Source: https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-lees-summit-dt-4338705/ Title: Story Pitching Round, hybrid, Lee's Summit | Deftridge Summary: Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack) for a manager PR & Communications, hybrid in Lee's Summit. $61-$76 an hour, 8 to 14 hours a month. Starts within 2 weeks. Bundle Shortlisting · 2 candidates Posted Oct 20 · DT-4338705 # Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack) Manager · PR & Communications · Hybrid · Lee's Summit **$61–$76** / hour About $550–$960 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** Brand and creative agency for B2B software · 51–200 employeesCL-68767 · based in Lee's Summit - **Where** Hybrid · Lee's Summit - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–14 h a month - **Start** Starts within 2 weeks - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Weekday evenings The company is already looking at 2 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides. **5** professionals have asked about this task **908** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This brand and creative agency for B2B software (51–200 employees) is looking for a manager 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 is an agency, so work is organised around client campaigns and approval rounds. The team sits in Lee's Summit. 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. ## What you deliver - Pitch a new industry survey to 30 journalists with tailored emails and report outcomes. - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap - A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week ## 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 - 7-12 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 - Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - Work outside the scope written in the brief; extra items are quoted separately - On-call availability outside the agreed window ## 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** Manager PR & Communications - **Experience** 7-12 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Muck Rack, Gmail - **Offers** 11 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $68 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $68 an hour, is **above** the median manager PR & Communications rate in Missouri ($65). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $65 This task $68 $46 $90 [All PR & Communications jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/united-states/) · [PR & Communications rates in Missouri](https://deftridge.com/rates/pr-and-communications/missouri/) · [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-68767 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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