Public Relations Specialist

Job Title: Public Relations Assistant
Work hours: 40 hours/week (9AM-5PM). Potentially some weekend events or travel
Location: 420 5th avenue New York NY 10018
Pay Rate: $29.70/hr Paid Weekly!
Contract Length: 12 months (Extension/Conversion possible, based on performance, Business need)
Start Date: 4/6/2026

General Summary:
The Public Relations Specialist will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day Public Relations activities for Sunglass Hut. Based in NYC, this role will report directly to Nikki Klarberg, Senior Public Relations Manager for Sunglass Hut globally.

Position Responsibilities:

• Support the Senior Public Relations Manager in all public relations efforts – from day-to-day tasks to broader brainstorming and creating targeted PR plans/influencer strategies.
• Liase with external agency partners to fulfill editorial requests and ensure the SGH PR department is running smoothly and efficiently.
• PR asset development (I.e. talking points, quotes, media alerts, trend pitches, etc.)
• Media list maintenance
• PR recaps
• Influencer research (ongoing)
• Event support (including RSVP lists, inviting media, organizing product and displays, etc.)
• Product order fulfillment (for gifting and samples)
• Operational requests (communications to stores, receiving campaign assets, high res images, credit requests, shipments, messengers, etc.)

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, PR, Advertising/Marketing or Journalism preferred
• Possess excellent written, verbal and organizational communication skills
• Ability to be flexible and adapt in a fast-paced, sometimes high-pressure environment
• Possess outstanding project-management and strong follow-up skills
• Proven ability to complete time-sensitive tasks under minimal direction
• Travel TBD based on brand needs and events.