Remote Media Relations Lead – Health & Life Sciences

Sōvyn; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

401k plan

Health, dental, vision

Job summary

Sōvyn, an award-winning PR and marketing agency in Stamford, CT, is seeking a seasoned media relations leader to guide client programs in pharma, biotech, and life sciences.

You will craft pitches, secure placements across online, broadcast, and print, and manage relationships with media, clients, freelancers, and vendors while shaping quarterly strategies and reporting progress to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must have pharma/biotech/life sciences PR experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• 7+ years of PR/communications experience.
• Proven proficiency managing media relations and securing earned placements.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Own the success of media relations programs for 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 and 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 high-impact placements.
• Develop and implement evolving quarterly media strategies.
• Coordinate interview process and prepare clients for media interviews.
• Monitor media trends and share reports with clients.
• Organize communication, project status, and reporting for up-to-date information and communication between team and client.
• Create and update target media lists and messaging matrices.
• 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.

Skills

Media relations

Strategic planning

Writing

Networking

PR/Communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Muck Rack

Cision

PR Newswire

Job description

Sōvyn, an award-winning PR and marketing agency in Stamford, CT, is seeking a seasoned media relations leader to guide client programs in pharma, biotech, and life sciences.

You will craft pitches, secure placements across online, broadcast, and print, and manage relationships with media, clients, freelancers, and vendors while shaping quarterly strategies and reporting progress to stakeholders.