PR Lead for early stage tech founders
Skills
BusinessCampaignsHelping ClientsMasteryMedia RelationsNewsroomPublic Relations
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 6-8 years running PR or comms campaigns
- Track record of wins including coverage product launches or sticky ideas
- Strong media relationships with business and tech journalists
- Mastery of AI tools like ChatGPT Claude and Perplexity
- Experience working with content creators or helping clients build a voice online
- Confidence pushing back on weak ideas and advising genius-level founders
- Obsessed with tech culture headlines and how ideas travel
- Own social presence
Nice to have
- High agency
- Nonlinear thinking
- Distribution mindset
- Creative instinct
- Fast-moving
- Idea-driven
Day to day
- Lead PR strategy and execution across 6–7 startup accounts while working directly with founders and content creators.
- Generate publicity, shape founder voices, and develop bold ideas that earn attention, awards, and industry traction.
- Build relationships with reporters, podcasters, TikTokers, YouTubers, and Substack creators while creating short-form content that travels widely.
- Lead and strengthen a fast-moving team and help technical startups break through the noise with Humans + AI.