Responsibilities

• Consistently deliver high-impact media opportunities
• Proactively pitch faculty thought leaders to national, local and industry media outlets
• Stay ahead of industry and news trends, identifying opportunities to position faculty as go-to experts
• Collaborate with the Director of Communications on client strategy
• Generate timely performance reports for university partners
• Participate in internal brainstorms and client calls
• Leverage SEO/GEO best practices to amplify PR impact
• Build trusted media and faculty relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or marketing related field preferred
• 3+years of experience in communications, marketing or a media driven field
• Experience working with the media. Either pitching media or writing for the media
• Highly motivated, proactive self-starter
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to quickly interpret and respond to the news cycle
• Confidence and professionalism in working with both faculty and media
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect insights across marketing channels
• Offer strategy guidance to entire team based on experience

Preferred

• Master’s degree in communications or marketing related field
• Experience using Cision, Muckrack or other PR software
• Established media relationships
• Experience building communications plans
• Experience working with faculty, experts or stakeholders
• Knowledge or experience working in higher ed