Responsibilities

• Maintain daily client correspondence with clients, serving as a trusted strategic partner.
• Develop strategic media plans that will land earned coverage and adhere to clients’ brand goals.
• Generate story ideas and newsworthy pitch angles for clients to garner earned coverage.
• Develop and edit media materials, including pitch notes, media lists, media audits, client responses.
• Conduct media outreach and build relationships with influential reporters.
• Stay on top of industry news and trends to best advise clients on media outreach strategies.
• Assist in research for new business pitches and development of media training programs. Participate in new business pitches, as needed.
• Develop monthly client-facing emails to report key reporter moves and insights.

Requirements

• Track record of experience working in health/science public relations in an agency or in-house (approximately 3 years of experience).
• Demonstrated success with media strategy, story development, and pitching.
• Strong understanding of how newsrooms work and how to best work with reporters. Experience in journalism a plus.
• Exceptional written and oral communications, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Desire to be proactive; can work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
• Shown passion for health and science.
• BA or BS in Public Relations, Communications, or related field.

Preferred

• Interest in pharma and biotech
• Experience with a variety of therapeutic areas
• Experience with journalism is a plus

Benefits

• All positions are remote friendly. At Spectrum, you choose where you work. We are a hybrid work environment with options to work in one of our three offices (D.C., New York, and Chicago), remotely from anywhere in the United States, or a combination.
• No matter where you work, you’ll benefit from the monthly cell phone reimbursement.
• Flexible time off. Take the time you need in addition to company holidays, voting time, jury duty and bereavement. We also offer a Sabbatical Program after 7 years of service.
• 13 weeks paid Parental Leave, inclusive of adoption and foster care placement.
• Continuous learning and development through Greatest Potential Self (proprietary talent program), tuition reimbursement programs, and in-house 1:1 coaching with access to talent and productivity-based assessments.
• Bring your friends to work at Spectrum and earn a generous referral bonus.
• Medical concierge service to assist with scheduling appointments, finding care, estimating and resolving claim issues, etc.
• Thorough onboarding including accessible conversations with leadership.401k with company match and 1:1 Financial Coaching and Education.
• Wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, as well as science-backed meditation and mindfulness tools through Headspace.