Digital PR Specialist

Siege Media • Chicago, IL

124d • $65,000 - $73,500 • Remote

About The Position

Siege Media is a growing and remote-first organic growth agency. We were nationally recognized on Inc.'s Best Workplaces list and Inc. 5000 list, highlighting the 5000 fastest-growing private companies. We currently have a spot open for a talented Digital PR Specialist to help us deliver great content for our world-class clients. Perks for United States residents include 100% health, vision and dental benefits, 50% 401k match up to 6% of your salary, donation matching, career development training, unlimited PTO, work-from-home equipment and free pens. Everyone loves free pens. Siege Media values diversity and encourages people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, veterans, parents and those with disabilities to apply. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete our application or interview process, please let us know.

Requirements

• Passion for public relations, data-driven content, email outreach and media relations
• Experience running surveys and crafting stories from data to pitch to national news
• 3-5 years experience working in an agency or similar PR environment for major U.S. brands
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to form productive working relationships
• Strong project management skills, with ability to juggle multiple projects while still working effectively
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and work independently
• Strong attention to detail, i.e. near perfect grammar and strong editing skills

Nice To Haves

• Basic to intermediary SEO knowledge
• Experience using Microsoft and/or Google Workspace suites
• Experience using a media relations tool such as Muck Rack or Cision

Responsibilities

• Generate creative ideas to develop as content and pitch to journalists/bloggers
• Build media lists for a variety of B2B and B2C clients across a wide range of industry groups
• Work with our content marketing team to create unique, proprietary data to establish our clients as industry experts in their field
• Pitch content generated by our team to news media for the primary purpose of generating coverage and visibility for our organic growth clients
• Monitor news and proactively pitch new stories
• Have a firm grasp on writing effective leads
• Nurture and develop relationships with writers, reporters and bloggers
• Conduct comprehensive research including validating sources and finding the most recent and relevant data available

Benefits

• 100% health, vision and dental benefits
• 50% 401k match up to 6% of your salary
• Donation matching
• Career development training
• Unlimited PTO
• Work-from-home equipment
• Free pens

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services