Media Relations Manager

Torrance, California, United StatesFull TimeManager / Head$111,000–$155,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

Neros, a defense technology company, is seeking a Media Relations Manager to build relationships across various media landscapes, pitch stories, manage press inquiries, and analyze coverage. The role requires 5+ years of experience in public relations or media relations, preferably in defense, aerospace, robotics, tech, or hardware. Key responsibilities include coordinating embargoes and exclusives, shaping narratives, and owning a media relations platform with dashboarding and analysis capabilities. Excellent communication skills are essential. The company offers a competitive salary range of $111,000 – $155,000 USD and equity grants.

Who we are

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.

As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.

What you will be doing

Build relationships across the full media landscape: national, business, tech, defense trade, and creator media

Proactively pitch and field inbound press inquiries, serving as first point of contact for media requests

Analyze coverage and share of voice trends for leadership visibility

Maintain our editorial and announcement calendar

Run embargoed rollouts and negotiate media exclusives

Draft and distribute press releases

Produce media one-pagers, fact sheets, press kits, bios, and boilerplate as needed

Partner with our content production team on media assets as part of integrated campaigns

You should have the following

5+ years in public relations or media relations, preferably in defense, aerospace, robotics, tech, or hardware industries

Demonstrated experience pitching and coordinating embargoes and exclusives, not just supporting them

Demonstrated experience shaping narrative and matching stories to the right publication and media personnel

Demonstrated experience owning a media relations platform, including building dashboards and analysis across coverage and share of voice

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

US Salary Range

$111,000 – $155,000 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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