Media Relations Associate - Media and Public Relations

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital • New York, NY

87d • $87,500 - $94,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation's most comprehensive academic health care delivery systems, dedicated to providing the highest quality, most compassionate care to patients in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the globe. In collaboration with two renowned medical schools, Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NewYork-Presbyterian is consistently recognized as a leader in medical education, ground-breaking research, and innovative, patient-centered clinical care. The Media Relations Associate manages proactive and reactive media engagement for NewYork-Presbyterian. This role involves coordinating media interviews, press events, and media projects with journalists, producers, and hospital staff, while ensuring institutional policies are upheld. The Media Relations Associate also contributes to crisis communications, monitors for media mentions and relevant breaking news, and serves as a key liaison during emergency situations and high-profile media coverage. Regular on-call responsibilities and on-site duties make this a dynamic and highly visible position within the hospital's communications team. This is a full time position working 4 days at our Corporate Office in mid-town Manhattan and the ability for 1 day remote. In addition, there is rotating on-call component that requires weekend coverage.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Journalism, or related field.
• Minimum of two years related experience in a public relations agency or broadcast news setting.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Degree major in Communications, English, Journalism, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage proactive and reactive media engagement for NewYork-Presbyterian.
• Coordinate media interviews, press events, and media projects with journalists, producers, and hospital staff.
• Ensure institutional policies are upheld during media interactions.
• Contribute to crisis communications and monitor media mentions and relevant breaking news.
• Serve as a key liaison during emergency situations and high-profile media coverage.
• Handle regular on-call responsibilities and on-site duties.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits that support you and your family in every aspect of life.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Dynamic environment that embraces every person.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree