Source: https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-kankakee-dt-5743290/ Title: Story Pitching Round, hybrid, Kankakee | Deftridge Summary: Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack) for a senior PR & Communications, hybrid in Kankakee. $45-$53 an hour, 8 to 14 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Posted Oct 20 · DT-5743290 # Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack) Senior · PR & Communications · Hybrid · Kankakee **$45–$53** / hour About $390–$690 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** Publishing house · 201–500 employeesCL-39720 · based in Compton - **Where** Hybrid · Kankakee - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–14 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Weekday evenings1 h a week overlap with CT **908** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This publishing house (201–500 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 publishes content on a schedule, so editorial deadlines are fixed. The team sits in Kankakee. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. About 1 hour a week should overlap with the team's day (CT). ## What you deliver - Pitch a new industry survey to 25 journalists with tailored emails and report outcomes. - A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost ## What a month looks like - Week 1: intake call and a list of what is due this month - Weeks 2 and 3: items completed in short sessions - Week 4: month-end summary and the list for next month **Duration:** 12 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 - Experience in a similar industry - Used to short written handovers ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - Anything that needs a signature in your own name unless the brief says so - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately ## 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** $49 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $49 an hour, is **below** the median senior PR & Communications rate in Illinois ($55). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $55 This task $49 $41 $80 [All PR & Communications jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/united-states/) · [PR & Communications rates in Illinois](https://deftridge.com/rates/pr-and-communications/illinois/) · [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-39720 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 (Muck Rack) is noted. 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