Account Supervisor Media

M Booth Health•New York, NY

6d•$90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

M Booth Health is seeking an Account Supervisor to join its Media Team. The role is for an accomplished healthcare media practitioner who can independently manage assigned media work within agreed direction, connect media learnings to broader client priorities, and recommend next steps. The Account Supervisor turns recommendations into effective execution, owns quality, timing and coordination, coaches junior colleagues, and seeks senior guidance when needed. The position involves hands-on media relations, including pitching journalists, building media relationships, securing earned coverage, translating complex health and scientific information into compelling stories, and identifying opportunities across client priorities, healthcare developments and the news cycle. The Account Supervisor also coordinates interviews, prepares spokespeople, evaluates media response and coverage, communicates with clients, and collaborates with account and media teams. The role may be performed remotely from specified states or from M Booth Health’s New York office. The salary range is $90,000–$110,000.

Requirements

Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in healthcare media relations.
Demonstrated ability to pitch journalists directly, build productive media relationships and secure meaningful earned coverage.
Strong research and media-targeting skills, including the ability to create accurate, tailored media lists based on reporters’ beats, recent coverage, interests and audiences.
Excellent writing and editing skills, including experience drafting pitches, interview backgrounders, talking points, key messages and media plans.
Ability to translate complex health and scientific information into clear, accurate and compelling stories.
Ability to lead day-to-day media execution across multiple assignments with minimal routine oversight and strategic guidance from senior media colleagues.
Ability to develop story angles and recommend media approaches within agreed strategy, using client priorities, healthcare developments and the news cycle.
Strong quality-control skills, including producing client-ready materials and reviewing junior work for accuracy and strategic alignment.
Clear, professional client communication skills, including managing routine email correspondence, sharing progress and next steps, and contributing to calls and presentations with senior support and supervision.
Experience preparing a variety of spokespeople for interviews through briefing materials, reporter research and anticipated questions; ability to support interview preparation and media training with senior guidance.
Ability to assess media response and coverage, relate results to client objectives and recommend outreach adjustments in partnership with senior media leads.
Strong organization and collaboration skills; ability to align media colleagues and account teams and flag risks, scope changes or resource needs early.
Experience directing and mentoring junior colleagues through clear assignments, thoughtful review and real-time coaching.
Familiarity with Muck Rack, Cision or comparable media research and monitoring tools.
Commitment to inclusive storytelling and teamwork, including considering representation and equitable sharing of assignments and development opportunities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Public Affairs, Pharma and Biotech clients.
Curiosity about evolving media habits, formats and opportunities.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day media execution across multiple assignments, including outreach, follow-up, interview coordination, timelines and deliverables.
Pitch journalists directly, build productive media relationships and secure meaningful earned coverage through planned outreach and timely opportunities.
Research reporters and build accurate, tailored media lists based on beats, recent coverage, interests and audiences.
Draft and edit pitches, interview backgrounders, talking points, key messages and media plans.
Translate complex health and scientific information into clear, accurate and compelling stories.
Develop story angles and recommend media approaches within agreed strategy, drawing on client priorities, healthcare developments and the news cycle.
Own the quality, timing and coordination of media work and produce client-ready materials.
Review junior colleagues’ work for accuracy and strategic alignment, provide actionable feedback, and coach and mentor junior colleagues.
Communicate with clients through routine correspondence, progress updates and next steps, and contribute to calls and presentations with senior support and supervision.
Prepare spokespeople, including clients, key opinion leaders, patients and celebrities, for interviews using briefing materials, reporter research and anticipated questions; support interview preparation and media training with senior guidance.
Assess media response and coverage, explain results in relation to client objectives, and recommend outreach adjustments in partnership with senior media leads.
Keep media colleagues and account teams aligned on priorities, share relevant context, and flag risks, scope changes or resource needs early with recommended next steps.
Recognize when sensitive media or client situations require senior involvement.
Contribute ideas and learning to the broader media team and agency.
Support inclusive storytelling and teamwork by considering whose voices are represented and sharing assignments and development opportunities equitably.