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Salary: USD 125,000 - 135,000 / annual
Flix North America is seeking a 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 show up in media and public conversation.
This is a hands-on role combining strategic communications with day-to-day 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 and develop integrated communications plans around launches, announcements, and key news moments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and executing proactive media strategies that strengthen visibility and credibility for both brands
- Writing and editing across multiple formats: press releases, pitches, talking points, op-eds, speeches, social posts, and web content
- Managing corporate social channels (LinkedIn, X) with focus on relevance, engagement, and thought leadership
- Supporting executive visibility by preparing leaders for media interviews, speaking engagements, and public appearances
- Leading issues management and crisis communications, monitoring news and social conversations to anticipate and respond to risks
- Driving communications innovation by staying ahead of shifts in how audiences discover information, 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 and can reach the right audiences. You are equally comfortable developing a media pitch, preparing an executive for an interview, writing an op-ed, or managing a fast-moving issue. You are highly self-directed and entrepreneurial, able to spot opportunities, develop compelling ideas, and execute them from concept to completion.
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 writer 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
- Proficient with editorial calendars, media monitoring tools, and analytics to measure impact and inform strategy
- Strong content creator 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 see ideas through to execution
- Comfortable operating across functions and levels with business acumen to connect communications strategy to broader company goals
