Associate Media Relations Manager - Dentsu Creative

Audacious and award-winning collaborators who blend knowledge with global expertise. We apply creativity across every corner of our clients businesses - from creative, media, CXM, commerce and data. Our borderless approach allows us to assemble the best talent around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu's global creative network. We run towards the future, forever asking: what's next? Our imagination has no limits. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power the transformative creativity.

Dentsu Creative Public Relations is looking for an Associate Media Relations Manager to serve clients across a range of industries. You will work with our team of media relations specialists and account teams to garner earned national and local media coverage on behalf of Dentsu Creative PR client brands.

You will develop an understanding of client business and our goals to inform how you will build a bench of media relationships across verticals and support daily activities of the team. This will include development of media lists and pitch materials, pitching media daily to drive coverage, maintaining up-to-date media contact lists and editorial calendars, monitor breaking and trending news to look for opportunities to insert clients into the news cycle, compiling clip reports to develop client coverage recaps, conduct media audits, and contribute to Media Relations thought leadership materials development and reputation building across the division and the agency network.

You will report to: Group Account Director

What You'll Do

• Support daily media relations activities across client portfolio
• Develop media lists
• Nurture a wide array of reporter relationships
• Pitch media
• Pull clip reports and develop client coverage recaps
• Project management of daily tasks across the Media Relations team
• Support writing of media assets (press releases, blog posts, pitch notes, etc.)

• 1+ years of experience
• College degree in public relations, journalism or related field
• Well-versed in AP style with excellent writing skills
• An interest in pop culture and staying ahead of trends
• Willingness to 'live' pitch media in person and over the phone (including 'cold calls' to establish new relationships)
• Some real-world work experience (i.e. public relations or media or PR agency internships)

The anticipated salary range for this position is $51,000 - $83,375. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other factors permitted by law. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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About dentsu
Dentsu is an integrated growth and transformation partner to the world’s leading organizations. Founded in 1901 in Tokyo, Japan, and now present in more than 110 markets, it has a proven track record of nurturing and developing innovations, combining the talents of its global network of leadership brands to develop impactful and integrated growth solutions for clients. Dentsu delivers end-to-end experience transformation (EX) by integrating its services across Media, CXM and Creative, while its business transformation (BX) mindset pushes the boundaries of transformation and sustainable growth for brands, people and society.

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