Source: https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-kingdom-dt-9416780/ Title: Story Pitching Round, £29-34/h | Deftridge Summary: Story Pitching Round for a senior PR & Communications, remote in the UK. £29-£34 an hour, 8 to 14 hours a month. Starts within 7 days. Bundle Posted Nov 4 · DT-9416780 # Story Pitching Round Senior · PR & Communications · Remote · United Kingdom **£29–£34** / hour About £250–£440 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** Government IT contractor serving cities · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-56893 · based in Luton - **Where** Remote · United Kingdom - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–14 h a month - **Start** Starts within 7 days - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Two set slots a week2 h a week overlap with UK time **905** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This government IT contractor serving cities (1,001–5,000 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. A named list of recurring items keeps the month predictable for both sides. It supplies the public sector, so documentation follows contract rules. The work is fully remote. Any location in United Kingdom works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. The work runs in two set slots a week, agreed with the team at the start. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (UK time). ## What you deliver - Pitch a new industry survey to 50 journalists with tailored emails and report outcomes. - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result - A running log of open questions, reviewed at the start of each week - 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:** 12 weeks, 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 - 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 - Used to short written handovers - 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 GBP 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** £32 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, £32 an hour, is **above** the median senior PR & Communications rate in the United Kingdom (£30). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median £30 This task £32 £21 £37 [All PR & Communications jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/united-kingdom/) · [PR & Communications rates in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/rates/pr-and-communications/united-kingdom/) · [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-56893 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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