Radiant Industries

Media Relations Director

El Segundo, CA · Director · Contract

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About the role

This role is critical: despite Radiant having more substance, competitors are seeking to out-hustle us on new media.
You'll prep executives for appearances, coordinate amplification campaigns, and ensure every major milestone gets the coverage it deserves.
Cultivate relationships with new media outlets, newsletters, and online publications that reach our audiences.

Build and maintain relationships with reporters at those same publications.
Support executive communications including developing talking points, preparing executives for interviews, and ensuring spokespeople are deployed to appropriate audiences.
Radiant is an El Segundo, CA-based startup building the world's first mass-produced, portable nuclear microreactors.
Radiant's unique, practical approach to nuclear development leverages modern software engineering to rapidly deliver safe, factory-built microreactors that use existing, well-qualified materials.

8+ years in media relations, communications, or PR-ideally in technology, energy, aerospace, or defense.
Demonstrated success booking executives on broadcast and top-tier podcasts and securing feature coverage from top-tier publications.
Experience preparing spokespeople for high-stakes media appearances.
Understanding of the new media landscape-podcasts, newsletters, social platforms-and how influence flows through and across these channels.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work across time zones and accommodate media schedules.
Desired Qualifications &
Existing relationships with business, defense, energy, or technology podcasters and media creators.
Experience with nuclear energy communications and the unique sensitivities involved.
Prior work with defense technology companies.
Key Metrics:
25+ podcast/media appearances per year across executives.

100% top tier plan coverage + 50% for dependents.
Voluntary life, accident, hospital, critical illness, commuter and FSA/HSA are offered as employee contributed benefits.
8-weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
Additional paid pregnancy leave for CA employees.
Flexible PTO policy.
Drive media coverage for Radiant targeting top-tier outlets, podcasts, shows, and newsletters covering defense, technology, business, government, and energy.
Manage crisis communications when Radiant or the nuclear industry faces negative coverage.
Track and report on media metrics, including coverage volume, sentiment, share of voice vs. competitors, and amplification reach.

Founded in 2020, Radiant is on track to test its first reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory this summer, with initial customer deliveries beginning in 2028.
We're looking for a Media Relations Director to own Radiant's external media presence-from podcast bookings and journalist relationships to investor amplification and executive communications.

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