Media Relations Specialist

Job Type: Full-Time

Summary
We are seeking a skilled Media Relations Marketer to lead innovative and effective integrated communications efforts for our team. You’ll help grow brand awareness and positive brand sentiment, increase share-of-voice and strengthen our corporate reputation, manage media relations, and partnerships. This is a highly-visible role and you’ll build lasting working relationships with key internal and external publishers and influencers, including vital media representatives and customers.

You’ll leverage your public relations or integrated communications background along with your ability to develop innovative plans, write creative and engaging content, build audiences, connect with influencers, plan and execute campaigns.

Job Duties
Developing goals and strategies to build media contacts and relationships
Ability to produce strong storytelling opportunities, press releases, and identify additional media-related opportunities
Monitor, measure, and report on media-related activities and coverage
Act as point of contact for media inquiries about our company, company assets, and projects while responding quickly and accurately
Promote a positive corporate image by writing, preparing, or delivering information about the organization through press releases
Conduct research and find opportunities to promote company products through multiple media sources including influencers
Create annual PR calendar material that is aligned with company milestones, industry events, product releases, content launches, marketing initiatives, new key hires, and other news
Other duties as assigned.

Skills
Excellent communication skills and strong writing / editing skills for the web
Demonstrate experience in garnering national media coverage with trades, mainstream media, and current social media trends
Promote products and services through public relations initiatives and social media platforms
Comfortable in a collaborative environment and is considerate of others
Works well in a fast-paced environment and while under pressure
Handle multiple projects simultaneously and ability to tracks projects with varying deadlines
Self-motivated, eager, inquisitive, proactive, and enthusiastic
Show initiative and accept responsibility for work

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations or any other creative major related.
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, content management systems
New employees will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov

Work Hours
9 AM – 6 PM
Monday – Friday

Benefits
Paid Vacation, Insurance (medical, dental, vision, and life), 401K, Free lunch, etc.

Resume Submission : chris.yoo @personalink.me
http://personalink.me

After you submit your resume for review, we will contact you via email / Phone if we are interested in considering you as a potential candidate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Irvine, CA 92618: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• E-commerce: 1 year (Required)
• Communications, Marketing, Public Relations: 2 years (Required)
• national media coverage with trades, mainstream media: 1 year (Required)
• Media Relations marketing: 2 years (Required)
• public relations initiatives and social media platforms: 2 years (Required)
• Social media marketing: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location