DFW-based PR and marketing communications firm BizCom Associates has an immediate opening for Media Relations professional to support our growing roster of high-profile clients.

BizCom is a work-from-anywhere agency, giving you the opportunity to work from home or the location of your choice, avoid the headache of rush hour traffic and truly maximize your work-life balance.

If you are a detail-oriented, self-starter with proven leadership skills who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, this may be the perfect position for you.

Compensation will be based on experience.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop working relationships with journalists across a wide range of traditional and emerging news media.
• Participate in client planning, meetings and calls.
• Work directly with account teams and clients to provide counsel and input on news value of announcements and proposed campaigns.
• Create and pitch story ideas to news media.
• Schedule and distribute news releases via various wire services.
• Maintain editorial calendars from which seasonal story ideas can be developed.
• Create booking information documents and coordinate media interviews with client representatives and media outlet.
• Track media coverage for each campaign and prepare analysis of results as well as reports, planning documents and other client communications.
• Continuous monitoring of the news of the day to identify new opportunities for clients.
• Provide writing and editing support for news releases, bylined articles and other communications.

Requirements for this position include:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Organization and problem solving skills.
• Quick retention of information and an ability to apply feedback in a timely manner.
• Knowledge of media relations and social media strategies.

Please send your resume and a link to your portfolio to lauren@bizcompr.com