Media Relations Specialist

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$50K/yr – $70K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 6 days ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day support for Team Epiphany’s Associate PR Director and other team members
Develop and maintain targeted media lists across categories and platforms
Monitor media coverage and create detailed campaign recaps and reports
Identify trends and news cycles to pitch relevant, creative stories
Draft compelling press materials, including releases, media alerts, and pitches
Build and nurture relationships with media contacts across lifestyle, entertainment, pop culture, business, and spirits
Collaborate closely with social media, strategy, and experiential teams to align campaign messaging
Help secure impactful media placements across top-tier outlets
Stay ahead of cultural trends to bring fresh, relevant POVs to internal and external brainstorms
Identify and manage submissions for agency and campaign awards, including developing compelling entries that showcase the work and its impact.

Requirements

MUST BE ABLE TO WORK A HYBRID SCHEDULE
3 days/week in-office
10 AM – 7 PM EST
3+ years of experience in public relations or media strategy
Strong media relationships, especially in lifestyle, entertainment, culture, and spirits
Experience in multicultural marketing and an understanding of culturally relevant media
Exceptional writing, storytelling, and communication skills
Comfortable working directly with clients and senior executives
Collaborative spirit and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
Deep knowledge of the current media and influencer landscape

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage
Retirement Benefits
Wellness and Technology Benefits
Bonus Potential

Team Epiphany

2.6 Glassdoor

Founded in 2004, Team Epiphany is a full-service creative agency. Born from an intimate network of influencer relationships - a healthy layer of rigorous strategic thinking and finesse in event production has allowed the agency to effectively position brands in culture for over 10 years. As a result, clients like Nike, Diageo, HBO, Heineken and Cadillac have all reaped the benefits of being “early” on music, fashion, digital innovation, event trends and celebrity partnerships.Team Epiphany experiences continual growth every year, from a nomadic one-man-shop to harboring 55 full-time employees out of offices in New York City and Portland, Oregon. The agency has garnered acclaim on Inc. Magazine's elite list of "Fastest Growing Private Companies" annually since 2009.As a progressive agency, maintaining the right internal culture has been key to generating actionable consumer insights. Team Epiphany employs media, sport and style mavens, many of whom are influential in their own right. Its brand strategists live on the bleeding edge of culture. The agency’s award-winning work is all based on real-world insight and intuition combined with the rigor of traditional marketing mechanics.

Founded in 2004

New York, New York, USA

106 employees (57 in marketing)

www.teamepiphany.com

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