Source: https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/illinois/ Title: Part-time PR & Communications jobs in Illinois | Deftridge Summary: 88 part-time PR & Communications tasks in Illinois, from $45 to $119 an hour. Typical rate $50 an hour; median market wage $36. Rate shown up front. IL · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Part-time PR & Communications jobs in Illinois 88 open PR & Communications tasks are listed for Illinois, from $45 to $119 an hour. The typical rate for a senior PR & Communications here is **$50 an hour**, built from a market median wage of $35.96. At five hours a week that is about **$1,080 a month**. **$50/hr** typical rate, senior level **$35.96/hr** market median wage **$45–$119** range of open task rates **88** open tasks tied to Illinois or remote in United States ## Open PR & Communications tasks in Illinois Tasks located in Illinois plus remote tasks open to everyone in United States. [See all 88](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=pr-and-communications&place=illinois) One-off Posted Oct 29 ### [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-9708487/) Manager · PR & Communications Digital media company · 51–200 employees **$73–$95** / hour About $250–$500 in total - about 4 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts within 2 weeks - Top 25% for the role - Shortlisting [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-9708487/) Bundle Posted Nov 3 ### [Story Pitching Round · Retail](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-1714805/) Senior · PR & Communications Fashion retailer selling outdoor gear · 501–1,000 employees **$59–$67** / hour About $500–$880 a month - 8–14 h a month - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-1714805/) One-off Posted Nov 3 ### [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-1771462/) Manager · PR & Communications Series B online marketplace · 201–500 employees **$77–$92** / hour About $420–$850 in total - about 8 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts next week [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-1771462/) Regular Posted Nov 3 ### [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-7565693/) Manager · PR & Communications Defence technology company in space launch · 201–500 employees **$66–$81** / hour About $480 a month at 2 h a week - 1–2 h a week - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-7565693/) One-off Posted Nov 2 ### [Media List Build (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-chicago-dt-2442883/) Senior · PR & Communications Retail chain selling electronics · 51–200 employees **$58–$65** / hour About $180–$490 in total - about 6 h in total - Hybrid · Chicago - Starts next week [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-chicago-dt-2442883/) One-off Posted Nov 1 ### [Crisis Communication Playbook · Consumer goods](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-4661803/) Senior · PR & Communications Packaged-food brand · 201–500 employees **$59–$73** / hour About $530–$1,060 in total - about 12 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-4661803/) One-off Posted Oct 28 ### [Press Release Writing · Banking](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-4845282/) Senior · PR & Communications Digital bank serving small businesses · 1,001–5,000 employees **$63–$75** / hour About $210–$410 in total - about 4 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days - 11 interested [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-4845282/) One-off Posted Oct 27 ### [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-2531642/) Manager · PR & Communications Series B cybersecurity software company · 201–500 employees **$78–$95** / hour About $260–$520 in total - about 4 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts within 2 weeks - Top 25% for the role - 5 interested [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-2531642/) One-off Posted Nov 2 ### [Internal Communications Plan · Agency](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-6599981/) Manager · PR & Communications Content marketing agency for B2B software · 201–500 employees **$77–$94** / hour About $430–$860 in total - about 8 h in total - Remote · United States - Starts within 7 days [View task](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-6599981/) ### All 88 open PR & Communications tasks for Illinois Newest first, with the hourly range and where the work is done. - [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-9708487/)$73-$95/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-1714805/)$59-$67/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-1771462/)$77-$92/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-7565693/)$66-$81/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-chicago-dt-2442883/)$58-$65/hr · hybrid in Chicago - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-4661803/)$59-$73/hr · remote in the US - [Press Release Writing](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-4845282/)$63-$75/hr · remote in the US - [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-2531642/)$78-$95/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-6599981/)$77-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-3981919/)$65-$81/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-5839760/)$67-$78/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-8824821/)$72-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-4700700/)$64-$78/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-8076440/)$58-$64/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-8079817/)$71-$84/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-9054826/)$67-$74/hr · remote in the US - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-1388371/)$61-$76/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-1943101/)$55-$72/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-2554488/)$61-$73/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-6660849/)$77-$88/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan (Notion)](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-8536450/)$77-$91/hr · remote in the US - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-9261151/)$74-$93/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-9425202/)$58-$65/hr · remote in the US - [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-1305491/)$59-$71/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-1803564/)$60-$75/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-illinois-dt-4952676/)$92-$110/hr · remote in Illinois - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-4964516/)$62-$78/hr · remote in the US - [Press Release Writing](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-4970436/)$59-$75/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-5179304/)$68-$81/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-7785526/)$56-$67/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-1499976/)$58-$71/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-3313000/)$65-$79/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-4088438/)$55-$65/hr · remote in the US - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-4145095/)$63-$70/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-7174973/)$58-$70/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-7929274/)$68-$78/hr · remote in the US - [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-9480150/)$60-$75/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-2720207/)$58-$70/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-6322575/)$56-$71/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-6385152/)$88-$102/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-6725094/)$65-$77/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-7795657/)$56-$65/hr · remote in the US - [Executive Bio and Media Kit (Google Docs)](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-8899197/)$75-$92/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-3991175/)$78-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-4551825/)$57-$67/hr · remote in the US - [Executive Bio and Media Kit](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-7820171/)$60-$69/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-2566287/)$72-$93/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-3750164/)$63-$82/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-4197500/)$61-$78/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-6407123/)$79-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-3780598/)$62-$73/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-aurora-il-dt-6023198/)$77-$95/hr · hybrid in Aurora - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-8238741/)$65-$82/hr · remote in the US - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-9461515/)$76-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-9688143/)$68-$81/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-4150974/)$68-$77/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-kankakee-dt-5743290/)$45-$53/hr · hybrid in Kankakee - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-7765182/)$64-$77/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan (Notion)](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-chicago-dt-8886482/)$57-$67/hr · on site in Chicago - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-1157450/)$63-$70/hr · remote in the US - [Press Release Writing (Google Docs)](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-1485552/)$64-$73/hr · remote in the US - [Press Release Writing](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-5478599/)$61-$77/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-6838367/)$77-$92/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-5002497/)$68-$84/hr · remote in the US - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-5124274/)$89-$111/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-1179421/)$81-$93/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-3401718/)$60-$77/hr · remote in the US - [Crisis Communication Playbook](https://deftridge.com/job/crisis-communication-playbook-united-states-dt-9252606/)$60-$70/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-9297423/)$79-$102/hr · remote in the US - [Media List Build](https://deftridge.com/job/media-list-build-united-states-dt-3500649/)$76-$92/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-3533626/)$79-$100/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-4174613/)$81-$96/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-6581264/)$56-$71/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-7133451/)$77-$92/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-9567159/)$80-$98/hr · remote in the US - [Executive Bio and Media Kit (Google Docs)](https://deftridge.com/job/executive-bio-and-media-kit-united-states-dt-3844802/)$87-$107/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-4178824/)$78-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-5676420/)$64-$80/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-8357893/)$68-$79/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-8757828/)$78-$95/hr · remote in the US - [Internal Communications Plan](https://deftridge.com/job/internal-communications-plan-united-states-dt-2156891/)$73-$93/hr · remote in the US - [Press Release Writing (Google Docs)](https://deftridge.com/job/press-release-writing-united-states-dt-7837767/)$98-$119/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-6529611/)$64-$80/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round (Muck Rack)](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-7600174/)$55-$65/hr · remote in the US - [Story Pitching Round](https://deftridge.com/job/story-pitching-round-united-states-dt-9338781/)$68-$75/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-5955412/)$80-$98/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-1307829/)$77-$94/hr · remote in the US - [Monthly Media Coverage Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-media-coverage-report-united-states-dt-9236350/)$89-$103/hr · remote in the US ## What PR & Communications pays in Illinois Employee wage percentiles for the role. Contractors on Deftridge earn more than the median because they carry their own costs. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $21.90 | $470 | $45,600 | | 25th | $28.37 | $610 | $59,000 | | Median | $35.96 | $780 | $74,800 | | 75th | $49.15 | $1,070 | $102,200 | | 90th | $62.81 | $1,360 | $130,600 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026 with a wage index and calibrated on posted pay. [Method](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ### Deftridge rate by level | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $50 | $1,080 | | Manager | $65 | $1,410 | | Director | $75 | $1,630 | ### Against the United States rate The typical rate in Illinois is $50 an hour against $55 nationally: **-9%**. Tasks that are remote pay the national rate for the company's location, so a remote task can pay more than a local one. [All PR & Communications rates by country](https://deftridge.com/jobs/pr-and-communications/) ## Working on the side in Illinois What to check before you take a task next to a full-time job. Orientation only; none of it is legal or tax advice. Before you start - Read the outside-work and conflict-of-interest clauses in your employment contract. - Check for a non-compete or a duty to disclose side income to your employer. - As a contractor you are usually responsible for your own income tax and social contributions; a local accountant can size the amounts. Your recruiter walks through these points with you before you accept a task. 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