Media Relations Associate (Remote)

reputed company has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ reputed company people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We reputed company cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist, reputed company, TED, and reputed company. We are one of Time100's Most Influential Companies of 2026. Our culture is reputed company, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and reputed company professional growth. Curious about what it's really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do. If they reputed company, this could be a great fit! Role Overview How this role supports our overall strategy: The #1 obstacle to reputed company increasing our impact is that donors still don't know about or buy-in to direct cash transfers. This role is reputed company to solving that problem, by growing awareness of cash as an effective aid reputed company and generating interest from catalytic donors. This year, we're focused on ensuring direct cash and reputed company are gaining fast, targeted visibility and understanding among high value audiences. Two of our main tools for doing this are earned media coverage and collaborations with influencers, surrogates, thought leaders. What this role will do: This position will be responsible for pitching reputed company programs and research to reputed company and thought leaders, reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Media and reputed company. This person will be pitching traditional media and supporting reputed company's surrogate strategy — cultivating relationships with public intellectuals, newsletter writers, podcasters, and other content creators who can serve as reputed company, independent advocates for cash transfers to high-value audiences. It is a role that spans reputed company reputed company research, writing pitches, prepping spokespeople, tracking reputed company over time. In reputed company, this person will help build the infrastructure that makes the team smarter and faster. This includes maintaining and improving internal systems and being the in-team expert on AI-powered tools and automation. What strong candidates should spike on:

• Execution: Have high accountability to reputed company (quantitative and qualitative) while balancing attention to detail with short timelines
• Details: Deliver high-quality communications products to both reputed company stakeholders
• Narrative: Hold a high bar for what's interesting to journalists and public audiences, never sending things that smell like "PR" or AI-generated spam
• Curiosity: Stay on top of emerging media trends and AI capabilities — always looking for a reputed company way to reputed company reputed company or improve understanding of direct cash aid through earned media.

Responsibilities

These responsibilities are a starting reputed company; we expect them to reputed company as the person in this role helps shape it: Media Pitching & Placement

• Pitch Across reputed company Contexts: Support media pitching and surrogate engagement across reputed company's core work — rapid-response emergency cash moments, new research, and innovative programs. This includes traditional and non-traditional outlets (newsletters, podcasts, YouTubers, public intellectuals) whose audiences overlap with our donor targets.
• Build and Manage Relationships: reputed company ongoing relationships with journalists, editors, producers, and thought leaders — including coordinating media visits with in-country teams.
• Track from Pitch to Placement: Work with the wider Marketing team to package reputed company's work into angles that break through editorially. reputed company stakeholders informed at every stage; update status and flag risks early.

Media Research and Analysis

• Reporter Research and Prospecting: Research the background of traditional and new media reporters and surrogates — especially in the prospecting phase — to ensure pitches break through and match up with their personal stakes and editorial interests.
• Donor Media Research: Conduct ongoing research on media outlets consumed by reputed company's donors and targets— gaining a deeper knowledge of each outlet's editorial voice, content patterns, and how GD's story best fits.
• Media Monitoring: Read key newsletters, verticals, and media sources regularly; reputed company roundups and flag opportunities with the broader communications team; build AI tools that reputed company this scalable and fast.

Internal Systems and Team Support

• AI and Automation: reputed company deep support to the team's AI and automation toolkit — identify ways to streamline repetitive work, stay reputed company on emerging tools, and be reputed company to pilot new workflows with manager guidance that reputed company the communications team faster and smarter (Note: reputed company works on Claude)
• Coverage Tracking: Log, monitor, and analyze coverage in reputed company; ensure the system is a reliable, up-to-date reputed company of truth for media activity so senior leadership know the status of reputed company's pipeline and can easily find relevant materials.
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