Senior Media Relations Manager (Remote)

USA (Remote)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive strategic PR leadership for multiple clients, owning media relations, story development, and earned placements.

  • Own day-to-day client lead across multiple accounts.
  • Must-have: 5+ years in PR with proven earned-media successes.
  • Standout: Agency experience across biotech/medtech, travel, or tech optional.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the day-to-day client lead and primary point of contact across multiple accounts
  • Lead client communications through email, phone, and recurring meetings
  • Develop story ideas and write targeted media pitches
  • Draft news releases and other PR materials as needed
  • Research and maintain relevant media lists across national, industry, and regional outlets
  • Proactively pitch reporters and secure earned media placements across client accounts
  • Monitor industry trends, news alerts, and reporter activity to identify reactive pitching opportunities
  • Coordinate media interviews and ensure all logistics are clearly communicated to clients
  • Develop editorial calendars, award calendars, and event calendars to identify ongoing media and visibility opportunities
  • Track media coverage and maintain internal reporting documents

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of PR and media relations experience with demonstrated success securing earned media coverage, preferably in an agency environment
  • Experience working in one or more of the following sectors: biotech, medtech, travel, or technology
  • Strong writing and media pitching experience with the ability to develop compelling story angles
  • Journalism experience is also valued, particularly for candidates with strong news judgment and experience working directly with reporters and editors
  • A media relations professional who knows how to develop strong story angles and secure earned media coverage
  • A proactive self-starter who works well independently and collaboratively
  • Ability to identify client needs and develop strategies that deliver measurable results
  • Experience in account management, including PR planning, client communications, and reporting
  • Strong writing and editing skills for media materials such as pitch letters and news releases
  • Experience building targeted media lists of relevant outlets and reporters
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STiR-communications, LLC

A comprehensive collaboration of consigliere consulting and carefully crafted communication strategies.To know us is to love us. Seriously. We are a different type of communicator, still offering the traditional services of public relations and advertising, but with a real passion and drive for consigliere consultancy. We are unique in that we align our campaigns with our moral compasses, always pointed due north. More than business advice and success for clients, we believe that what is more valuable and insightful are the intangibles intersecting in business and life.

Founded in 2004
Miami, Florida, USA
6 employees (1 in marketing)

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Current headcount: ~6

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (17% of company)