Responsibilities

• Build and execute PR strategies for news-driven stories and long-form evergreen digital content.
• Leverage your existing relationships in NYC and national media markets to secure coverage, placements, and earned media.
• Respond quickly to fast-moving news cycles — pitching, placing, and promoting on tight timelines.
• Support growth and visibility for our podcast and digital media properties.
• Develop and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, and producers across mainstream, digital, and heterodox media.
• Craft compelling pitches, press releases, and media materials that speak the language of modern journalism.
• Work cross-functionally within a lean startup team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of PR experience with a clear track record in journalism, digital media, or news-adjacent verticals.
• Deep, active relationships with journalists, editors, and media figures, especially in the New York market.
• Genuine familiarity with the independent, non-partisan journalism space; you know the players, the publications, and the conversations.
• Experience promoting podcasts and digital-native media properties.
• Instincts for news: you know what’s a story, you know who wants it, and you can move fast.
• Comfort operating in a startup environment.
• Ability to work in person, in the office at least part-time in New York.