US Newsroom Partnerships Associate

Qwoted; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Qwoted is seeking a Newsroom Partnerships Associate in New York to build strong journalist relationships, drive platform adoption, and deliver a high-quality experience for media users in newsrooms.

The role involves engaging journalists, supporting outreach initiatives, onboarding new media users, and triaging inquiries to ensure effective platform adoption across the US.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in a newsroom of a major outlet.
• Familiarity with newsroom pace, deadlines, and expectations.
• Experience reviewing or handling expert quotes or contributed content is a plus.
• Confident communication with reporters and media professionals.
• Ability to manage high-volume outreach and multiple conversations.

Responsibilities

• Support senior leadership with day-to-day outreach, engagement, and user support.
• Conduct high-volume outreach to journalists across the US via email and calls.
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and media contacts.
• Serve as first point of contact for journalist questions and support needs.
• Onboard new media users and promote platform adoption in workflows.
• Assist with platform demos and follow-ups for interested media contacts.
• Monitor inbound requests and triage urgent issues.
• Identify quality expert responses to support journalist needs on the platform.
• Ensure Source Requests receive strong, relevant responses to improve outcomes.
• Highlight useful expert contributions to enhance journalist experience.
• Track outreach activity, user engagement, and support trends.
• Assist with KPI reporting on outreach, demos, signups, and usage.
• Improve processes to strengthen the media user experience.

Skills

Newsroom experience

Outreach skills

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Proactive service

Relationship building

Tools

Email outreach tools

Job description

Qwoted is a global professional network connecting media brands with PR experts and small businesses. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Newsroom Partnerships Associate to build strong relationships with journalists, drive platform adoption, and deliver a high-quality experience for media users working in newsrooms.

This role is ideal for someone who has newsroom experience, enjoys external communication, relationship building, and helping users succeed. You will support outreach efforts, engage directly with journalists and media professionals, respond to questions and issues, and help drive ongoing adoption of the Qwoted platform.

You will help support efforts to expand Qwoted’s media user base and ensure journalists have a smooth and valuable experience on the platform. Success in this role will be measured not just by activity, but by improving the quality and effectiveness of journalist interactions on the platform.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Strategy Officer with day-to-day execution across outreach, engagement, and user support
• Conduct high-volume outreach to journalists and media professionals across the US including cold calling and cold emailing
• Build and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and other media contacts
• Serve as a first point of contact for journalist and media user questions, troubleshooting, and support needs
• Help onboard new media users and encourage adoption of the Qwoted platform as part of their day-to-day workflow
• Assist with platform demonstrations and follow-up for interested media contacts
• Monitor and triage inbound requests, escalating urgent or sensitive issues when needed
• Identify, review, and surface high-quality expert responses to support journalists using the Qwoted platform
• Help ensure Source Requests receive strong, relevant responses by monitoring activity and proactively step in where Source Requests are underperforming to help improve outcomes
• Assist in curating and highlighting the most useful expert contributions to improve journalist experience
• Track outreach activity, user engagement, and support trends
• Assist with reporting on key performance indicators including outreach activity, demos, signups, source requests, and ongoing usage
• Help improve processes and identify opportunities to strengthen the media user experience

What We Are Looking For

• At least 2 years working in a newsroom of a major print, digital, or broadcast outlet
• Familiarity with how journalists work and an understanding of newsroom pace, deadlines, and expectations
• Experience reviewing or working with expert commentary, quotes, or contributed content is a plus
• Confidence communicating with reporters and media professionals
• Comfort with high-volume outreach and managing multiple conversations at once
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Able to work independently while also collaborating closely with internal teams
• Proactive, resourceful, and service-oriented
• Interested in media, storytelling, and helping users get value from a platform
• Experience with email outreach, customer-facing support, or platform onboarding is a plus
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to self-manage time and work independently

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.