Hannah Stern

Hannah Stern

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Head of Media Relations | SISU, creative communications for startups, venture capital, sports, and media
New York, United States

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  • Sisu
    Head of Media Relations
    Sisu
    Jan 2026 - Current (7 months)
    A creative communications consultancy for startups and VCs. Ideas are your best assets; we help you become known for them.
  • Sisu
    Director of Media Relations
    Sisu
    Mar 2025 - Dec 2025 (10 months)
  • Six Eastern
    PR Manager
    Six Eastern
    Feb 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year 2 months)
    • Manage proactive media strategies for AI startups and unicorn tech companies, including awards, speaking proposals, podcasts, and thought leadership opportunities • Landed six Entrepreneur digital features across the agency's portfolio in four months • Secured coverage in AP, Axios, Business Insider, CNBC Make It, Fortune, TechCrunch, Washington Post Clients: Captions, Column, Contra, Flodesk, GlossGenius, OpenStore, Overjet, Intrivo, Luma, Merge, Monarch, Neat, Nextdoor, Patsnap + Webflow
  • Bevel
    Senior Associate
    Bevel
    Feb 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)
    • Secured over 500 earned media opportunities, including Axios, Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes, GQ, Glossy, Inc, InStyle, the NYT & Wall Street Journal • Co-penned op-ed in the WSJ, following the regional banking failure news cycle • Won FastCo MIC for the Rally Museum, which was honored alongside Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and The Sphere • Managed media relations for four world records, securing press in the NYT, Barron’s, and ESPN • Led high-profile media campaign for client’s purchase of Micky Mantle’s childhood home, securing two features in ESPN and the NYT with follow-on coverage across 70 outlets Clients: april, Better.com, Christie's Auction House, Curio Card NFTs, Durable, Easterly Asset Management, Elude, Luxus, Now Media, Masterworks, P
  • Highwire PR
    Senior Account Executive
    Highwire PR
    Sep 2022 - Jan 2023 (5 months)
    • Led media relations for eight PwC reports, including Holiday Outlook, the firm’s largest annual report, which resulted in 100+ stories • Created conference strategy for Truist Ventures at Money 20/20, securing 5 desk-side interviews with tier-one business reporters • Secured exclusive in Business Insider for $1B AI startup’s CEO appointment Clients: PwC Consumer Markets, Sift, Thryv, Truist Ventures and Wise
  • Bevel
    Associate
    Bevel
    Jul 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 2 months)
    • Executed press strategies for 8 + VC funding announcements (pre-seed to Series D), drafting press releases, talking points, and media training investors and founders • Developed media strategy and secured Bloomberg exclusive for Portage’s $655 Million VC Fund • Planned a press event at Zero Bond and curated a guest list of over 200 founders, investors, editors, producers and reporters • Built GTM press strategy for consumer travel app, which received placements in Travel + Leisure, CNBC, TechCrunch, and Fortune, leading to 20k downloads within the launch week
  • Bevel
    Junior Associate
    Bevel
    Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year)
  • NBC News
    Today Show Editorial Production and Booking
    NBC News
    Jan 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 5 months)
    • Fielded incoming press requests and drafted weekly pitch packets for TODAY’s senior producers. • Logged live morning news coverage and built 250+ presentations to visually present stories to SVP of Primetime News and EP of Dateline • Tracked details in high-profile court cases and completed independent research on Nexis • Compiled reports for executive producers by analyzing audience engagement metrics Units: Today Show, Dateline & Tom Brokaw Reports
  • The WNET Group
    Editorial Production
    The WNET Group
    Jun 2018 - Dec 2018 (7 months)
    Units: PBS Great Performances, NYC Arts
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  • Barnard College
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics | Psychology
    Barnard College
    • Cognitive Psychology Lab (Teaching Assistant) • Barnard Alumnae Reunion (Student Representative) • New Student Orientation Program (Orientation Leader) • Athena Film Festival (Volunteer)
  • Columbia University
    Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics | Psychology
    Columbia University
    • CU Tonight (co-creator & Executive Producer) • Columbia Musical Theatre Society (Producer) • Varsity Show (Publicity Team) • King Crowne Shakespeare Troupe (Social Media Chair)
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