Communications & PR Manager (New York, NY)

B Lab • New York City, NY

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Communications & PR Manager owns B Lab's press office and earned media delivery, balancing proactive story pitching and thought leadership placement with reactive press response. This role involves building and holding journalist relationships, drafting and issuing statements and releases, and acting as the first point of contact for incoming press inquiries across the global network. Reporting to the Director, Strategic Communications, this role shapes and delivers the earned media plan within the Director's global communications strategy, editorial standards, and crisis protocols. Key responsibilities include leading proactive pitching, owning media monitoring and insights, and preparing spokesperson briefings. The role requires sound news judgment, comfort operating under time pressure during reactive moments, and the independence to run the press office and represent B Lab publicly on non-crisis media matters, escalating emerging reputational risk to the Director. This role is highly collaborative with strong stakeholder management skills, working with market PR leads to amplify coverage, facilitate cross-team learning, and uplift regional news highlights; collaborating with the Digital Communications Coordinator and Copywriter to align messaging across earned, owned, and thought leadership channels; and complementing Brand & Campaigns' work through media support.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in media relations, PR, or press office roles, ideally in a nonprofit, mission-driven, or purpose-led organization
• Demonstrated track record of securing earned media coverage and managing press relationships
• Experience running press office logistics: media list management, inbound triage, and coordinating speaking/interview requests
• Experience with media monitoring and media database tools (e.g., Meltwater, Cision, or similar)
• Experience evaluating and selecting vendor tools (e.g., media monitoring software)
• Comfortable chairing or running a cross-functional or cross-network working group
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, including experience ghostwriting op-eds, keynote speeches, and talking points
• Resume - please submit an English translation of your resume
• Complete responses in English to our standard set of application questions
• Candidate must hold U.S. work authorization without any time limitations or any other restrictions
• Candidate must be a resident of Pennsylvania at the start of employment
• Candidate must be within commuting distance of our office in Philadelphia

Nice To Haves

• Comfortable working across time zones with a globally distributed team
• Able to navigate complex stakeholder environments internally and externally
• Calm under pressure with sound judgment, situational awareness, and discretion
• Natural news instinct; curious, current, and quick to spot what's newsworthy
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift
• Highly collaborative and relationally savvy: builds trust quickly across geographies and functions
• Ensures communications reflect and advance principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
• Adaptable when operating in conditions of change, ambiguity, and organizational complexity

Responsibilities

• Oversee inbound media relations efforts, triaging and responding to press inquiries
• Run proactive pitching and maintain media lists
• Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with priority outlets, journalists, and writers to pitch for targeted coverage, in close collaboration with the Director
• Pitch and place the thought leadership content, bylines, and narrative positioning that the Copywriter develops, securing earned-media coverage for it
• Feed press insights, media trends, and real-time news judgment into B Lab's thought leadership strategy, flagging timely opportunities and emerging risks
• Plan, write, and distribute proactive announcements and press releases, and maintain the press assets that support them, so B Lab's news reaches priority outlets
• Lead drafting and coordination of reactive statements and press responses, aligning subject-matter leads and regional teams on the position and escalating emerging reputational risk to the Director
• Ghostwrite op-eds, keynote speeches, and talking points for speaking engagements
• Manage delivery of inbound requests, including scheduling and event briefings
• Maintain a standing library of core narrative assets and pre-approved talking points that can be quickly adapted for reactive or fast-turnaround speaking and media opportunities
• Serve as the media point of contact for global initiatives and events (e.g., Climate Week, B Corp Month), coordinating with Strategic Partnerships, Policy, and Community teams
• Copyedit and align communications and content produced by colleagues with key messaging and editorial standards in collaboration with the Copywriter
• Chair the PR & Thought Leadership Working Group (or equivalent circle), managing cross-region and market press office coordination
• Report to the Director on shared global objectives and cross-regional PR alignment
• Collaborate with the Digital Communications Coordinator and Copywriter to align messaging across earned, owned, and thought leadership channels
• Work collaboratively with regional and market PR leads to amplify broader movement coverage, facilitate cross-team learning, and uplift regional news highlights
• Lead exploration of media monitoring software as part of the digital infrastructure project, including requirements gathering, product assessment, and vendor selection
• Manage press subscriptions and monitoring tools, and maintain coverage trackers
• Review and leverage media coverage insights to identify potential partnerships and opportunities to amplify B Lab's message and establish thought leadership in new spaces

Benefits

• An annual salary in the range of $96,200 - $118,000 based on experience and skills
• Excellent health benefits package including access to medical, vision and dental coverage
• Paid time off for vacation - in your first year, you’ll start with 15 days (prorated in a to your start date)
• Additional paid time off for organizational closures
• 403(b) with a match of up to 3%
• Unlimited sick and personal time
• After your first year of employment, 40 hours paid time off for community service
• paid parental leave
• time and budget for your professional development (we assess this PD budget annually)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed