Senior Account Lead (Contract / Fractional), Space and Frontier Tech PR

Delight Labs is a boutique PR firm helping space and frontier-tech companies earn coverage that strengthens their brand, drives revenue, and improves visibility in organic and AI search. We’re adding a senior account lead to run day-to-day client coordination alongside our founder.

You’ll own client cadence, timelines, and reporting. You’ll build media plans and lead the specialists assigned to each account.

You have 8+ years in agency or in-house PR, have led accounts at the Account Director level or above, and have run multiple PR campaigns end to end. Space, aerospace, defense, or deep-tech experience is a strong plus. Remote, US-based. Start date is tied to client onboarding, targeting Q1 2027.

What We're Looking For

• Account leadership: 8+ years in agency or in-house PR, including leading accounts at the Account Director level or above.
• Launch experience: You’ve run funding announcements and major milestone campaigns end to end.
• Industry access: Space, aerospace, defense, or deep-tech experience is a strong plus, especially placements in SpaceNews, Payload, Ars Technica, Breaking Defense, or Aviation Week.
• Media network: Relationships with tier-one business and tech journalists (WSJ, CNBC, Bloomberg, and similar).
• Collaborative mindset: We work side by side, not in silos.
• No fluff: Transparent communication with clients and with us.

Work Details:

• Location: Fully remote (any time zone welcome).
• Structure: Project-based, retainer, or hourly. We'll discuss and find the best way to partner for success.
• Team: Direct collaboration with our internal PR team and client teams.
• Tech: We'll provision you an email and need you to conduct outreach via our email + CRM so that everything is tracked for the client.

Application Requirements To be considered, your application MUST include:

• A short description of an account you led: team size, client cadence, and one problem you solved for the client.
• Two earned media placements you personally secured: How you got them (your process, not just the result).
• Your rate and general availability .

About Delight Labs We're a boutique PR firm that treats publicity like sales. No fluff, no traditional agency nonsense. Just transparent, results-driven media outreach that builds genuine earned media pipelines for our clients.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $100.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5.0 – 15.0 per week

Application Question(s):

• Three space, aerospace, defense, or deep-tech placements you personally secured in the last 18 months, and how you got each one (your process, not just the result).

Work Location: Remote