Source: https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-new-york-dt-1979455/ Title: Story Pitching Round, remote in New York | Deftridge Summary: Story Pitching Round for a manager PR & Communications, remote in New York. $67-$75 an hour, 8 to 14 hours a month. Posted by a food producer in coffee. Bundle Posted Oct 28 · DT-1979455 # Story Pitching Round Manager · PR & Communications · Remote · New York only **$67–$75** / hour About $570–$990 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** Food producer in coffee · 501–1,000 employeesCL-74319 · based in New York City - **Where** Remote · New York only - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–14 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Manager · 7-12 years - **When you work** Weekday evenings **3** professionals have asked about this task **907** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This food producer in coffee (501–1,000 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. A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It produces and sells food and drink, with seasonal peaks and strict labelling rules. The work is fully remote, but the company can only contract people who live in New York, so this one is for residents there. Most people do this on weekday evenings; replies inside the working day are not expected. ## What you deliver - Pitch a new industry survey to 40 journalists with tailored emails and report outcomes. - A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week - A named list of items moved to next month, so nothing is lost - A month-end summary with hours used against the cap ## 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:** 6 months, with a monthly hours cap. Accepted when the output matches the agreed checklist and the sample check passes; the recruiter confirms by e-mail. ## 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 - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones - Experience in a similar industry ## Not included - Managing other contractors or employees - On-call availability outside the agreed window - 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** Manager PR & Communications - **Experience** 7-12 years in marketing & content - **Tools** Muck Rack, Gmail - **Offers** 11 hours a month, weekday evenings - **Rate** $71 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $71 an hour, is **below** the median manager PR & Communications rate in New York ($85). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $85 This task $71 $60 $117 [All PR & Communications jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/united-states/) · [PR & Communications rates in New York](https://deftridge.com/rates/pr-and-communications/new-york/) · [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-74319 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 is noted. 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