We are looking for a Media Specialist to join our award-winning Earned Media Center of Excellence. The MS will be a part of a US-based team that sits on the frontlines of proactive earned media engagement on behalf of Ketchum’s clients. They will embody our team values – curious, courageous and committed – while working side by side with members of the media team, agency partners and clients, providing world-class media counsel, helping to build boundary-pushing media strategies and, most importantly, telling the stories that matter to our clients and to media. They will not only have connections with media, they will have an understanding of the evolving media landscape and what it takes to tell a company’s story today, amidst the ever-changing external climate, increasingly competitive landscape and shifting habits of consumers. We are primarily looking for someone who can work with consumer media, and this person will have the opportunity to work across some of the agency’s B2C clients.

Client Management Responsibilities: 

• A willingness to be embedded on client account teams that align to existing and desired media expertise.
• With a focus on media counsel and media engagement, develop a consultative relationship between team members, account teams and key client contacts to include regular and proactive engagement, and direct correspondence with teams and clients. 
• Ability to help quickly synthesize what it takes to make something mediable in the ever-changing media landscape. 
• Ability to support the execution of a media strategy. 
• Ability to support the writing of media materials – media POVs, pitches.
• Ability to compile media coverage reports, including analysis.
• Ability to staff media interviews, both in person and virtually. 
• Willingness to travel for client media engagements.
• Demonstrated obsession with consumer media – understanding both individual journalists and the outlets they work for. 

Leadership: 

• Play a role with the Earned Media Team both in the office and virtually to reinforce the values of our team.
• Internally and externally increase visibility for best practices, trends, developments in media relations.
• Willingness to collaborate across geographies and across industries to deliver for clients.

 Business Development: 

• Collaborate with account teams to uncover incremental business opportunities with existing clients, aligned to media expertise.

We are looking for the required skills, which can come from any combination of education and experience. Diversity of thought and background are encouraged. Typical qualifications include: 

• 3 years of combined public relations, marketing communications, or media experience.
• Demonstrated success in media relations including a strategic understanding of established and emerging media verticals.
• Relationships with consumer media across broadcast and print media.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, meet deadlines, and keep manager and team effectively updated.
• Excellent verbal, written, project management and presentation skills.

The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $75,000. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, past training, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity and local geographic market data. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available.