Sr. Director, Brand PR

Job Description

Job Description

If you’re reading this on your way from 5am spin class to festival fast-pass, you’re CELSIUS®— an everyday hustler with the essential energy to aim high, and go the extra mile wherever your goals take you.

Joyful by design, sunny by nature, and unapologetically bold. If your bestie has you saved in their phone as “Icon,” you’re ALANI NU® — confident, colorful, and bringing main-character energy to every moment.

SoCal in your soul, attitude in your stride. If gravity doesn’t stop you and “impossible” sounds more like “dare you,” you’re ROCKSTAR®— a born rebel, raising the bar with mind-body energy and zero compromise.

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Together, we’re Celsius Holdings, Inc.— a global CPG company united by three powerhouse brands and one incredibly talented team.

At Celsius, we pride ourselves on empowering our people. Every employee has a stake in our success. We create a collaborative culture built on inclusivity, innovation, and a belief that great ideas can come from anywhere.

And we’re on our way to building something bigger: a category where energy isn’t just consumed, it’s lived—where performance meets personality, brand becomes community, and every can crack sparks a statement.

This is the future of modern energy. This is Celsius.

Ready to take your career to the next level? Join our team and redefine what it means to be energized.

In-Office: Based full-time at CELSIUS® Headquarters in Boca Raton, FL

Travel Requirements: This position requires up to 25% domestic travel.

People Management Responsibilities: Yes

Role Type: Full-Time

Celsius Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director, Brand PR to lead U.S. earned media strategy and execution across a multi-brand portfolio including CELSIUS, Alani Nu, and Rockstar Energy . This is the senior-most Brand PR leader and the single point of responsibility for Brand PR performance, ensuring our brands show up in culture with relevance, credibility, and consistency, and that PR is fully aligned to brand strategy and marketing priorities as well as corporate communications standards and strategies.

This leader will operate as a center of excellence for consumer-focused PR, partnering closely with Brand Marketing leadership while owning Brand PR strategy, standards, ethics, governance, and executional excellence. They will lead an internal team of specialists and have the opportunity to define how we work with outside service providers, including PR agencies, to deliver high-quality work at speed and scale.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in consumer/brand PR and earned media, with significant leadership responsibility.
• CPG experience required; beverage strongly preferred
• In-house experience required , including building or scaling internal functions, teams, and operating processes (not solely agency background).
• Strong track record leading consumer PR programs that span culture, partnerships, experiential moments, and product/innovation storytelling.
• Experience leading agencies and external partners with clear governance, high standards, and strong performance management.
• Proven ability to influence senior marketing stakeholders through trust, strong judgment, and effective cross-functional partnership.
• AI fluency required : ability to explain and implement how AI improves strategic planning, analysis, content creation, governance, and insights.

Core Competencies  

• Consumer-first earned media strategy and proactive story generation

• Excellent editorial standards and messaging discipline
• Team leadership, coaching, and operational rigor
• High-speed execution with strong judgment and prioritization
• Cross-functional partnership and stakeholder management
• Measurement mindset focused on impact and outcomes
• Applied AI workflows for productivity and quality

Portfolio Brand PR Strategy & Planning 

• Own the U.S. Brand PR strategy across CELSIUS, Alani Nu, and Rockstar Energy, ensuring PR meaningfully advances each brand’s strategy and marketing priorities.
• Build annual/quarterly PR roadmaps and integrated calendars aligned to marketing tentpoles, innovation, partnerships, experiential activations, and cultural moments.
• Create and drive proactive story pipelines that build sustained earned visibility and consumer interest throughout the year.

• Establish narrative guardrails, message frameworks, and quality standards that improve consistency, accuracy, and brand-appropriate tone across earned media.

Leadership of Specialists + Program Operations

• Lead, coach, and develop a Brand PR specialist team spanning key practice areas (e.g., Sports/Athletes, Entertainment/Culture, Product/Innovation).
• Hire for open roles and build a high-performance culture rooted in urgency, strong judgment, accountability, and exceptional quality.
• Direct work allocation across specialists and partners to maximize speed, consistency, and output, ensuring clear briefs, tight feedback loops, and strong editorial rigor.
• Build operating rhythms and program discipline (planning cadence, workflow management, approvals, and delivery standards).

Partner & Budget Management; External Service Provider Leadership

• Own Brand PR budget management; drive disciplined allocation decisions and strong ROI orientation.
• Define expectations, working standards, and performance oversight for outside partners (primarily PR agencies), ensuring strong strategic alignment, clear roles, and consistently high-quality deliverables.
• Create governance that improves clarity and execution: scopes, briefing discipline, deliverable standards, approvals, and measurement expectations.

Influencer Earned Amplification

• Partner closely with the influencer/brand partner function to maximize marketing ROI through earned media and PR amplification.
• Drive PR storytelling and coverage opportunities tied to influencer/creator relationships and brand partnerships, ensuring these programs translate into credible buzz and positive consumer word-of-mouth.

Senior Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as the senior PR counselor and day-to-day partner to the heads of Brand Marketing for each brand and to the Chief Brand Officer.
• Partner closely with Sports & Entertainment / College & Field Marketing leadership to activate programs and convert investments into earned impact.
• Bring confident, solutions-oriented PR leadership to planning discussions offering strategic counsel, best practices, and clear recommendations that help marketing teams maximize the effectiveness of PR.

Crisis Readiness & Brand Issues Support

• Sit on the crisis response team and partner closely with the Issues & Reputation Management communications leader and cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, Marketing, Operations, Sales, etc.).
• Support readiness and response for consumer-facing brand issues (e.g., misinformation, partner/athlete-related controversy, product perception issues), ensuring fast alignment and clear, responsible communications.

AI-Enabled PR Operations (Required)

• Embed AI tools into PR planning, analysis, monitoring, content development, governance, and insights, translating fluency into practical workflows.
• Set standards for responsible, effective AI use that improves speed, consistency, and quality while strengthening measurement and learning.
• Train and enable the team to adopt AI-enabled ways of working, improving overall program efficiency and output.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

• Long- and short-term disability
• Life insurance
• 10 Vacation days per year subject to accrual policy
• 11 Company paid holidays
• 401(k) with Company match
• Identity theft and legal services

The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors, such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience. Celsius is a total rewards company. This position may be eligible for other compensation, including bonuses and Restricted Stock Units (subject to company plans).

Celsius Holdings, Inc. celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. We believe strongly in fostering a safe, fair and respectful work environment. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please reach out to View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

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