Roar Media has an exciting full-time opportunity for a high-energy, motivated media relations professional. The successful candidate must be able to “hit the ground running” and quickly perform assigned tasks and activities in high-quality manner and with a positive, professional attitude.

The ideal candidates will have 5+ years experience working at a public relations agency or as a reporter for a reputable media company or publication, as well as:

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of account services and maintain strong client relations
• Pitch story ideas and client news releases to top media outlets and publishers
• Secure positive publicity for clients in trade and consumer media
• Develop pitches and positive story ideas
• Maintain steady and positive client presence in trade media through releases, contact and responsiveness to inquiries/requests
• Research, design, develop, implement and manage routine client projects
• Handle media inquiries
• Review materials (e.g. pitch letters, news releases, backgrounders, fact sheets, bios, newsletters)
• Maintain clear and consistent communication between media and account team
• Contribute to program development for the Client
• Handle account administration duties such as activity reports.
• Ability to work as a member of a team
• Ability to generate ideas and think creatively
• Ability to organize and prioritize work under pressure
• Ability to work independently

Qualifications

• 5+ years of work experience in public relations or top media company
• Strong knowledge of media relations from key trade publications to national outlets
• College degree preferred in public relations, journalism or related field of study
• Strong understanding of the public relations industry
• Mastery of Associated Press (AP) style guidelines
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of PR agency resources, culture and system.
• Must be a good communicator orally and in writing
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Project management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Outlook and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat computer software

To Apply

Please e-mail resume to: info@roarmedia.com

Ideal candidates will have two years to five years of experience working in the public relations field in the agency or client side, as well as meaningful experience working as journalists within top-tier media outlets.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage every aspect of the media relations process, including: developing media pitch strategies, developing targeted media lists, developing media pitches and news releases, securing publicity, preparing clients for interviews, coordinating and supervising interviews, following up with reporters and securing copies of news clips for clients
• Manage media inquiries
• Maintain a consistent, positive presence for clients in the news media
• Research, design, develop, implement and manage client events, including conferences, speaking engagements, etc.
• Write and edit communications tools, including media kits, bylined articles, presentations, website copy, etc.
• Maintain clear and consistent communications between the news media, Roar Media and its clients
• Manage account administration duties such as developing monthly activities reports
• Work as an active member of a team and also independently
• Generate ideas and think creatively
• Organize and prioritize work under pressure

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years to five years of work experience in public relations, marketing and/or within top media companies
• College degree (communications, public relations, journalism or related field of study preferred)
• Strong understanding of the public relations industry
• Strong grasp of Associated Press (AP) style guidelines
• Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task
• Knowledge of PR agency resources, culture and system.
• Effective written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Outlook and PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat computer software

To Apply

Please e-mail resume to: info@roarmedia.com

Roar Media has an exciting career position for a bright, high-energy, person passionate about Internet marketing and digital communications. The ideal candidate will be familiar with and already actively participate in the Web 2.0 space: social networking sites; video and photo sharing sites; social bookmarking sites, blogs; wikis, etc. He or she will be able to “hit the ground running” and quickly perform assigned tasks in a high-quality manner and with a positive, professional attitude.

For the right person, this is a unique opportunity to learn from fun, yet seasoned Internet marketing professionals, work on the cutting-edge of communications and be exposed to next-generation communication practices.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, and manage client’s Internet marketing and social media programs
• Update and maintain clients websites through a content management system
• Develop and pitch positive story ideas and client news to top blogs and social media outlets
• Extend client’s traditional publicity by diffusing their news releases and articles in social media environments such as: YouTube, Facebook, Digg, Del.icio.us, MySpace, Squidoo, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Twitter, etc.
• Participate in SEO campaigns and index and optimize pages for search engine results pages
• Upload and feature previously-secured media clips and articles in key social media, Web 2.0 sites
• Actively monitor media for mentions and placements
• Create viral marketing strategies to communicate client’s messaging to key Internet audiences
• Establish meaningful metrics for social media campaigns to effectively measure program output and impact
• Prepare and deliver social media benchmark audits and reports for clients
• Stay abreast of developments occurring in the social media and Web 2.0 space

Qualifications:

• Degree in journalism, public relations or marketing preferred (will also consider candidates with previous related work experience)
• Preference given to those who know basic HTML, WordPress and other open source programs
• Passion for social media, user-generated content, Web 2.0 sites
• An understanding of the fundamentals of Internet marketing and public relations
• Strong writing, proofreading, and editing skills & excellent proficiency in grammar and punctuation
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications and other web based tools
• Ability to work in a team, as well as independently
• Ability to generate unique ideas and think creatively
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and manage projects under deadline

To Apply:

Please e-mail resume to: info@roarmedia.com

If you’re a smart, driven, career-oriented student living in Miami, we want to meet with you. Roar Media is currently accepting internship applications from students who want to gain real-world experience in the corporate public relations industry. Applicants may submit their application for consideration for fall 2011 and future semesters.

Roar Media is a strategic public relations firm and digital-communications agency. The firm combines traditional public relations and advanced Internet marketing, including social media and search marketing, to support client’s business goals.

Roar Media’s internship will provide students with an unparalleled opportunity to learn media relations and industry best practices including: development of pitches; media outreach and research; story pitching; distribution of client news releases to top media outlets and publishers; search engine optimization and key word development; how to leverage social media for business; and approaches for securing positive publicity for clients in trade and consumer media. Internships are unpaid for college credit, and the best and brightest interns will be considered for full-time employment after graduation.

The ideal candidate should be able to work in a team, as well as independently, to generate creative ideas, organize a continuous flow of information and prioritize work under pressure. Students who are in their junior or senior year will be given preference. Interns must be able to receive academic credit. Please check with the chair of your department to make sure you qualify.

If Roar Media’s internship program sounds like an opportunity you would like to pursue for career advancement and to gain practical industry skills, please send an email to jillian@roarmedia.com detailing why you would be a good candidate. Include any related experience, long-term career goals, availability, including days and times you could work, and one writing sample of your choice. This internship program is for local candidates only. The deadline to apply for the fall semester is Sept. 15, 2011.

Technological goal posts are moving and audience is shifting. Roar Media’s strategic planning provides the roadmap to generate value and create opportunities. These plans are not created in a vacuum, but rather based on clients tangible goals and objectives.  To develop a winning strategy, Roar Media takes a share-shooter’s approach to answer and develop programs around:

• Identifying online marketing goals (sales, leads, traffic, branding, etc…)
• Identifying which companies in a competitive set demonstrate success
• Assessing current Web-site effectiveness and areas for improvement
• Understanding behavioral patterns for key customer segments and ambassadors/influencers
• Determining mechanisms to activate brand and customer engagement
• Understanding customer acquisition costs and the lifetime value of a customer
• Measuring and tracking conversion and transaction variables

Based on these factors, Roar Media develops strategic Internet marketing plans that pave the way for a company’s long term success. Roar’s Internet marketing services include:

• Web-development and design
• Social media
• Search-engine optimization (organic search)
• Search-engine marketing (paid search)
• Online reputation management

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