Public Relations Specialist

Want to love your job? We’re hiring at the Texas Roadhouse Support Center! Flexibility, teamwork, and fun are some of the reasons our employees are proud to be Roadies. Apply today and join our team!

We offer a comprehensive total rewards package on the first day of the month following 31 days of employment to Support Center Employees that meet our benefit eligibility requirements. The total rewards package includes, but is not limited to, the following:
•A choice of medical plans that are best in class
•Dental and Vision Insurance
•Paid Vacation, Parental, Donor, Bereavement and 100% Paid Maternity Leave
•Adoption Assistance
•Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
•Life, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
•Identity Theft Protection
•Employee Assistance Program
•Business Travel Insurance
•401(k) Retirement Plan
•Flexible Spending Accounts
•Tuition Reimbursements up to $5,250 per year
•Quarterly Restricted Stock Units Program
•Annual holiday bonus

We also offer a variety of services for our Support Center employees! Car detailing and oil changes in the parking lot, on site haircuts, workout gym with personal trainers, spray tans, dry cleaning delivery service, chair massages just to name a few! We also have a Registered Nurse in the building to help with our wellness initiatives and keep us healthy. Willie’s Joynt is our full-service café that serves breakfast and lunch and prepares delicious TO GO meals. We love taking care of our Roadie family and making our company a LEGENDARY place to work! As our founder, Kent Taylor once said, “We are a people company that just happens to serve steaks.” Check us out, you won’t be disappointed!

Position Overview

The Public Relations Specialist is responsible for executing the strategy set by the Director of Communications & Retail and the Chief Communications Officer. This role involves working directly with cross functional internal and field teams to ensure media responses and PR tactics are aiding in our local store marketing efforts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and report daily on media mentions for each of our three brands.
• Respond to media and other inquiries working with the appropriate stakeholders
• Partner with our outside freelancer on press releases, ensuring NSOs and local store marketing programs are being highlighted
• Lead media training sessions in partnership with the Director of Communications & Retail and our Marketing Coaches
• Support LSMs and Marketing Coaches with community segments with a focus on growth of these segments amongst our stores
• Team up with the Digital Team on potential influencer partnerships and other brand collaborations, including posting content to our I Love My Job Facebook page and LinkedIn.
• Coordinate our responses to in-bound guest communications (e.g. invitations, compliments, school programs, etc.)
• Maintain the internal communications boards – designing and posting slides weekly

• Ability to write and edit for needs such as: articles, radio scripts, web, etc. for Texas Roadhouse, Bubba’s 33, and Jaggers

• Partner up on monitoring and reporting on analytics for internal communication platforms and media mentions
• Maintain media kits, fact sheets and press rooms on our websites
• Support the efforts of the overall Communications and Retail programs as requested

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communication, Marketing, Public Relations or related field preferred.
• 2+ plus years working experience in corporate communications, marketing or public relations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, experience with Canva a plus.
• Proven ability to write and edit for business needs