Summary:
The Global Communications Associate is a foundational role within VXPR, VaynerX’s modern earned media engine. This position supports a fast-paced blend of traditional PR, cultural intelligence, and social-first storytelling across a growing roster of consumer and lifestyle brands. Reporting to the Associate Director of Comms, you’ll help craft culturally resonant narratives, support campaign launches, strengthen reporter relationships, and power the cross-channel storytelling that amplifies our clients.
Responsibilities:
- Manage media relations — draft sharp press materials, secure coverage, and build strong relationships with reporters and creators.
- Pitch proactively and surface timely ideas, angles, and opportunities that drive client programs forward.
- Be the day-to-day hub for your accounts, coordinating across clients, teams, and partners to keep deliverables organized and on track.
- Write with excellence across press releases, pitches, audits, reports, recaps, and briefing documents.
- Monitor the news and industry trends, flagging relevant moments, insights, and reporter moves for rapid-response pitching.
- Support social and digital needs, including content development and leveraging paid opportunities when helpful to amplify earned efforts.
- Become an expert on client products and narratives, confidently representing them in media conversations.
- Collaborate across the agency to support integrated work and team growth.
- Bring strong presentation and interpersonal skills to internal and external interactions.
- Interest or sharp eye for design and deck-building is a major plus.
Qualifications/experience:
- 1–2 years of experience in communications, PR, journalism, or advertising (internships included).
- Deep fluency in social platforms, social culture, and emerging digital behaviors - modern social instincts a plus.
- Passion for the advertising, creator, cultural, and media industries; active consumer of trade and mainstream news.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust-bed relationships across a matrixed organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfort writing for both press and social environments.
- Highly organized, detail-obsessed, and able to juggle multiple fast-moving priorities.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with Google Workspace (including Gemini) and Microsoft Office Suite.