Public Relations Specialist

Arrive, a fast-growing logistics technology company, as a Public Relations Specialist. In this role, you will support media outreach, draft company announcements, maintain communications calendars, and prepare materials for customer and executive events. You will work closely with the VP of Marketing and the Senior Events & Engagement Manager, and be responsible for building and maintaining media relationships, coordinating company announcements, and supporting spokesperson preparation. This is a hands-on, collaborative role that requires exceptional attention to detail and strong writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support media outreach, draft company announcements, and maintain communications calendars.
• Help maintain and grow relationships with trade, national, and industry reporters, and draft pitches and press materials.
• Build and maintain the PR calendar, media lists, coverage trackers, and related documentation.
• This is a hands-on, highly collaborative role for someone who is detail oriented and comfortable moving quickly between very different tasks — drafting a media pitch in the morning, building an event document in the afternoon, and keeping a calendar or tracker current in between

Requirements

• Comfort moving between multiple concurrent tasks and shifting priorities without losing track of the details
• A collaborative approach, and comfort taking direction from multiple stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field, preferred
• 3+ years experience in communications, public relations, marketing, or a related field, including internship experience
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a track record of catching what others miss
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact professionally with executives, customers, media and employees at all levels of the organization
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and a willingness to adopt new tools quickly, including AI platforms
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment
• Strong writing ability across formats, including pitches, announcements, audience communications and supporting documents