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Salary: USD 125,000 - 135,000 / annual
Flix North America is seeking an experienced Senior Manager of Corporate Communications & PR to lead external communications strategy for FlixBus and Greyhound. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Communications, you will shape how the brands and business are positioned in media and public conversation.
This is a hands-on, creative role combining strategic communications with tactical execution. You will develop and execute proactive media strategies to secure coverage in top-tier national, business, consumer, and trade outlets. You'll translate complex business priorities into compelling narratives, develop integrated communications plans around launches and key announcements, and write across multiple formats including press releases, pitches, talking points, op-eds, speeches, social posts, and web content.
Key responsibilities include managing corporate social channels (LinkedIn, X) with focus on engagement and thought leadership; supporting executive visibility through media interview preparation, speaking coaching, and identifying strategic platform opportunities; leading issues management and crisis communications by monitoring news and social conversations to anticipate and respond to risks; and driving communications innovation by staying ahead of audience behavior shifts, including AI's evolving impact.
You are an exceptional storyteller with sharp journalistic instincts, strong business judgment, and an ownership mindset. You know what makes a story newsworthy, have established journalist relationships, and can move ideas from concept to execution. You are highly self-directed, entrepreneurial, and comfortable operating across functions and organizational levels.
The role is hybrid, requiring 2–3 days per week in the New York office.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or related field
- 7+ years in corporate communications or PR with strong track record supporting consumer brands
- Exceptional writing skills with sharp journalistic instincts; ability to identify newsworthy stories and tell them across channels and formats
- Proven media relations professional with established journalist relationships and history of securing meaningful earned coverage
- Experience in executive communications, including coaching and preparing senior leaders for media and public appearances
- Skilled at issues and crisis management with sound judgment under pressure
- Proficiency with editorial calendars, media monitoring tools, and analytics to measure impact and inform strategy
- Strong content creation across written, digital, and visual formats; photography, video, or design experience is a plus
- Highly proactive, entrepreneurial, and self-directed; ability to spot opportunities, take ownership, and execute
- Comfortable with business acumen to connect communications strategy to broader company goals
