Work For a PR Agency Run By a Study Hall Member

Mediator, a New York City Public Relations agency founded and run by a Study Hall member, seeks a publicist with the skillset and instincts of an investigative journalist

If hired, you'll be our agency's first employee and will play an integral role in operations, working directly with founder Michael Simonson, who has written about the mistreatment of patients in mental health facilities for Reason and Mad In America (see Michael’s writing portfolio here)

This is a remote job, but you must live in New York City for occasional in-person meetings.

Compensation

$3,000/month

About The Job

Mediator is a PR agency focused on one thing: Getting clients organically featured in widely read, watched and listened-to media outlets.

But, as you know, the limited number of journalists who report for and contribute to popular outlets are often busy working on stories assigned by their editors or that they are particularly passionate about.

Thus, to get distracted journalists’ attention, you’ll need to dig deep to unearth newsworthy aspects of clients’ businesses and personal lives, distill what you’ve uncovered into a series of succinct pitches, and share those pitches with hundreds, and often thousands, of writers, producers, correspondents, anchors, and podcast hosts, among others.

The vast majority of journalists we target - and sometimes all of them - ignore our pitches. Consequently, we are looking for someone who is persistent and innovative.

It Helps If

  • You’re an investigative journalist

  • You’re a journalist

  • You’re a writer

  • You know how to interview people and transcribe what they say nearly word-for-word

  • You love to talk to people and you’re comfortable asking revealing questions

  • You’ve built email lists

  • You’ve worked in PR

  • You’ve done email marketing and know how to do a mail merge

 
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