Senior Publicist

Roadway Moving • Madison, MS

1d • $84,000 - $120,000 • Remote

About The Position

Roadway Moving is seeking a Senior Publicist to earn national media coverage. This individual contributor role will work closely with the Founder and CEO, focusing on proactive pitching, building Tier 1 relationships, and securing placements in high-impact media outlets. The ideal candidate will possess curiosity, strong judgment, and drive, with the ability to identify compelling angles from business expansions, partnerships, customer insights, and cultural moments. The role requires creating news rather than waiting for it, and shaping the founder's narrative around the company's growth, standards, and people.

Requirements

• 5 to 8+ years in publicity, earned media, or media relations
• Placements you personally secured, and the pitches behind them
• Existing relationships with journalists who take your call
• News judgment sharp enough to find the story in a Tuesday operations update
• Persistence that adapts. A no becomes a better angle, not a dead end.
• Strong writing and executive level messaging
• Fluency with AI, media databases, social listening, and reputation monitoring tools
• Comfort in a founder led business where good ideas move fast

Nice To Haves

• High growth consumer brands background
• Founder led companies background
• Real estate background
• Luxury services background
• Sports background
• Entertainment background
• Hospitality background
• Experience in a major media market, New York especially
• Current relationships with national reporters and editors
• Comfort with the pace that comes with both [major media market and national reporter relationships]

Responsibilities

• Own our national earned media strategy, from angle to placement to amplification
• Build real relationships across business, consumer, real estate, lifestyle, design, sports, entertainment, and culture media
• Secure interviews, features, expert commentary, broadcast, and contributed content
• Shape the founder narrative around our growth, our standards, and our people
• Run an annual media calendar tied to business milestones, seasonal moments, and new markets
• Establish local authority in every market we expand into
• Find the proprietary data and insights inside our business that make a story different
• Monitor coverage, flag what lands, and report weekly on pipeline, wins, and what you are trying next
• Work directly with our SVP of Marketing and our Founder and CEO

Benefits

• Training that actually prepares you
• Managers who coach instead of just assign
• Clear paths to grow
• Knowing the people you work with
• Being trusted with real work early
• Teams across the United States and internationally with the same standards, investment, and care
• Equal opportunity employer
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion

What This Job Offers

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