Senior Associate, Public Relations

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Public Relations professional to provide full-time interim support. This contract role will step into active workstreams quickly, helping keep day-to-day PR priorities moving while partnering closely with internal leadership and an external PR agency. This is a hands-on execution role for someone who is highly organized, a strong writer and communicator, and comfortable owning workstreams with limited oversight. While the PR agency will lead much of the day-to-day media relations and pitching, this person will play a critical role in ensuring the internal work behind strong communications—messaging, briefing materials, fact-finding, award submissions, executive content, approvals, and cross-functional coordination—moves forward seamlessly.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day PR execution and project management across priority brand, corporate, and executive communications workstreams, keeping timelines, inputs, approvals, and deliverables on track.
• Develop and maintain communications materials, including briefing documents, talking points, FAQs, messaging, press materials, LinkedIn and executive copy, and other written communications.
• Maintain and update core messaging and company facts, partnering with Insights, Finance, and other internal teams to validate claims, business metrics, consumer data, and supporting proof points.
• Lead award submissions end-to-end, including identifying required inputs, gathering information cross-functionally, drafting submissions, managing approvals, and tracking deadlines and outcomes.
• Support executive communications and media preparation, including briefing materials, talking points, interview prep, and follow-up for priority opportunities.
• Partner with the PR agency on day-to-day execution, providing internal context and materials, coordinating approvals, tracking action items, and helping ensure agency workstreams continue moving efficiently.
• Support integrated campaigns and company announcements, coordinating with Brand, Social, Influencer, Partnerships, Creative, and other teams to ensure PR deliverables are aligned and executed on time.
• Support PR reporting and documentation, helping maintain trackers, capture results, and ensure clear visibility into priorities, progress, risks, and next steps.
• Proactively identify gaps, dependencies, or decisions needed and bring forward recommended next steps rather than waiting for direction.

Requirements

• Proven experience in public relations, corporate communications, or strategic communications
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing executive communications and media briefing materials
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort operating independently and driving execution with minimal oversight
• Experience partnering with agencies is a plus

Assignment details

• Contract role
• Full-time interim support
• Opportunity to make immediate impact across high-visibility communications initiatives

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance for contract/temporary professionals
• Eligibility to enroll in company 401(k) plan