Source: https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-grand-rapids-dt-3767090/ Title: Story Pitching Round, hybrid in Grand Rapids | Deftridge Summary: Story Pitching Round for a senior PR & Communications, hybrid in Grand Rapids. $48-$57 an hour, 8 to 14 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Posted Oct 25 · DT-3767090 # Story Pitching Round · Aerospace Senior · PR & Communications · Hybrid · Grand Rapids **$48–$57** / hour About $420–$740 a month. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so **nothing comes out of your rate**. - **Company** Defence technology company in space launch · 51–200 employeesCL-96841 · based in Grand Rapids - **Where** Hybrid · Grand Rapids - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–14 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with ET **5** professionals have asked about this task **906** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This defence technology company in space launch (51–200 employees) is looking for a senior PR & Communications for a monthly bundle of recurring tasks, 8–14 h a month. Personalised pitches to named journalists, with follow-ups and a log of replies. The company wants one reliable owner for a list of small jobs instead of five different people. It works in aerospace, where change control and documentation are formal. The team sits in Grand Rapids. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (ET). ## What you deliver - Pitch a new industry survey to 30 journalists with tailored emails and report outcomes. - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result ## What a month looks like - Start of month: the company shares the items and the priorities - Mid-month: progress check of 15 minutes - Month end: hours used against the cap, results and open items **Duration:** 8 weeks, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted on the company's written OK. If something is missed, you fix it in the same week at no extra charge to either side. ## Tools Muck Rack Gmail ## Who fits - 5-10 years of hands-on work as a PR & Communications, or the equivalent mix of roles - Comfortable working in Muck Rack and Gmail - Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate ### Nice to have - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones - Used to short written handovers ## Not included - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Travel or work at a fixed location - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so ## How you get paid - The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice. - Deftridge pays you in USD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement. - You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs. - You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge. ## What happens after you say you're interested 1. **Within one working day** A recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want. 1. **You agree the rate** You and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead. 1. **With your written OK** The company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days. 1. **Start** You sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above. ## What the company sees about you First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details. Your profile **Alex** Senior PR & Communications - **Experience** 5-10 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Muck Rack, Gmail - **Offers** 11 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $52 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $52 an hour, is **above** the median senior PR & Communications rate in Michigan ($50). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $50 This task $52 $37 $74 [All PR & Communications jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/united-states/) · [PR & Communications rates in Michigan](https://deftridge.com/rates/pr-and-communications/michigan/) · [Marketing & Content jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-and-content/) ## Questions about pay and privacy The rules are the same for every task. [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job. CL-96841 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead. ## Interested in this task? Leave your first name and e-mail. You hear back from a recruiter inside one working day, and nothing reaches the company without your written OK. - You see and agree the rate before the company hears about you - Your employer and surname stay private - E-mail only, no phone calls Thank you, Story Pitching Round · Aerospace is noted. 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