Media Relations Specialist

Berman and Company is a dynamic public relations firm looking for a Media Relations Specialist to join our growing team. The right candidate will have strong media acumen, superb writing skills, the ability to juggle multiple projects at once, and a passion for promoting free‑market policies.

This role is in‑person. Local or willing‑to‑relocate candidates only.

• Outreach and engagement with reporters, producers, and other members of the media.
• Maintain a pulse on the news of the day to identify and act on rapid‑fire media response opportunities.
• Develop key messaging and draft press releases, statements, and other written materials.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the media landscape and provide strategic and creative guidance for pitching the press.
• Execute communications deliverables across a variety of clients and issue areas.
• Additional communications projects on a variety of topics as needed, including writing op‑eds, conducting research, etc.

• Excellent communication skills including written and oral.
• Entrepreneurial attitude and strategic vision to accomplish goals.
• Excellent project management skills to carry a project from conception to completion.
• Experience pitching reporters and fostering working relationships with members of the press.

• Experience working in local, state, and/or federal policy issues.
• Experience working with nonprofit organizations and other issue experts in the free‑market policy network.
• Examples of strong writing in public-facing communications (op‑eds, etc.).

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

• Public Relations and Communications Services

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