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Media Relations Manager jobs are open across healthcare, technology, nonprofits, government agencies, and consumer brands, at levels from coordinator to director, with specializations in crisis communications, corporate PR, and media strategy. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
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The Director, External Communications & Media Relations is responsible for promoting, shaping and protecting the organization’s reputation through strategic external communications including media relations, crisis communications, and community and stakeholder relations. This role leads enterprise-wide external communications strategies that enhance brand trust, mitigate reputational risk, and strengthen relationships with key external audiences, including media, and industry stakeholders.This position has been segmented as Hybrid meaning there is a combination of 3 onsite days per week and the rest remote.
Responsibilities:
Partner with CEO, executive and senior leadership and cross functional teams to align external communication strategies with enterprise goals and business priorities.
Develop integrated communication plans that support business goals, operational initiatives, and brand positioning.
Ensure alignment between corporate messaging, media engagement, and community outreach.
Lead the development and execution of enterprise media relations strategy to proactively shape external narratives. Execute media interviews with executives and senior leaders, including print, online and broadcast.
Execute media interviews with executives and senior leaders, including print, online and broadcast.
Execute media relations events centered around key financial and strategy announcements and strategic company investments.
Develop proactive storytelling strategies that elevate brand visibility and reinforce corporate priorities.
Serve as a primary spokesperson and media advisor for the organization.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key media targets.
Oversee media monitoring, messaging consistency, and reputation tracking across channels.
Lead and direct external public relations agency and related budget.
Lead issues management external communication strategies, including early identification, assessment, and mitigation of reputational risks.
Develop and execute crisis communication plans in collaboration with senior leadership and legal teams.
Provide rapid response communications support during emerging issues and high-impact events.
Ensure consistent, clear, and timely communication across internal and external stakeholders during crisis situations.
Support externally facing community affairs strategies for driving media awareness.
Oversee external public relations agency.
Foster a culture of accountability, agility, and proactive communication.
Build capabilities in storytelling, stakeholder engagement, crisis response, and strategic communications.
Lead and participate in senior-level cross functional teams.
Other duties assigned by manager.
Supervision:
1-3 direct reports including specialist and/or manager level(s) via agency partners.
Relationships:
Internal: Partners closely with CEO, executive leaders; Sr. leadership teams; Legal, HR, Operations, Investor Relations and Marketing.
External: Partners closely with media outlets, communication agencies, nonprofit partners and external stakeholders, as well as external public relations agency.
Minimum Qualifications:
8 years of progressive experience in corporate communications, media relations or public affairs.
Proven experience leading media relations and crisis communications at a regional or enterprise level.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong track record of managing complex issues and reputational risk in a large, matrixed organization.
Expertise in managing external public relations or communications agencies.
Experience counseling and engaging with executive leadership and serving as a trusted communications advisor.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Business or related field, or equivalent related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in regulated, industrial, logistics, food, or consumer-facing industries.
Experience managing national media relationships and high-visibility corporate narratives.
Background in issues-heavy environments (e.g., supply chain, labor relations, operations, safety, or regulatory contexts).
This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus and a RSU package.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between
$125,000 - $195,000***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE
Join Our Community of Food People!
The Director, External Communications & Media Relations is responsible for promoting, shaping and protecting the organization’s reputation through strategic external communications including media relations, crisis communications, and community and stakeholder relations. This role leads enterprise-wide external communications strategies that enhance brand trust, mitigate reputational risk, and strengthen relationships with key external audiences, including media, and industry stakeholders.This position has been segmented as Hybrid meaning there is a combination of 3 onsite days per week and the rest remote.
Responsibilities:
Partner with CEO, executive and senior leadership and cross functional teams to align external communication strategies with enterprise goals and business priorities.
Develop integrated communication plans that support business goals, operational initiatives, and brand positioning.
Ensure alignment between corporate messaging, media engagement, and community outreach.
Lead the development and execution of enterprise media relations strategy to proactively shape external narratives. Execute media interviews with executives and senior leaders, including print, online and broadcast.
Execute media interviews with executives and senior leaders, including print, online and broadcast.
Execute media relations events centered around key financial and strategy announcements and strategic company investments.
Develop proactive storytelling strategies that elevate brand visibility and reinforce corporate priorities.
Serve as a primary spokesperson and media advisor for the organization.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key media targets.
Oversee media monitoring, messaging consistency, and reputation tracking across channels.
Lead and direct external public relations agency and related budget.
Lead issues management external communication strategies, including early identification, assessment, and mitigation of reputational risks.
Develop and execute crisis communication plans in collaboration with senior leadership and legal teams.
Provide rapid response communications support during emerging issues and high-impact events.
Ensure consistent, clear, and timely communication across internal and external stakeholders during crisis situations.
Support externally facing community affairs strategies for driving media awareness.
Oversee external public relations agency.
Foster a culture of accountability, agility, and proactive communication.
Build capabilities in storytelling, stakeholder engagement, crisis response, and strategic communications.
Lead and participate in senior-level cross functional teams.
Other duties assigned by manager.
Supervision:
1-3 direct reports including specialist and/or manager level(s) via agency partners.
Relationships:
Internal: Partners closely with CEO, executive leaders; Sr. leadership teams; Legal, HR, Operations, Investor Relations and Marketing.
External: Partners closely with media outlets, communication agencies, nonprofit partners and external stakeholders, as well as external public relations agency.
Minimum Qualifications:
8 years of progressive experience in corporate communications, media relations or public affairs.
Proven experience leading media relations and crisis communications at a regional or enterprise level.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong track record of managing complex issues and reputational risk in a large, matrixed organization.
Expertise in managing external public relations or communications agencies.
Experience counseling and engaging with executive leadership and serving as a trusted communications advisor.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Business or related field, or equivalent related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in regulated, industrial, logistics, food, or consumer-facing industries.
Experience managing national media relationships and high-visibility corporate narratives.
Background in issues-heavy environments (e.g., supply chain, labor relations, operations, safety, or regulatory contexts).
This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus and a RSU package.
Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between
$125,000 - $195,000***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status***
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Education
- Manufacturing
- Non-Profit & Social Services
- Science & Research
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in media relations manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field
- Proven experience pitching and securing coverage in national and regional media outlets
- Strong writing skills across press releases, media advisories, and spokesperson briefs
- Established relationships with journalists, editors, and producers across relevant beats
- Experience managing crisis communications and rapid-response media situations
- Proficiency with media monitoring and PR measurement platforms such as Cision or Muck Rack
Tips for Your Media Relations Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to earned media
Hiring managers for media relations manager roles want proof of placements, not just duties. List specific outlets you've secured coverage in, the stories you pitched, and measurable outcomes like pickup volume or share of voice shifts.
Highlight crisis communications experience clearly
Many job listings for media relations managers call out crisis or issues management as a required skill. Dedicate a short section or bullet cluster to situations where you managed rapid-response media, controlled narratives under pressure, or coordinated spokesperson prep.
Filter openings by sector before you apply
Media relations work varies sharply between a hospital system, a tech startup, and a federal agency. Target roles in sectors where your existing media relationships and subject-matter fluency are strongest, since hiring managers often look for journalists already on your contact list.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists media relations manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a portfolio of media pitches and clips
Unlike most management roles, media relations managers are often asked to share work samples. Bring three to five pitch examples alongside resulting coverage, and be ready to explain why each story angle worked for that particular outlet and audience.
Negotiate scope, not just title, in final rounds
Media relations manager roles differ widely in whether you own external agency relationships, have a direct budget for events or press trips, or report into communications versus marketing. Clarify those dimensions before accepting an offer so your authority matches your accountability.
Media Relations Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most media relations managers?
The companies hiring the most media relations managers right now include Northeastern University, The Heritage Foundation, and AMD, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is particularly concentrated in healthcare systems, large technology companies, and nonprofit organizations with active advocacy or fundraising missions.
How many media relations manager jobs are remote?
About 56% of media relations manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior communications roles in the market. Sub-specializations focused on digital PR, technology sector communications, and national advocacy campaigns tend to offer the highest share of fully remote arrangements.
How do you become a media relations manager?
Most media relations managers begin in entry-level PR coordinator or communications assistant roles, building a portfolio of media pitches and earned placements over several years. Developing a beat-specific journalist contact list, taking on crisis communications projects early, and moving into a senior specialist role before stepping into management are the most common steps. Formal credentials in public relations, such as the APR designation, can strengthen your candidacy for senior roles.
Can you get hired as a media relations manager without direct management experience?
Yes, especially at smaller organizations or nonprofits where the role is structured as an individual contributor despite the manager title. Employers hiring for these positions often prioritize a demonstrated record of media placements and strong journalist relationships over formal people-management history. Framing any experience coordinating agencies, interns, or cross-functional communications projects helps close that gap on your resume.
What does the media relations manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a phone or video screen focused on your media placement history and communications philosophy, followed by a panel interview with senior communications, marketing, or executive leadership. Many employers include a written exercise, such as drafting a press release or pitching a story angle from a provided brief. Final rounds often involve a conversation with the executive or spokesperson you would support directly.
Where can I find and apply to media relations manager jobs?
You can find and apply to media relations manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, sector focus, and preferred location, then apply directly to each position that fits.
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