Media Relations Specialist (Remote)

STiR-communications, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 38,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Join STiR-communications, a unique consultancy, as a PR and media relations specialist. You will manage client relationships, develop media pitches, and drive media coverage for a diverse clientele across various industries. Ideal candidates are proactive self-starters with strong writing skills and a passion for PR.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of recent PR and media relations experience.
• Experience in biotech, life science, medtech, or pharma.
• Proven writing skills with media coverage results.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the day-to-day client lead on multiple accounts.
• Write media pitches and draft news releases.
• Proactively pitch reporters and secure earned media placements.

Skills

Media Relations

Client Management

Pitching Stories

Writing

Job description

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STiR-communications is looking for an experienced PR and media relations specialist who knows how to manage client relationships, pitch stories, and generate earned media coverage.

This is a remote-work opportunity to join our team and work with a growing roster of unique clients across sectors, including biotech, commercial real estate, crypto, franchise, medtech, pharma, healthcare, retail, travel, and more.

Requirements to apply:

• At least 5 years of recent PR and media relations experience, preferably in an agency setting.
• PR experience in one or more of the following healthcare categories: biotech, life science, medtech, and pharma.
• Two or more writing samples related to the aforementioned categories and resulting media coverage secured within the past 3 years.

What we're looking for:

• A media relations pro who knows how to manufacture stories and earn media coverage.
• A proactive self-starter who works well independently and when supporting team members.
• Ability to identify client needs and determine steps to meet those needs and garner results.
• Experience in account management including PR planning, client communications, and reporting.
• Experience in writing and editing media materials, such as pitch letters and news alerts.
• Experience in building targeted media lists filled with relevant outlets and reporters.
• Attention to detail, an eye for grammar, and experience with AP style.
• An interest and ability to work on multiple B2B and B2C clients at the same time.
• Organized, flexible, professional, and cool when sometimes facing challenges or pressure.
• Sense of humor, an admirable work ethic, and comfortable working remotely.

What you’ll be doing:

• Serve as the day-to-day client lead and main point-of-contact on multiple accounts.
• Lead client communications through email, phone, and biweekly or monthly meetings.
• Write media pitches and conceptualize story ideas.
• Draft news releases and other PR-related materials when requested or needed for clients.
• Research and create relevant media lists (national, industry, and regional) and keep up to date.
• Research and pinpoint relevant columns and segments to target and pitch for clients.
• Proactively pitch reporters and secure earned media placements across accounts.
• Reactively pitch reporters by staying up to date with industry trends, recent stories, keyword news alerts, etc.
• Secure earned media coverage for clients and maintain at least one placement a month.
• Leverage significant news from clients to secure multiple earned media placements during announcements.
• Collaborate with team members for media pitching support during significant client news announcements.
• Quickly respond to media requests, schedule/confirm interviews, and communicate all the necessary details with the client.
• Create an industry editorial calendar sheet for each client for additional media pitching opportunities and set reminders so no opportunities are missed
• Create an industry award calendar sheet for each client for potential entries and nominations and set reminders so no opportunities are missed.
• Create an industry event calendar sheet for each client for potential speaking opportunities and set reminders so no opportunities are missed.
• Track client media coverage, share with the client, and update internal coverage sheets.
• Develop 120-day plans for each client to outline goals, KPIs, and top-line items to manage on a quarterly basis.
• Assist in creating annual (or in some cases, quarterly) PR reports to showcase our efforts, successes, and commitment to meeting KPIs to the client.
• Assist in writing client case studies for use in proposals and on the company website as needed.
• Assist in vetting potential clients and developing proposals on a case-by-case basis.

To apply, please email your resume along with two or more writing samples and subsequent media coverage secured within the past 2 years to [e-mail].

If selected for an interview, an introductory call or meeting will be with Greg Salsburg, CEO of STiR-communications, followed by a second call or meeting with the executive team.

About STiR-communications

Based in South Florida, STiR-communications is a business consultancy firm that aligns communications efforts directly to clients' business and financial goals. We are NOT your typical agency; our advice and actions will never be timid.

To know us is to love us. We are a different type of communicator, still offering the traditional services of strategic communications and public relations, but with a real passion and drive for consigliere consultancy.

We are unique in that we align our campaigns with our moral compasses, always pointed north. More than business advice and success for clients, we believe that what is more valuable and insightful are the intangibles intersecting in business and life.

At STiR-communications, we believe it's far more enjoyable to work with people you like and have fun at their job. We do not take ourselves very seriously, only the work at hand. We're inviting ambitious fun-lovers to apply to join our flexible work environment.

Our workplace culture is built on a foundation of the love and value we have for our employees as individuals, and we want people to flourish through work-life balance. We've created an environment to prosper in and strive to bless the lives of our employees in as many ways as possible. We not only want our employees to excel in their work; we also want them to be healthier husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, friends, moms, and dads.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Industries

  Public Relations and Communications Services

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