Senior Manager, Public Relations (Part-Time Contract Role Jan-July 2026)

Thumbtack is an app dedicated to helping millions of people care for and improve their homes by connecting them with local service businesses. The Public Relations team, part of the Brand and Comms organization, is responsible for telling Thumbtack's story through various media channels. This part-time contract role, averaging 20 hours per week from January to July 2026, seeks a seasoned communications professional to drive corporate storytelling, consumer brand building, manage agency relationships, and lead proactive media outreach and executive visibility initiatives.

Must Have

• Manage agency relationship and oversee PR execution.
• Lead proactive storytelling and media outreach for company news and product launches.
• Support corporate communications, including executive thought leadership.
• Partner cross-functionally to shape earned storytelling.
• Contribute to consumer PR programs with data-driven campaigns.
• Provide strategic counsel on emerging issues.
• 7–10+ years of PR or communications experience (corporate and consumer).
• Proven ability to manage PR agencies and shape media narratives.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Comfortable working with executives and communicating clearly.
• Strong relationships with business, tech, and home/lifestyle media.
• Exceptional writing and message development skills.
• Ability to translate complex ideas into compelling stories.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and independently.
• Eligible to work as an independent contractor in the U.S.

Good to Have

• Experience in tech, marketplace, or consumer services industries preferred.

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.

About the Public Relations Team

----------------------------------------

We’re a close-knit PR team within Thumbtack’s Brand and Comms org. We work hand in hand with teams across the company — from Product to Partnerships to Marketing — to tell the Thumbtack story through media outreach, brand partnerships, data and trend storytelling, thought leadership, and more. We’re collaborative, nimble, and scrappy, always looking for new and creative ways to share the voices of our pros and homeowners and showcase what makes Thumbtack unique.

About the Role

------------------

We're looking for a seasoned communications professional to join our dynamic team at the intersection of corporate storytelling and consumer brand building. In this role, you'll drive impact across Thumbtack's most visible moments — from product launches and data storytelling to executive visibility and brand partnerships — working alongside a collaborative team and trusted agency partners.

This is a part-time, flexible position averaging around 20 hours per week. Hours may fluctuate week-to-week and roll over as needed based on workload and key company moments, giving you the flexibility to adapt to the business while maintaining work-life balance.

What You'll Do

------------------

• Help manage our agency relationship and oversee day-to-day PR execution — ensuring alignment across corporate, consumer, and executive visibility workstreams.
• Proactive storytelling and media outreach around Thumbtack’s company news, product launches, and seasonal data insights.
• Support corporate communications initiatives including executive thought leadership, new C-suite hires, and narrative development.
• Partner cross-functionally with Brand, Partnerships, and Data teams to shape earned storytelling moments and ensure message consistency across channels.
• Contribute to consumer PR programs by supporting data-driven campaigns, partnerships, and expert/pro features that highlight Thumbtack’s trusted pros and homeowner community.
• Provide strategic counsel on emerging or sensitive issues and help manage adhoc needs as they arise.

In order to be successful, you must bring

---------------------------------------------

• 7–10+ years of PR or communications experience, ideally spanning both corporate and consumer programs (Experience in tech, marketplace, or consumer services industries preferred).
• Proven ability to manage PR agencies, shape media narratives, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities, coordinate across teams, and move projects forward with clarity
• Comfortable working closely with executives and able to communicate with clarity, confidence, and discretion at all levels of the organization.
• Strong relationships with business, tech, and home/lifestyle media — and the instincts to craft stories that break through (exceptional writing and message development skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling stories).
• Comfortable working cross-functionally and independently — you’re equally strategic and execution-minded.
• Must be eligible to work as an independent contractor in the U.S.

Compensation

----------------

• Rate: $120–$130 per hour, depending on experience and final scope of work
• Benefits: This position is not eligible for Thumbtack benefits

#LI-Remote

Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law.

Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact: recruitingops@thumbtack.com

.

If you are a California resident, please review information regarding your rights under California privacy laws contained in Thumbtack’s Privacy policy available at https://www.thumbtack.com/privacy/

.

We put as much craftsmanship into candidate safety as we do into the hiring experience itself. While scammers may try to impersonate our team, we’ll never ask you for money, banking info, or SSNs during hiring. Check out our blueprint on how to spot the fakes.

Apply for this job

------------------

*

indicates a required field

First Name*

Last Name*

Preferred First Name*

Email*

Phone

Country*

Phone*

Location (City)*

Locate me

Resume/CV*

AttachAttach

Dropbox

Google Drive

Enter manuallyEnter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

Cover Letter

AttachAttach

Dropbox

Google Drive

Enter manuallyEnter manually

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf

• * *

LinkedIn Profile*

Thumbtack currently supports remote work in a number of locations across the United States, Ontario and the Philippines. Using the drop down list below, please select the location you intend to work from. If you are not currently located in or able to work from a location listed below, please select "Location not listed."*

Select...

Location

If you selected "Location not listed" above, please use the text box below to let us know where you intend to work from.

Location

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H-1B visa status)?*

Select...

• * *

Thumbtack Voluntary Self ID Questionnaire (U.S.)

At Thumbtack, we’re building more than a product. We’re building local economies and stronger communities. Leveling the playing field so even the smallest of businesses has a fair shot at success. And we believe diversity is essential to making this happen. We use your answers below to better understand who is interested in joining the team and whether we’re considering a diverse group of people for our open roles. Your response will be confidential, and neither your answers nor your participation or non-participation will affect our consideration of your candidacy.

Gender*

Select...

Race & Ethnicity*

Select...

Military status*

Select...

Submit application