Jillian Smith

Jillian Smith currently serves as the Public Relations Director at HAUS, a strategic communications agency for deep tech startups, since July 2024. Prior to this role, Jillian held the position of Senior Public Relations and Communications Manager at Highnote from October 2022 to July 2024 and was a Public Affairs Officer at NASA from November 2021 to October 2022, where responsibilities included planning news events and engaging with media to promote NASA initiatives. Jillian has extensive experience in media relations and communication, having worked at Propllr PR and Content Marketing in various roles focused on securing media coverage for clients from January 2019 to November 2021. Earlier positions include a Marketing Specialist at MacroPolo, a Research Fellow at the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, and roles at AmCham Shanghai, Youngstown Business Incubator, Mahoning County, and U.S. Travel Association. Jillian holds a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Affairs from Youngstown State University and a certificate in Economics and Chinese Culture from Shanghai University.