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Siege Media

Digital PR Specialist Job at Siege Media in Chicago

Siege Media, Chicago, IL, US, 60290

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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. Interested in joining the Siege team? 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. 

Learn more about working at Siege by checking out our Careers page, experiencing our culture on Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/siege_media) and checking out our work on Dribbble (https://dribbble.com/siegemedia) !

Siege Media values diversity. We encourage 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.

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

Required Skills

  • 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

Suggested Skills

  • 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

The salary range for this position is $65,000.00-$73,500.00 DOE.

Please plan to upload the following information during the application process: Your resume

  • A short introduction/cover letter

  • An example pitch email to a relevant media outlet for this post: https://www.thezebra.com/stories/self-driving-rideshare-survey/ (https://www.thezebra.com/resources/research/self-driving-rideshare-survey/)  

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