Remote Manager Public Relations

Summary

Join Whatnot, the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe, as a Manager, Public Relations. You will lead Trust & Safety communications while executing corporate and product communications strategies.

Requirements

• 6+ years of Public Relations or corporate communications and product communications experience
• Experience working on Trust & Safety issues and crisis management
• Strong understanding of the tech or e-commerce and policy landscape
• Experience collaborating with product teams to distill complex language into a digestible narrative
• Strong project management capabilities including planning, prioritizing and execution
• Self-starter who can prioritize in challenging situations and balance between two-sided community needs and business and seller priorities
• Exceptional writing skills, ability to quickly message complex topics for multiple audiences
• Experience forging relationships and working cross-functionally with marketing, Trust & Safety, product, legal, and policy teams

Responsibilities

• Lead Trust & Safety Comms: Work cross-functionally with Policy, Commerce, Trust & Safety, and Legal to ensure we educate our community and the broader public around important policy topics and changes
• Own Media Relations: Build relationships with key reporters while establishing Whatnot as a key resource, develop pitch angles that support and protect our broader business narratives
• Execute Corporate and Product Comms: Help drive brand awareness for Whatnot by regularly educating the press about what we do, driving thought leadership for our spokespeople

Benefits

• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break)
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
• Work From Home Support: Home office setup allowance
• Work From Home Support: Monthly allowance for cell phone and internet
• Care benefits: Monthly allowance on both food and wellness
• Care benefits: Annual allowance towards Childcare
• Care benefits: Lifetime benefit for family planning, such as adoption or fertility expenses
• Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary)
• Parental Leave: 16 weeks of paid parental leave + one month gradual return to work