Associate PR Strategist

Responsibilities

Job Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Location: Remote
Work Schedule: Working hours must overlap with EST business hours (9am – 5pm EST) for at least five hours each day. We expect team members, especially client-facing, to be available 9am – 5pm EST (New York Time). KPIs:

• High-visibility press mentions

• Increased number of opportunities and leads from referral traffic and word-of-mouth

• Analysis of key metrics (i.e. views of online mentions, social reposts of PR stories), and reporting on success of campaigns

Responsibilities:

• Media Relations and Partnerships: Develop strong relationships and partnerships with local and national media to promote Galactic Fed, its products, and its services.

• Development of creative and eye-catching story angles: position Galactic Fed alongside current events, holidays, trends, and other press-worthy discussions.

• PR to Acquire Clients: Promoting the Galactic Fed business by launching PR campaigns that result to new clients

• Effective Interviews and Media Coverage: ROI-driven engagements through effective interviews and media coverage

• Cold calling, cold emailing: Aggressively deliver cold calling and cold emailing with media partners and potential clients (as applicable)

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work collaboratively within the marketing team and other departments of the company to meet organizational goals.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Sales or sales-like roles is a must. Experience in PR is a nice-to-have.

• Native-level grasp of English and excellent communication skills.

• Understanding of American cultural nuances (important in connecting with journalists).

• Willingness to work in the US time zone.

• Flawless writing abilities – pithy, clever, funny, creative.

• Must be self-driven and ok with cold calling.

• Output-driven and ensures the goals and targets are met.

• Charismatic and people-oriented.

• Creative and thinks outside the box.

• Ability to multitask in a deadline-driven atmosphere.

• Ability to clearly and effectively articulate insights and recommended actions.

• Strong levels of integrity, autonomy, and self-motivation.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills.

• Willingness and ability to connect with industry leaders in virtual and phone settings.

• Candidate must be able to commit to hyper-growth and to a long-term work engagement, must be gritty, must be emotionally intelligent, and must be an A-player.

Notice on Reference Checks:

At Galactic Fed, we have found that past working relationships are often the best predictors of future success. Accordingly, we reserve the right to contact managers, direct reports, and colleagues at your previous places of employment for references, regardless of whether or not you share those people with us. To be clear, we will never contact anyone at your current employer without your permission, only past employers. If you have questions or concerns about this, please let us know in advance.