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Media Relations Associate
American College of Cardiology (Washington, D.C., Hybrid)
The Media Relations Associate is responsible for coordinating all media outreach pertaining to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and nine other JACC Journals, including writing and editing press materials, coordinating outreach, managing outreach schedules, and providing team support for media response and proactive pitching. This position coordinates media outreach as it relates to publication of ACC clinical documents, including guidelines, appropriate use criteria, health policy statements, etc. This position also supports implementation of the ACC media program at its Annual Scientific Session, as well as other major cardiovascular meetings as needed.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manages all press promotions of JACC and JACC Journal content, including developing and sending weekly emails to media contacts in the U.S. and globally; conducting targeted pitching of research to key media stakeholders; and developing media reports for JACC editors.
- Serves as the liaison between Communications and JACC teams
- Coordinates press and member promotions of clinical documents, including clinical guidelines and appropriate use criteria, and coordinates with partner associations and/or other journals as needed
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree
- At least 5-8 years of communications, PR or journalism experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and other media-related platforms (ex. Cision)
- Strong attention to detail, as well as solid organizational, writing and editing skills
- Ability to handle multiple-tasks at once and work in a fast-paced team environment
Job posted April 21, 2023
