PR & Events Manager

Roman Health Pharmacy LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fleetzero seeks a seasoned PR and events lead to own earned media, creator relations, and high-profile industry events. You will pitch angles to reporters across maritime trade, defense and business outlets, then execute at industry events with precision.

With 3+ years in PR or events and a relevant bachelor's degree, you will leverage an established journalist network and coordinate travel for domestic and international engagements in a fast-paced startup.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of PR, communications, or events experience in B2B, industrial, defense, or tech.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, journalism, business management or related field.
• Established network of maritime, defense, or energy journalists is a plus.
• Proven track record of securing earned media placements.
• Exceptional project management skills.
• Strong written communication with tight, clean prose.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Own and expand Fleetzero's media relationships across venture capital publications, maritime trade press, defense publications, energy and climate media, and mainstream business outlets.
• Develop and execute proactive pitch strategy: identify story angles, match them to the right reporters, and drive placement.
• Draft and distribute press releases, media advisories, and executive bylines. Own the editorial calendar for all external communications.
• Track coverage, reporting metrics to leadership on reach, sentiment, and SOV.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with VC, maritime, defense, and industrial content creators across YouTube, LinkedIn, and podcasting.
• Coordinate creator visits, briefings, and partnership activations to expand Fleetzero's organic reach.
• Lead end-to-end planning and execution for trade shows, industry conferences, government briefings, and Fleetzero-hosted events.
• Manage vendor relationships, booth design, logistics, speaker preparation, and on-site execution.
• Serve as the internal project manager for all event-related workstreams: coordinating across marketing, engineering, BD, and leadership.
• Build event playbooks and post-event reports that drive continuous improvement.
• Manage and pro-actively prepare for Fleetzero’s experiential calendar.
• Pitch and secure prominent speaker and panel positions for Fleetzero team

Skills

Media relations

Public relations

Event planning

Creator relations

Influencer engagement

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, journalism, business management or related field

Job description

Leviathan™ battery systems are on vessels. Autonomous programs are underway. A $43M Series A is public. The story is real and the timing is right.

This role owns Fleetzero's earned media program and event execution: building journalist and creator relationships across maritime trade press, defense publications, VC media, and mainstream business outlets - pitching the right angle to the right reporter, then executing at industry events with operational precision.

This is not a press-release-writing job. If you can name the journalist, the angle, and the outlet for a placement you drove in the last twelve months - this is your role.

$75,000 - $120,000 a year

What You'll Own

Media Relations & PR

• Own and expand Fleetzero's media relationships across venture capital publications, maritime trade press, defense publications, energy and climate media, and mainstream business outlets.
• Develop and execute proactive pitch strategy: identify story angles, match them to the right reporters, and drive placement.
• Draft and distribute press releases, media advisories, and executive bylines. Own the editorial calendar for all external communications.
• Track coverage, reporting metrics to leadership on reach, sentiment, and SOV.

Creator & Influencer Relations

• Identify and cultivate relationships with VC, maritime, defense, and industrial content creators across YouTube, LinkedIn, and podcasting.
• Coordinate creator visits, briefings, and partnership activations to expand Fleetzero's organic reach.

Events & Experiential

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution for trade shows, industry conferences, government briefings, and Fleetzero-hosted events (including facility tours, ribbon cuttings, and partner summits).
• Manage vendor relationships, booth design, logistics, speaker preparation, and on-site execution.
• Serve as the internal project manager for all event-related workstreams: coordinating across marketing, engineering, BD, and leadership.
• Build event playbooks and post-event reports that drive continuous improvement.
• Manage and pro-actively prepare for Fleetzero’s experiential calendar.
• Pitch and secure prominent speaker and panel positions for Fleetzero team

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of PR, communications, or events experience, preferably in B2B, industrial, defense, or technology sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, journalism, business management or related field.
• An established network of maritime, defense, or energy journalists and editors is a significant advantage.
• Proven track record of securing earned media placements
• Exceptional project management skills
• Strong written communication skills. Tight, clean prose.
• Willingness to travel to domestic and international events on short notice.

Bonus Points

• Existing relationships with reporters, creators, and podcasters.
• PR or Ad Agency experience.
• A strong portfolio of proven work.
• Examples of innovative activations you have led which led to positive business outcomes.
• You thrive in a fast-paced startup, ever-fluid environment.