Responsibilities

• Identifies and pitches JAMA Network research, editorials, and editorial initiatives to local, national, and global journalists aligned with outlet medium, reporter beat/topic, and reporter geographic location.
• Serves as the primary contact for media inquiries, coordinating interviews, responding to requests for information, and ensuring timely follow-up.
• Manages operational aspects of embargoed content for the JAMA Network’s journals, including maintaining and auditing embargoed access lists, reviewing and approving access requests, enforcing embargo policies, and educating journalists on embargo expectations.
• Monitors breaking news, policy developments, and emerging health topics to flag timely media opportunities and support rapid response efforts, escalating issues and opportunities to senior staff as appropriate.
• Assists with management of all media relations systems, including but not limited to the JAMA Network Media Center, weekday emails about embargoed JAMA Network content, and tip sheets.
• Drafts and supports development of communications materials including press releases, talking points, FAQs, internal summaries, and key messages, working closely with senior staff to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Supports outreach to global audiences, adapting messaging for international press and connecting institutional partners with media outlets.
• Pilots outreach methods that extend reach beyond traditional news media, including content creators, podcasts, and newsletters, with careful attention to credibility, audience fit, and risk.
• Applies understanding of JAMA Network editorial and embargo policies to support issues management, sensitive topics, or crisis communications.
• Contributes to messaging used across earned and owned communications channels, including newsletters, stakeholder presentations, and internal communications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5+ years of experience in journalism, media relations, corporate communications or similar field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills adaptable to diverse channels and audiences
• Organizational skills, ability to prioritize tasks, and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong news judgment and ability to craft compelling stories from complex topics.
• Familiarity with using large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and/or AI-enabled tools
• Experience with media monitoring/analytics platforms (or, experience identifying trends within large data sets) preferred.
• Familiarity with medical content and/or scholarly publishing a plus.

Preferred

• Experience with media monitoring/analytics platforms (or, experience identifying trends within large data sets) preferred.
• Familiarity with medical content and/or scholarly publishing a plus.