Part-Time Journalism Publicist
jm a freelance journalist, who has covered East and Southeast Asia for nearly a decade. I've written for outlets including Vox, Nikkei Asia, Financial Times, BBC Future, and elsewhere.
I'm looking for a publicist to help promote my articles, and also help pitch me as a guest for interviews or speaking opportunities at conferences, to mainstream media, and podcasts. This would be for both general stories, but also to publicize specific articles and or investigations, to media outlets and podcasts around the world but focused on Asia and the United States.
Necessary skills
- Social media skills.
- Fluency writing in American English.
- Experience doing marketing, public relations, and pitching media outlets around the world.
- Ability to manage communications and organize pitches using a basic CRM or database.
Ideal Skills
- Experience managing social media.
- Experience with some digital media tools, such as Wordpress, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, Buffer.
- Fluency in another Asian language, ideally Japanese, Indonesian or Mandarin Chinese.
Pay - >2000 JPY/$15 USD per hour, and more for special projects.
To Apply - Please send your resume and cover letter with links to contact(at)mail.nithincoca.com
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.
I write mostly on environment and human rights and want someone with a similar, socially conscious background. This is starting as a 3-5 hr/week position, but if it goes well, there are definitely opportunities to expand and do more work.