Director, Public Relations - Consumer Goods & Services

About the role

Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast. The company operates across various domains including digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and innovative business initiatives. The role involves owning the Communications Strategy for one of the fastest-growing Consumer Portfolios in the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the overall communications strategy for Beast Industries' Consumer Goods & Services portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives and brand priorities
• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to executive leadership, providing strategic counsel on reputation management, messaging, media engagement, and emerging issues
• Build and execute integrated PR programs that generate earned media, strengthen brand equity, and support product launches, partnerships, retail expansions, and key business initiatives
• Identify cultural, industry, and consumer trends that create opportunities for brand storytelling and thought leadership
• Lead proactive and reactive communications planning, including issues management and crisis communications support when needed
• Cultivate and maintain senior-level relationships with top-tier journalists, editors, producers, podcast hosts, creators, and industry influencers
• Partner closely with Marketing, Social, Brand, Legal, Partnerships, and Executive teams to ensure communications strategies are aligned across channels
• Oversee external agency partners, establishing priorities, evaluating performance, and ensuring best-in-class execution
• Develop executive messaging, media materials, briefing documents, and communications frameworks for internal and external audiences
• Establish measurement frameworks and regularly report communications performance, insights, and recommendations to executive stakeholders
• Help shape the long-term narrative and reputation of Beast Industries' consumer brands as they continue to scale globally

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive public relations and communications experience, with significant experience in consumer goods, food & beverage, retail, or CPG brands
• Proven success developing and leading communications strategies for high-growth consumer brands
• Deep relationships with national consumer, business, food, retail, lifestyle, and culture media
• Experience serving as a strategic communications advisor to senior executives and cross-functional business leaders
• Strong track record of securing impactful earned media coverage and driving measurable business outcomes through communications programs
• Experience leading agency relationships and managing integrated communications initiatives across multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise in reputation management, issues preparedness, and crisis communications
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to influence and build credibility across all levels of an organization
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment while balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution
• Experience in-house at a leading consumer brand or within an agency supporting major CPG accounts is strongly preferred
• Familiarity with the creator economy and the intersection of traditional media, influencer marketing, and digital content is highly desirable

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field
• Proven experience in consumer goods, food & beverage, retail, or CPG brands
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational and project management skills

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Media relations and media outreach
• Brand management and reputation management
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management
• Integrated communications planning and execution
• Media monitoring and analysis
• Public speaking and presentation skills

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance
• Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Company-provided technology package
• Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days