Senior Media Relations Director (Remote-friendly)

confidential; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first flexibility

Healthcare

401(k) with company match

Bonus eligibility

Company-provided computer

$100/month phone stipend

Potential ownership opportunity

Lots of autonomy

Job summary

Haus is a boutique, founder-led PR agency focused on media relations for consumer brands, including food and beverage. We are high-touch, highly collaborative and chronically online, with a nimble structure and little bureaucracy.

This role offers autonomy, direct collaboration with the founders and clients, and the opportunity to shape how Haus grows. You will own media relations across consumer clients, pitch reporters, craft strategies, mentor juniors, and contribute to new business.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of PR/media relations experience, ideally at an agency.
• A strong, demonstrable network of media contacts, including national lifestyle, entertainment, culture, trends, fashion, beauty, wellness, travel, home media.

Responsibilities

• Own media relations across a roster of consumer clients, with a particular focus on lifestyle and food & beverage.
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, producers, freelancers and creators across national, lifestyle, culture and food media.
• Develop and execute proactive and reactive media strategies that generate meaningful coverage.
• Pitch constantly: news, trends, products, experts, data, partnerships and cultural moments and whatever else might get a reporter's attention.
• Draft pitches, media alerts, press releases, talking points and other media materials.
• Support client launches, events, announcements and ongoing news engines.
• Serve as a media relations expert and trusted partner to clients, including joining client calls and helping guide earned media strategy.
• Track, report on and communicate media results and learnings.
• Collaborate closely with the founders and broader Haus team on client strategy and execution.
• Help mentor and manage junior team members as Haus grows.

Job description

Haus is a boutique, founder-led PR agency focused on media relations for consumer brands, including food and beverage. We are high-touch, highly collaborative and chronically online, with a nimble structure and little bureaucracy.

This role offers autonomy, direct collaboration with the founders and clients, and the opportunity to shape how Haus grows. You will own media relations across consumer clients, pitch reporters, craft strategies, mentor juniors, and contribute to new business.