Manager, Earned Media Job at Talktocurrent in New York

Current Global is looking for an earned media strategist and executioner with deep media relationships they can leverage on behalf of their clients. Constantly curious about what comes next in business, culture, and media , they must be passionate about storytelling, building innovative earned media strategies, pitching media and securing coverage , and leveraging the intersection of earned, influencer, social, and paid strategies to accelerate ideas across our connected media world.

About You

You are a culture vulture with an entrepreneurial spirit and a grasp of modern, earned-first media programs . You are ready to manage earned media on businesses including consumer, health and corporate clients , fostering best practices across client campaigns, and leading the execution of successful initiatives. You dont shy away from implement ing media strategies from concept to execution, finding new ways to meet client objectives and achieve results.

Your Skills

• Trusted Advisor and Business Partner: Providing proactive and reactive strategic media counsel to key clients.
• Development and Execution of Earned Media Strategies: While connecting with teams to develop integrated approaches to our work.
• Craft Compelling Stories: Designed to earn positive client headlines and coverage.
• Build and Maintain Relationships: Forge strong connections with key media contacts to leverage on behalf of clients.
• Be Ahead of the Curve : Actively monitor for and be an early adopter of new media trends, platforms, and practices that could serve clients across our portfolio.
• Understand the Role of Paid Media to Accelerate Earned Media Campaigns : Work with paid media and affiliate teams to amplify content.
• Have Your Finger on the Pulse : Identify news cycles, cultural shifts, industry trends and issues that affect clients, distilling meaningful insights and inserting clients narratives in targeted, relevant and insightful ways.
• Bring Ideas to the New Biz Table : Contribute to new business opportunities and pitches with creative media ideas.
• Between 3-4 years of experience in PR and earned media; agency experience preferred.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills ; verbal and written.
• Strong decision-making and project management skills ; deadline and detail oriented.
• In-depth knowledge of the evolving media landscape.
• Experience working with integrated teams and on integrated campaigns.
• Social media and influencer marketing literacy.
• Some experience with reputation/issues/crisis management

About Current Global

Current Global is a human-centered creative communications agency. That is marketing mumbo jumbo for: we eat, play, and dream in culture, so we can help brands stay ahead of the trends to forge deeper and more authentic connections with their consumers.

Our portfolio of iconic brands is a creative persons dream, offering endless opportunities to work across a wide range of assignments and sectors. The diversity of our client roster reflects our inclusive team structure and collaborative process. We believe the most powerful creative ideas are sparked by bringing together people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

At Current Global, the best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiencesa fusion of creatives, strategists, media and marketing specialists, and client experience experts, all working together to deliver highly effective, award-winning work. This winning formula has earned us 41 Cannes Lions, along with numerous other accolades, including Fast Companys World Changing Ideas in 2021 and 2024, and recognition in The Valuable 500 in 2023.

Current Global is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Current recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or citizenship status.

Current Global recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. We offer a full suite of benefits including medical; dental; vision; 401k (with employer match); tuition reimbursement; $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards nourishing your health; flexible time off policy; flexible holiday schedules; short-term disability; paid employee family leave; family building benefit.

NYC Salary range: $74,000 $85,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employees/applicants background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

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#J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: Current Global is looking for an earned media strategist and executioner with deep media relationships they can leverage on behalf of their clients . The ideal candidate must be passionate about storytelling, building innovative earned media strategies, pitching media and securing coverage . Between 3-4 years of experience in PR and earned media; agency experience preferred . The best ideas come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences . En Español: Current Global está buscando un estrategista de medios ganado y verdugo con relaciones mediáticas profundas que puedan aprovechar en nombre de sus clientes. Con constante curiosidad por lo que viene a continuación en los negocios, la cultura y los medios de comunicación , deben ser apasionados de contar historias, construir innovadoras estrategias de medios lucrativos, lanzar medios y asegurar cobertura , y aprovechar la intersección de las estrategies ganadas, influyentes, sociales y pagadas para acelerar ideas en todo nuestro mundo de los medios conectados. Sobre usted Usted es un buitre cultural con espíritu emprendedor y una comprensión de programas modernos de medios primordiales . Estar delante de la curva: Monitorear activamente y ser un usuario temprano de las nuevas tendencias, plataformas y prácticas mediáticas que podrían servir a los clientes en toda nuestra cartera. Comprender el papel de los medios pagados para acelerar las campañas de medios ganados: Trabajar con medios de comunicación pagados y equipos afiliados para amplificar contenido. Tener su dedo al pulso: identificar ciclos de noticias, cambios culturales, tendencias industriales y problemas que afectan a los consumidores, destilar conocimientos significativos e insertar narrativas de manera específica, relevante e perspicaz. Llevar ideas a la nueva tabla: Contribuir a nuevas oportunidades comerciales y presentaciones con ideas creativas de medios. Entre 3-4 años de experiencia en relaciones públicas y medios obtenidos; esa experiencia agencia preferida. Excelentes habilidades de comunicación y presentación auténticas y escritas. Fuertes competencias entre gestión verbal y gestión de proyectos y detalles profundizados. Nuestra cartera de marcas icónicas es un sueño de personas creativas, que ofrecen infinitas oportunidades para trabajar en una amplia gama de tareas y sectores. La diversidad de nuestra lista de clientes refleja nuestra estructura de equipo e proceso colaborativo inclusivo. Creemos que las ideas creativas más poderosas se desencadenan reuniendo a personas con diferentes perspectivas, antecedentes y experiencias. En Current Global, las mejores ideas provienen de una variada mezcla de mentes, trassignos y experiencia: la fusión de creativos, estrategas, especialistas en medios de comunicación y marketing y expertos en experiencia del cliente, todos trabajando juntos para ofrecer trabajo altamente efectivo y galardonado. Esta fórmula ganadora nos ha valido 41 Leones de Cannes, junto con numerosos otros premios, incluyendo los Premios World Changing Ideas en 2021 y 2024, y el reconocimiento en The Valuable 500 en 2023. Ofrecemos un conjunto completo de beneficios que incluyen médicos; odontología; visión; 401k (con coincidencia con el empleador); reembolso de las matrículas; $60 mensuales para ser utilizados para nutrir su salud; política flexible de tiempo libre; horarios flexibles de vacaciones; discapacidad a corto plazo; licencia familiar remunerada del empleado; beneficio para la construcción de una familia. Rango de salarios de NYC: $74,000 $85,000 Donde se paga a un empleado o futuro empleado dentro de este rango dependerá, entre otros factores, de los rangos reales de empleados actuales / exempleados en la posición asignada; consideraciones de mercado; considerancias presupuestarias; tenencia y permanencia con la compañía (aplicable a los empleados existentes); así como el respaldo de la aplicación/applicantes antecedentes, experiencia pertinente y calificaciones.