Public Relations Operations Manager – Contract

indie.io

Public Relations Operations Manager coordinating PR initiatives for a leading global beauty client at Indie Consulting. Ideal for someone with project management experience seeking growth in a creative environment.

Posted 6/12/2026contractRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as an operational lead across multiple PR initiatives, ensuring projects remain on track from planning through execution
Translate meetings, discussions, and stakeholder feedback into actionable project plans with clear owners and timelines
Anticipate risks, bottlenecks, and resource gaps, proactively escalating concerns and proposing solutions
Review deliverables and identify inconsistencies, errors, or opportunities for improvement before stakeholder review
Apply brand guidelines and campaign objectives to ensure work meets quality standards
Identify opportunities to improve workflows, communication processes, and team efficiency
Drive accountability across stakeholders to ensure commitments are completed and projects continue moving forward
Provide day-to-day project management support to the PR Managers and Head of PR + Influence
Own and maintain project timelines, workbacks, trackers, status reports, and action plans across multiple concurrent initiatives
Coordinate cross-functional deliverables to ensure projects remain on schedule and stakeholders remain aligned
Own meeting documentation and follow-up, translating discussions into actionable next steps with clear ownership and timelines
Support campaign planning and brainstorming sessions, documenting recommendations, requirements, and project deliverables
Build and maintain project trackers, contact databases, asset repositories, and reporting dashboards
Assist in preparing, routing, and tracking approvals for messaging documents, media materials, and campaign assets
Maintain visibility across all active workstreams and proactively communicate status updates, risks, and dependencies
If local: Provide in-person event support for NYC-based activations, press events, agency meetings, and brand experiences
Manage end-to-end product seeding programs, including inventory coordination, shipment tracking, reporting, and stakeholder communication
Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure activation and seeding efforts align with broader campaign priorities
Partner directly with agency teams, serving as a key point of coordination for project communications, asset routing, timelines, and feedback management
Track earned media performance and campaign KPIs across PR initiatives
Compile reporting, media coverage, insights, and campaign highlights for internal and client-facing presentations
Support post-campaign recaps by documenting key learnings, performance outcomes, and recommendations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Public Relations, or a related field
4–7 years of experience in project management, account management, communications, public relations, integrated marketing, or a related field
Demonstrated experience managing complex projects across multiple stakeholders and workstreams
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify issues and recommend solutions
Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through
Proven ability to independently manage priorities and drive work forward with minimal oversight
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience working cross-functionally with agencies, vendors, clients, and internal teams
Proficiency in Google Workspace and project management tools such as Asana, Monday.com, Airtable, Smartsheet, or similar.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible, remote-first environment
Opportunities for in-person collaboration and events

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementaccount managementcommunicationspublic relationsintegrated marketingcritical thinkingproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detailreporting

Soft Skills

communication skillsindependent managementstakeholder managementteam efficiencyrisk managementworkflow improvementaccountabilitycollaborationtime managementadaptability