Media Relations Professional

Costa Mesa, CA (Hybrid)

$46K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level1+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

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Job Summary

Own the development and execution of earned media programs across national and regional outlets, collaborating with multi-account teams, leveraging digital platforms and trends to craft tailored pitches, and feeding insights into broader content strategy.

  • Generate and expand earned media coverage across traditional and digital outlets
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align PR with broader client goals
  • Identify cultural moments and trends to drive timely, story-ready pitches

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Generate earned media coverage across a wide breadth of traditional national and regional media across general news and a wide range of lifestyle categories
  • As part of a team across multiple accounts, contribute to opportunities in earned media and broader PR strategies
  • Work alongside the social team to amplify earned hits, expanding outreach beyond traditional media to bloggers, YouTubers, and creators and feeding PR insights into broader content strategy
  • Identify cultural moments, trends and newsjacking opportunities and apply them to clients’ brands
  • Collaborate with in-house experts across marketing disciplines to achieve client goals
  • Possess the ability to adapt your story to each reporter and outlet through proper research
  • Leverage digital and social platforms to identify relevant media opportunities, track journalist activity, and learn about timely insights that support proactive media outreach

Requirements

  • 1 - 3 years’ experience
  • Based in either Orange County (CA), Chicago, or Atlanta and be willing to work a hybrid-in-office schedule
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to leverage digital and social platforms to identify relevant media opportunities, track journalist activity, and learn about timely insights that support proactive media outreach
  • Willingness to lean into collaboration and communication within a team environment
  • Ability to work across multiple clients and industries
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet multiple clients’ needs simultaneously
  • Curiosity to follow industry trends and the creativity to apply them to your clients’ brands
  • Ability to utilize AI based LLMs such as Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.
  • May require some travel

Benefits

  • 401(k), with employer matching
  • Employer provided/supplemented health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Traditional holidays and paid time off
  • Employee referral program
  • Work-from-home policies
  • New business incentive program
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