Source: https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-8076440/ Title: Story Pitching Round for Agency, remote, US | Deftridge Summary: Story Pitching Round for a senior PR & Communications, remote in the US. $58-$64 an hour, 8 to 14 hours a month. Starts next week. Bundle Posted Oct 31 · DT-8076440 # Story Pitching Round · Agency Senior · PR & Communications · Remote · United States **$58–$64** / hour About $490–$850 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 consumer brands · 1,001–5,000 employeesCL-41351 · based in Springfield - **Where** Remote · United States - **Format** Task bundle - **Time needed** 8–14 h a month - **Start** Starts next week - **Level** Senior · 5-10 years - **When you work** Flexible hours, async2 h a week overlap with CT **5** professionals have asked about this task **907** tasks of this type completed on Deftridge ## About this task This brand and creative agency for consumer brands (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. 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 work is fully remote. Any location in United States works, with a few hours of overlap with the team's day. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call. About 2 hours a week should overlap with the team's day (CT). ## What you deliver - Pitch a new industry survey to 30 journalists with tailored emails and report outcomes. - The monthly list of items completed, each with a link to the result - 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 - 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 when the company contact confirms the deliverable against the written checklist. One round of edits is included. ## 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 - Has worked with a distributed team across time zones ## Not included - Travel or work at a fixed location - On-call availability outside the agreed window - Managing other contractors or employees ## 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** $61 an hour, agreed with the recruiter ## How this rate compares The midpoint of this range, $61 an hour, is **above** the median senior PR & Communications rate in the United States ($60). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market. Median $60 This task $61 $41 $85 [All PR & Communications jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/united-states/) · [PR & Communications rates in United States](https://deftridge.com/rates/pr-and-communications/united-states/) · [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-41351 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 · Agency is noted. 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