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Public Relations Los Angeles
Public Relations Los Angeles

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WE’RE LOOKING FOR TALENTED PEOPLE!

 

We’re always on the lookout for up-and-coming public relations professionals. Think you’d be a valuable asset to the SUGO Communications team? Drop us a line at kyle@sugocommunications.com.

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JOB POSTINGS

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

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SUGO Communications is looking for a Business Development Manager with strong industry connections, excellent negotiation skills, and a proven track record in generating and closing new business opportunities. You have 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, or agency-side sales, and you thrive in a high-performance, creative environment. You understand agency operations, know how to prospect and pitch, and can convert opportunities into long-term client relationships. What sets you apart is your ability to build rapport quickly, speak the language of brand strategy and public relations, and actively help grow something meaningful.

This is a major opportunity for someone passionate about relationship-building, business growth, and storytelling—and who thrives at the intersection of strategy and hustle.

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RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Drive new business acquisition for the agency by prospecting, identifying, and securing new client opportunities

  • Assist in pitch meetings and contribute to the creation of proposals, presentations, and budgets

  • Maintain a robust pipeline and manage a complex sales funnel with multiple moving parts

  • Cultivate relationships with emerging and established brands across lifestyle, beauty, fashion, wellness, beverage, CPG, tech, and travel

  • Consistently meet or exceed monthly KPIs and revenue targets

  • Support marketing and communications efforts to build SUGO’s agency profile and thought leadership

  • Collaborate with internal teams (PR, social media, influencer, digital) to align on client needs and integration strategies

  • Use CRM systems and reporting tools to track sales activity and performance metrics

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SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

  • 5+ years of experience in business development, brand partnerships, or agency sales

  • Strong understanding of PR, social media, influencer and integrated marketing services

  • A wide and active network within lifestyle, CPG, food, and/or hospitality industries

  • Demonstrated ability to close high-value retainers and long-term deals

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

  • Strategic mindset with a creative edge

  • Tech-savvy and experienced with CRM or sales tracking tools

  • Ideally based in New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago with the flexibility to travel

  • Highly motivated, self-starting, and goal-oriented

  • Ability to work very independently and as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team

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BENEFITS

  • Flexible work schedule with remote/hybrid options

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Paid time off, Summer Fridays, and team travel opportunities

  • Uncapped commission for new business wins

  • Work with some of the most culturally relevant brands in North America

  • Be part of a fast-moving, creative, and collaborative team

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Schedule: Monday to Friday (flexible hours)

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Education: Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

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Work Location: This role is fully remote, though being located in New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago is ideal for in-person meetings, industry events, and client visits. Ability to travel is preferred. 90028 / 90210 / 10010 / 10007

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Job Type: Full-timeSalary Range: $60,000 – $140,000 (base + commission)

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To Apply: If you’re ready to help build the next chapter of SUGO’s success, send a brief note and your resume to careers@sugocommunications.com. We can’t wait to hear from you.

 

INTERN

SUGO Communications is looking for a stellar Intern with exceptional organizational/communication skills who will thrive in a creative and fast-paced environment.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES and ONGOING TRAINING:

  • Researching media contacts and updating SUGO's media list

  • Media monitoring and clipping

  • Updating coverage reports

  • Participating in media events

  • Client research and development

  • Developing media and influencers lists and conducting outreach

  • Assisting in administrative tasks such as:

    • Coordinating product mailouts

    • Assembly of media kits

    • Monitoring the tasks and schedules of several people

    • Available to work evenings and weekends when necessary

 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

 

  • Recently graduated from or currently enrolled in a program in public relations or a related discipline

  • Previous internship experience is a bonus

  • Familiar with creating TikToks and/or Reels

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate in a clear, concise and compelling manner

  • Extremely organized with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment with very tight deadlines

  • Incumbent must have the capability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

  • Extremely proactive with the ability to provide prompt follow-through on projects

  • An organized self-starter capable of working alone or in groups

  • Ability to accept specific direction, with an outstanding work ethic

  • A natural problem solver

  • Solid knowledge of Mail Chimp, Meltwater or other database programs

  • Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite 

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office is assumed

  • Bilingual English/French an asset

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Minimum commitment: 3 months

 

Job Type: Full-time

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Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

 

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

 

Work Location:

  • Hybrid remote in Los Angeles or New York 90028 / 90210 / 10010 / 10007

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ACCOUNT MANAGER​

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SUGO Communications is looking for a PR Manager with superior interpersonal and communication skills who thrives in a creative and fast-paced environment. You have 4+ years of PR experience in food and lifestyle-related clients in an agency setting, a proven track record in helping win, retain and grow new accounts, managing client portfolios and motivating a team. You also thrive in designing and delivering fabulous PR campaigns that make a real impact and garner amazing results. In addition, what makes you different is not only your love of food but your passion, creativity, ambition and organization to build a bright future.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Report directly to the Director of Public Relations

  • Play a leading role in managing the planning, development, implementation, and execution of the public relations and communications programs that are created for our clients

  • Create thorough, well-thought-out, creative public relations and event plans for clients

  • Assign, supervise, and review the activities of the SUGO team

  • Create, edit, deploy, and pitch press releases

  • Take the lead in new business acquisitions; research, creating pitches, proposals, and budgets.

  • Build and expand upon relationships with members of the media, continually positioning SUGO. clients as top-of-mind

  • Create, monitor, and manage client and SUGO budgets

  • Provide new business/business development support

 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 4+ years’ experience in PR in an agency setting

  • Experience working with food and lifestyle brands

  • Strong knowledge of food industry media both B2B and B2C

  • Strong relationships with local and national lifestyle media

  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects with various scopes of work

  • Ability to think outside the box

  • Ability to delegate tasks

  • Manage the overall strategy for accounts

  • Knowledge of consumer packaged goods and the retail landscape

  • Exceptionally strong oral and written communication skills

  • Ability to prioritize and motivate yourself and the team

  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and a natural problem solver

 

Job Type: Full-time

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Pay: $65,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

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Benefits:

  • Company events

  • Dental care

  • Extended health care

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off

 

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

 

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

 

Work Location:

  • Hybrid remote in Los Angeles or New York 90028 / 90210 / 10010 / 10007

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ACCOUNT COORDINATOR​

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Sugo Communications is looking for a PR Coordinator with superior interpersonal and communication skills who thrives in a creative and fast-paced environment. You have 1-2+ years of experience in an agency setting, and thrive in designing and delivering fabulous PR campaigns that make a real impact and garner amazing results. In addition, what makes you different is not only your love of food and culture but your passion, creativity, ambition and organization to build a bright future.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Report directly to the Account Manager

  • Work directly with the Account Manager to complete tasks, ensure PR plans stay on track, and achieve desired success

  • Generate press coverage for clients’ programming, as assigned

  • Write, edit and circulate press releases, media information packages, and other communications materials

  • Monitor and manage all social media initiatives for SUGO Communications and its clients

  • Update the SUGO blog as scheduled

  • Locate and track all media mentions and file accordingly

  • Prepare accurate, thorough and timely publicity reports and post-mortem reports for internal and external audiences

  • Ongoing monitoring and organization of contact database

  • Administer the highest level of quality in all work

 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 1-2 years experience working in public relations

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred in communications, journalism or a public relations-related discipline

  • Agency experience a must (boutique or corporate). Previous experience in a food-related industry a bonus

  • Knowledge of major food and lifestyle media throughout Canada

  • Experience in and proven understanding and successes in media relations

  • Capable of demonstrating strong diplomatic and critical listening skills as well as superior analytical and reasoning skills

  • Superior verbal and written communications skills with the ability to articulate in a clear, concise and compelling manner

  • Extremely organized with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with very tight deadlines

  • Incumbent must have the capability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

  • Intuition for interpersonal relationships and relationship building

  • Extremely proactive with the ability to provide prompt follow-through on projects

  • An organized self-starter capable of working alone or in groups

  • Ability to accept specific direction, with an outstanding work ethic

  • A natural problem solver

 

Job Type: Full-time

 

Pay: $45,000.00-$55,000.00 per year

 

Benefits:

  • Company events

  • Dental care

  • Extended health care

  • Life insurance

  • Paid time off

 

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

 

Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

 

Work Location:

  • Hybrid remote in Los Angeles or New York90028 / 90210 / 10010 / 10007

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We’re always looking for superstar volunteers for the projects we’re working on. If interested, please email your resume to kyle@sugocommunications.com.

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