Public Relations Coordinator – Talent Operations; Temporary Part-Time

About NYRR

New York Road Runners (NYRR) was founded in 1958 when a small group of passionate runners vowed to bring running to the people and has grown from a local running club into the world’s premier community running organization. NYRR’s vision is to build healthier lives and stronger communities through the transformative power of running.

NYRR’s year-round offerings of races, community events, programs, and training resources provide hundreds of thousands of people with the motivation, know-how, and opportunities to start running and keep running for life. NYRR’s premier event, the famed TCS New York City Marathon, attracts the world’s top professional runners and committed amateurs alike, while also raising millions of dollars annually for charity and driving economic impact for New York City.

NYRR is equally committed to the runners of tomorrow, passionately providing youth fitness programs that educate and inspire children in underserved communities in New York City, nationwide, and around the world.

Headquartered in New York City, NYRR is a 501(c)(3) organization.

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The New York Road Runners Public Affairs department encompasses NYRR’s Public Relations, Government Affairs, and Community Engagement. Public Relations shares the stories of NYRR participants, events, and programs with media to drive awareness of NYRR’s nonprofit mission, elevating the organization and its executives as industry leaders, while also enhancing and protecting the company’s reputation. Government Relations & Community Engagement manages NYRR's relationships with local and state elected officials, and governmental agencies, as well as its relationships with community stakeholders, from our runners and clubs to like-minded organizations.

Public Affairs serves as a bridge for the organization and external stakeholders to advance NYRR’s mission by building and strengthening relationships with media, government, community stakeholders, and key partners across New York City and beyond.

Reporting to the Head of PR and the Talent Operations Lead—the PR Coordinator – Talent Operations will join the department seasonally, ahead of and during the TCS New York City Marathon, from September through early November. In this role, during lead‑up working an average of 30 hours a week with race week hours increasing with potential overtime, the PR Coordinator – Talent Operations will be responsible for supporting the talent lead on the logistics for celebrity / notable runners, including all related communication with runners / representatives for: lead‑up media interviews;

race‑week events;
Expo/bib pick up; race‑day VIP experience, and supporting the operations of these runners in their VIP Start and Finish locations on race day.

• Support Talent Operations Lead in operations surrounding the celebrity runners
• Work with NYRR PR team and external PR agency to coordinate and schedule pre‑race talent interviews
• Assist with coordination of celebrity swag bags; work with NYRR team on mailings and in‑person delivery as needed to Expo
• Support with talent race bib/materials pickup and in‑person delivery as needed
• Onsite talent staffing and managing talent movements at race week events
• Assist in drafting and organizing internal and external materials for celebrity/notable runner logistics
• Managing guest ticketing requests and distribution
• Participate in meetings and walkthroughs with PR team, event leads, PR agency, etc.
• Support other PR‑related projects…