Media Relations Manager (PR Agency)

BioSpace; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 90 000 - 140 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

401k plan

Health, dental, vision plans

Generous PTO and parental leave

Summer Fridays

100% remote work

Resumo da oferta

Sōvyn is seeking an experienced media relations expert to lead PR programs for healthcare technology and life sciences clients. This role is 100% remote, with central/east coast hours and a strong emphasis on storytelling, pitches, and content creation.

Requirements include a 7+ year PR background, proven media placements, and a robust media contact network. You will manage campaigns, collaborate with a team, and drive industry recognition.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• 7+ years of PR/communications experience, pharma/biotech or life sciences preferred.
• Proven proficiency managing media relations and earned placements.
• Robust network of traditional and online media contacts.
• Ability to foster client and media relationships.
• Strategic planner and effective implementer.
• Be deadline-driven and adapt under pressure.
• Superior writing skills and collaborative mindset.

Responsabilidades

• Own the success of media relations programs for clients.
• Craft pitches and secure media coverage across channels.
• Author high-quality content including press releases and bylines.
• Develop media strategies and quarterly plans.
• Coordinate interviews and prepare briefing materials.
• Monitor media trends and deliver client reports.
• Organize communication and reporting between team and client.
• Contribute to new business research and proposals.

Conhecimentos

Media relations

Pitch writing

Content creation

Strategic planning

Relationship management

Deadline-driven

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Ferramentas

Muck Rack

Cision

PR Newswire

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are Sōvyn, an award-winning PR and marketing agency on a fast-paced journey growing and leading healthcare communications. We provide marketing and PR services for top healthcare technology and life sciences companies around the world. Our experts are renowned for moving minds and driving a better healthcare ecosystem for all. You are an expert in media relations who excels at overseeing public and media relations activities for clients. You have a deep media network, are a captivating storyteller, and dynamic pitch writer, and maybe even consider yourself a bit scrappy. Sound familiar? We're looking for you to be a media relations expert on our team. Type As wanted! Sōvyn is 100% remote. You can work from anywhere as long as you have dependable internet and are willing to keep central or east coast hours.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of media relations programs for our clients
• Craft unique and creative pitches and secure media coverage
• Author high-quality content, including press releases, speaking and award submissions, pitches, byline articles, case studies, and other collateral
• Cultivate strong relationships with media, industry leaders, clients, freelancers, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Set media relations strategy, creatively link complex issues with newsworthy coverage potential
• Manage the delivery of PR campaigns across all media platforms
• Lead proactive and reactive media relations efforts to achieve quality, high-impact placements on a consistent basis
• Develop and implement evolving quarterly media strategies
• Coordinate the interview process and develop key messages and briefing sheets to prepare clients for media interviews
• Monitor media trends, present and share media reports and deliverables with clients
• Organize communication, project status, and reporting for up-to-date information and communication between the team and client
• Create and update target media lists, messaging matrices, and communications strategy
• Offer new ideas and initiatives to the team
• Assist with new business research, proposal writing, and presentations as needed
• Demonstrate enthusiasm in client communications
• Celebrate successes with clients and the Sōvyn team

We understand no candidate checks every single box. That’s why we’ve divided our list into “must have” and “nice to have.”

Musts

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• 7+ years of PR/communications experience (recovering journalists welcome)
• Past work in pharma, biotech, or life sciences
• Proven proficiency managing media relations and securing earned placements (online, broadcast, and print)
• Robust network of traditional and online media contacts
• Ability to maintain and foster relationships with clients and media
• Strategic planner and effective implementer
• Be deadline-driven, prioritize, and adapt under pressure
• Knowledge of best practices in communications, media and PR
• Superior writing skills
• Strong desire to work in a team and be collaborative, creative, and cool

Pluses

• Familiar with an agency environment
• Working knowledge of software such as Muck Rack, Cision, PR Newswire
• Understanding of regulatory and compliance challenges for drug commercialization

Why our team loves Sōvyn

• Innovative and award-winning expertise
• Diverse, energetic, positive culture
• Excellent 401k, health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous PTO, including vacation, parental leave, and summer Fridays
• 100% remote work
• Collaborative, inclusive, engaging process

Other information

This position reports to the Vice President of Communications Headquarters are located in Stamford, CT Sōvyn is a registered trade name for KNB Communications LLC