HUNTER is looking for an Associate Manager, Media to join the HUNTER Media team. This position is within HUNTER’s internal Media Department that is set up within the agency to provide collaborative media-focused support to all internal agency account teams and their clients across food + beverage, wine + spirits, home + lifestyle, health + beauty, retail + ecommerce, travel and tech sectors. The right candidate possesses 1-1.5 years of agency and media relations experience, is a news enthusiast who’s engaged in tracking the ever evolving media landscape and has familiarity building relationships with editors and reporters. They will play an integral role in monitoring the media, building extensive and thoughtful media lists, conducting media audits and research, writing pitches, managing outreach to consumer and lifestyle media and owning administrative tasks for the team. Additionally, they should desire to work in a very collaborative, team-oriented environment.Qualifications Required:-B.A. in Public Relations, Journalism, Communications or the like-At least 1 (one) year of experience in a public relations/marketing agency or similar position-Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint), Zoom and Slack-Experience and understanding of media databases and monitoring tools including Meltwater, Muckrack and Critical MentionAbility to:-Manage multiple projects across multiple accounts, while maintaining a high level of organization-Actively communicate progress, and needs, to supervisor to ensure ability to meet deliverables -Ask questions and embrace a fast-paced work environment-Maintain a high level of organization-Work evenings and/or weekends to accommodate client events and after-hours work as neededPosition Expectations/Success Factors:-Team player attitude: share credit, show respect, collaborate with team members on all projects and welcome feedback-Seeks opportunities to improve media contacts, develop writing skills, and grow professionally-Not afraid to bring new ideas to the table that could benefit the team, agency and clients-Showcases professional maturity

-Understand the media landscape and facilitate consumer/lifestyle/entertainment media relations -Conduct media audits and research on HUNTER’s clients, campaigns, spokespeople and more to provide the team with thoughtful insights and POVs to help drive campaign strategy-Handle ongoing monitoring and research to identify proactive media opportunities for HUNTER clients across print/online outlets and relevant social platforms -Track trends across media coverage and cultivate a growing understanding of the ever-evolving media landscape -Create media lists, draft pitches, conduct outreach to editors, and secure media placements for talent photos, events, celebrity spokesperson interviews, campaign launches, and more -Support talent media days including developing first drafts of media briefing documents and assisting with logistics and scheduling -Maintain, foster and grow key print, online and social media relationships on behalf of the agency-Monitor program results and compile media coverage reports; carry over insights and learnings for future approaches -Provide administrative and organizational support for the Media Team -Help manage the team’s internal agency communications, including compiling and sharing editor updates, industry news, editorial calendars and more-Contribute to Account team calls and internal meetings, assist with scheduling, agenda creation, and drafting comprehensive recap notes -Proactively participate in agency brainstorm sessions for client programs