| Publication or Company |
Bankrate, Inc.
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| Industry |
Public Relations |
| Job Duration |
Full Time |
| Job Location |
New York, NY |
| Experience Level |
2 years |
| Job Requirements |
Are you a creative individual hoping to further your career in public relations/corporate communications? Do you ever wish you could leverage your talent and experience to promote a better product and team? Bankrate, Inc. is a category-leading company in the financial services space. The company is regarded as an unbiased authority on various personal finance topics (especially banking, mortgages, insurance and credit cards). Our experts regularly appear on national television outlets such as ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and many others. Bankrate is also a fixture in print (The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, etc.) and on the radio (NPR, ABC News Radio, CBS Radio and more).
We are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our communications team in Midtown Manhattan as a senior publicist.
Responsibilities Include:
- Write strategic news releases and pitches for distribution to media sources
- Maintain relationships with reporters to garner positive coverage in all types of media, including print, broadcast and online
- Provide rapid responses to media inquiries, ensuring that reporters get accurate and appropriate information
- Develop innovative approaches to distribute content and promote the company
- Maintain company website's "Press Room" page
- Develop and manage media lists and databases
- Track and report on media coverage
Requirements:
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Strategic and creative thinker
- Highly motivated and organized
- 2+ years of public relations experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits:
- Competitive salary package
- 401(k)
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Paid vacation
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| About Our Company |
Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, our flagship website, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, InsuranceQuotes.com, CarInsuranceQuotes.com, InsureMe.com and NetQuote.com. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of nearly 600 local markets in all 50 U.S. states, Bankrate generates over 172,000 distinct rate tables capturing on average over three million pieces of information daily. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 80 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, CNN Money, CNBC, and Comcast. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 500 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe.
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