PR Specialist

About the role

Ebay is seeking a PR Specialist to join its global communications team, focusing on two key company priorities: Collectibles and eBay Live. This role is based in San Jose and reports to a Senior Manager. The position is an individual contributor role designed for someone with 4–6 years of experience looking to expand their scope and responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in advancing eBay’s consumer narrative and value proposition, emphasizing Collectibles and eBay Live, and maintaining a balance between category details and overarching business objectives.
• Execute integrated communications strategies and campaigns that extend beyond traditional PR, leveraging data, insights, and emerging tools (including AI) to drive consideration of the marketplace through earned media.
• Collaborate closely with consumer PR teammates, vertical leads, and corporate and internal communications partners.
• Partner with marketing and business unit teams to provide thoughtful, strategic counsel and executional support.
• Manage global agency partners on key campaigns and initiatives.
• Build and maintain positive connections with media across pop culture, enthusiast, lifestyle, and more.

Requirements

• Possess 4–6 years of consumer PR experience, preferably including both agency and in-house settings.
• Demonstrate a keen enthusiasm for pop culture, sports, TCG, and/or collectibles.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of the media landscape, with a track record of proactive storytelling and reactive press management.
• Monitor and assess media coverage alongside pop culture and technology trends. Use this insight to guide and advance eBay’s consumer PR initiatives for collectibles and eBay Live.
• Have excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Be a proactive, organized self-starter who can prioritize multiple demands and move with urgency.
• Experience and/or willingness to incorporate marketplace data and insights into storytelling (with the support of a data analyst).
• Be comfortable working cross-functionally and across time zones in a dynamic, global environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to connect business priorities to cultural and industry trends to build compelling narratives.
• Have experience driving successful PR strategies and creative campaigns that are strongly rooted in business goals.
• Partner effectively with agency teams to measure impact, translate metrics into insights, and refine strategy.
• Maintain strong relationships with consumer media.
• Demonstrate curiosity and initiative in adopting AI and emerging tools to improve communications workflows, storytelling, and insights, while maintaining strong editorial judgment and brand standards.

Qualifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field (preferred).

Skills

• Excellent writing, editing, and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proactive, organized self-starter.
• Experience incorporating marketplace data and insights into storytelling.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and across time zones.
• Ability to connect business priorities to cultural and industry trends.
• Experience driving successful PR strategies and creative campaigns.
• Curiosity and initiative in adopting AI and emerging tools.

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with three days in-office and two days remote!