Public Relations Specialist

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY

Coalition Technologies is devoted to delivering clients the highest quality work while providing our team a fun, thriving, and innovative environment. Along with the opportunity for tremendous career growth and rapid advancement, CT offers:

• The most competitive profit-sharing bonus plan in the industry, paying up to 50% of company profits to full-time employees each month!

• A highly competitive Paid Time Off plan, promoting quality work-life balance.

• Subsidized gym memberships to help team members feel their best.

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance packages for all US-based team members.

• International Health Insurance Reimbursement Program for all international team members, a benefit unique to Coalition.

• Device upgrade and learning reimbursement programs.

• Motivating career development plans with clearly defined goals and rewards.

• Additional job-specific incentives and bonuses.

Plus, 100% of our team works remotely with the support of time tracking software. Our company culture specializes in supporting remote team members, and we’ve been doing so for more than a decade. CT welcomes your application, wherever in the world it's coming from!

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

• Prior experience with P.R. and Social Media

• Preferably a Journalism background or media training

• Flawless written and spoken English

• The ability to write PR’s and distribute them

• Great professional relationships with writers, journalists, bloggers and other influencers

• The ability to secure media coverage for clients

• A profound understanding of online communities as well as content marketing

• Experience with services like HARO and MuckRack

• Published & placed content on authoritative sites

• Great interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, negotiating, influencing, facilitation, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills

• The ability to stay highly organized with great attention to detail

• The ability to maintain strict confidentiality and discretion

• The availability to work 40 hours per week from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm PST

• Passion to build a startup

• A friendly, outgoing disposition

• Reliable transportation if working in-house

• A reliable workstation with a fast computer, microphone and speakers, reliable internet and power if working remotely

YOUR DUTIES AND TASKS:

• As a PR specialist, you will write press releases

• Keep and organize PR database

• Respond to information requests from the media if needed

• Liaise between client and media

• Analyze various niches and verticals (as well as competition within them)

• Scrutinize clients’ websites and identify linkable assets

• Develop custom PR strategies and tactics (based on analysis) for maximum efficiency

• Locate and vet viable link prospects and opportunities

• Craft compelling outreach

• Keep outreach conversations fresh through regular follow-ups

• Engage and interact via social media

• Potentially represent clients’ companies online

• Organize and maintain multi-faceted campaigns

• Help maintain the organization’s corporate image or brand

We are looking for talented and diligent candidates who excel in our skills tests, and will consider these candidates even if past experience or educational background criteria aren't met.

*Starting base pay in the US states of California, New York, Washington and Colorado for this position ranges between $15 - $35 per hour