Sr. Communications Manager, Media & Creator Relations

About Pinterest

Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It’s where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you’ll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You’ll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet.

Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences.

Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that’s uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more.

The Senior Manager, Media and Creator Relations will help tell Pinterest’s consumer, tech, product, and business stories through traditional media and new channels. This person will support media relations efforts by managing and cultivating key relationships with broadcast, print and online media, as well as help develop new relationships with non-traditional media, including community creators, newsletters, podcasters and influencers.

This person will build a center of excellence within the Comms Team focused on media and influencer relations with broadcast news bookers/producers, reporters and editors, and new channels and leverage these relationships for Pinterest consumer, product and business news and launches. As a center of excellence, this person will provide strategic counsel to other members of the Comms Team and cross-functional stakeholders on media and creator/influencer relations, and help identify what relationships to tap for various launches and announcements. This person must be a competent project manager and will need to be able to oversee cross-functional projects as they will also project manage launch moments for the company. This person will manage and develop junior staff, including how to effectively do media and creator/influencer relations.

What You’ll Do

• Support and lead storytelling with the media on Pinterest’s consumer, tech, product and business stories.
• Collaborate with colleagues on developing compelling storylines, pitch to top-tier media outlets, podcasts and social creators and influencers.
• Manage and build relationships with traditional and nontraditional media channels across a variety of topics of importance to Pinterest.
• Work cross functionally with the Communications Team and other internal groups (Sales, Consumer Marketing, Product Business Marketing) to launch product features, business news and other announcements.
• Regularly meet and educate reporters and creators/influencers on Pinterest’s value and new product features and bring information and learnings back from these meetings to the broader Comms Team.
• Project manage Pinterest announcements and launches and in some cases act as a company spokesperson
• Build a strong rolodex of traditional and non-traditional media for Pinterest.
• Mentor junior staff and coach them on building and managing media and creator relationships
  
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Solid understanding of what makes a good story and how to effectively identify, pitch and shape consumer, business and product stories in a compelling way.
• Strong relationships with reporters, podcasters and creator/influencers interested in tech, consumer media, business.
• A keen understanding of media strategy and experience pitching stories to reporters.
• Familiarity with the latest trends in the media landscape and how new channels are changing to ways that people consume information, especially Gen Z.
• Ability to work well cross functionally and coordinate across communications, marketing, brand partnerships and sales.
• Project manage experience and skills and the ability to lead projects with multiple stakeholders and short deadlines.
• Strong ability to multitask and manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• 10+ years experience in communications, public relations, journalism or business.
• Experience mentoring and managing junior staff.
  
  
  

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model.
  
  
  

In-Office Requirement Statement

• We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection.
• This role can be remote but our team members try to be in the office for in-person collaboration twice a week if you are within commuting distance to a Pinterest Office (this is not required).
• 1-2 times every 6 months you can expect to have to meet in-person for on-sites and team meetings.
  
  
  

At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise.

Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here.

US based applicants only

$144,000—$297,000 USD

Our Commitment To Inclusion

Pinterest is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you require a medical or religious accommodation during the job application process, please complete this form for support.