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By eliminating likes and follows, we empower our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves.\nWe've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and tomorrow.\nOur team is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission. As the leading platform to socialize online, we have a special responsibility to build a safe digital space for our community. Safety is embedded in our DNA, and our proactive approach focuses on user protection, support, and education.\nJoin us in this exciting journey and help us shape the future of social interactions!\nAbout this role\nYubo doesn't have a PR team yet, and that's exactly why this role exists: to build one from scratch and help Yubo become culturally relevant, resilient to reputational bumps, and a real driver of growth.\nIt's a rare chance to shape a PR function from day one inside a fast-moving global tech company. You'll design how it works, lead our agency partner, and craft the stories, moments and relationships that make people pay attention to Yubo. The role covers everyday consumer stories, corporate communications, and handling sensitive issues or crises when they arise. To start, you'll focus on the US, UK and France, with room to grow from there.\nYou'll report to the Director of Brand & Communications and work closely with teams across the business, especially Brand, Product, Data, Trust & Safety and Legal. You'll own the relationship with our PR agency, making sure they feel like a true extension of the team, and you'll help set up the habits and processes that make PR part of how Yubo works day to day.\nThis is a freelance role on a 6-month contract, with a target start in Q4 2026.\nYour responsibilites\nSet up how PR works at Yubo\nBuild PR operations and onboard Yubo's PR agency, setting clear ways to spot stories, check facts, and turn insight into coverage.\n\nDig into Yubo's data to find trends and stories worth telling.\n\nBuild a simple way to report on PR performance, linking coverage and sentiment to awareness and growth.\n\nReview and embed Yubo's Crisis Comms Playbook.\n\nPlan and run the PR agenda\nBuild Yubo's 2027 PR calendar and strategy, balancing campaigns, cultural moments, and day-to-day press activity.\n\nLead proactive and reactive media relations so Yubo speaks with a clear, consistent voice.\n\nSpot and activate cultural moments through PR, research, events, creator partnerships and other earned activity.\n\nTeam up with Product and Data to build proof points and stories that show what Yubo means to people.\n\nLook after Yubo's reputation\nAdvise senior leaders on reputational opportunities and risks.\n\nSupport corporate communications and reactive issues management when needed.\n\nWork with Trust & Safety and Legal so Yubo talks about sensitive topics responsibly.\n\nHelp rally the right people internally when a crisis hits.\n\nWho you are\nYou're a proactive PR lead with sharp cultural instincts and a track record of creating stories that genuinely earn attention, not just promote launches.\nYou'll bring:\nSolid PR experience, with real results to show from leading a function or campaign.\n\nA good read on Gen-Z culture and how 18 to 24 year-olds socialise and engage online.\n\nExperience turning insight and data into media stories, including digging into data yourself to find the angle.\n\nA track record of using different levers to earn attention: influencers, experts, events, activations, research, stunts.\n\nExperience managing and getting the best out of an external PR agency.\n\nGood judgement under pressure, with experience in issues or crisis communications.\n\nStrong writing and speaking skills, comfortable with both consumer storytelling and sensitive corporate messaging.\n\nThe ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.\n\nA self-starter mindset, with examples of building something from the ground up.\n\nNice to have, but don't let that stop you:\nExperience in high-growth tech, consumer apps, youth culture, media, entertainment or lifestyle.\n\nExperience in the US market, including relationships with US media and journalists.\n\nWithin a month, you will\nGet familiar with Yubo's product, mission and community, and where our communications and reputation stand today.\n\nMeet key people across Brand, Product, Data, Trust & Safety and Legal.\n\nStart onboarding our PR agency and reviewing the Crisis Comms Playbook.\n\nWithin 3 months, you will\nHave set up solid working habits with the PR agency and cross-functional teams.\n\nBe well into building the 2027 PR strategy, calendar and measurement framework.\n\nHave embedded the Crisis Comms Playbook and be actively building relationships with consumer, culture, lifestyle, tech and business media.\n\nWithin 6 months, you will\nHave delivered Yubo's finished 2027 PR strategy and calendar.\n\nHave landed our first standout data- and culture-led stories in top-tier media, backed by a working way to measure PR performance.\n\nHave wrapped up the agency onboarding and defined the role of creators, experts, events and activations in Yubo's communications, leaving a solid foundation for what's next.\n\nThe recruitment process\nA first introductory call with Nicolas, Talent Acquisition\n\nA case study with Alex, our Brand Director.\n\nOur approach to privacy & safety\nAs part of your role, you may handle tools and features involving personal data. We expect all employees to demonstrate strong awareness of privacy and safety issues, and to actively support our Privacy & Safety by Design efforts.\nJoin Yubo and help shape the future of Social Discovery while enjoying a culture that values flexibility, well-being, and impact.\nHere’s how we live our mission every day:\nYou own the impact: Step up, adapt, and make it matter\nUnconventionally Smart: Hack with intent, borrow smart, build better\nBe Bold & Resilient: Raise your head, break barriers, keep moving forward\nOne team, one mission: No egos, no passengers, just shared wins\nTrust & Flexibility: Our hybrid model calls for only two office days a month; the rest is up to the rhythm that works best for you.\nEnjoy Top-notch Benefits\nCulture is central at Yubo, hence the numerous benefits:\nCool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options\nTeam Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activities\nFamily-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policies\nWellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives","description_format":"text","description_chars":6706,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Hybrid work","Wellness"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"France","iso":"FR","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Social Networks"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-12T16:47:01Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:1","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-13T04:57:51Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/yubo-communications-lead","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/yubo-communications-lead.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-13T04:57:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7756,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":172936},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=172936"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fyubo-communications-lead"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fyubo-communications-lead"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fyubo-communications-lead"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/yubo-communications-lead\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fyubo-communications-lead"}]}