstrated experience pitching and coordinating embargoes and exclusives.
• Demonstrated experience shaping narrative and matching stories to the right publication and media personnel.
• Demonstrated experience owning a media relations platform, including building dashboards and analysis across coverage and share of voice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships across the full media landscape: national, business, tech, defense trade, and creator media.
• Proactively pitch and field inbound press inquiries, serving as first point of contact for media requests.
• Analyze coverage and share of voice trends for leadership visibility.
• Maintain our editorial and announcement calendar.
• Run embargoed rollouts and negotiate media exclusives.
• Draft and distribute press releases.
• Produce media one-pagers, fact sheets, press kits, bios, and boilerplate as needed.
• Partner with our content production team on media assets as part of integrated campaigns.

Skills

Public relations experience

Pitching embargoes

Media relations strategy

Narrative storytelling

Communication excellence

Job description

Neros Technologies in Torrance, CA is seeking a senior public relations leader to manage media relations, craft narratives, and coordinate embargoes and exclusives for defense/tech hardware storytelling. You will drive coverage across national, business, tech, and defense outlets while coordinating with a production team on assets.

The role emphasizes building dashboards and analysis of share of voice, plus managing press timelines and announcements to support leadership visibility.