Investigative Journalist (Disguised as a Publicist) jobs in United States
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The Media Whisperer · 13 hours ago

Investigative Journalist (Disguised as a Publicist)

The Media Whisperer is an agency founded by investigative journalist Michael Simonson, aiming to leverage research and writing skills to secure media coverage for clients. They are seeking their first employee with a background in investigative journalism to conduct interviews and create compelling PR pitches for journalists.

Public Relations and Communications Services
Hiring Manager
Michael Simonson
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Responsibilities

Conduct onboarding interviews with clients that last at least 1-hour, during which you will need to diligently tease out the most compelling aspects of clients' professional and personal lives
Synthesize your interview notes into concise PR pitches engineered to persuade journalists to write or broadcast clients' stories

Qualification

Investigative journalismInterviewing skillsReal-time transcriptionLong-form writingPassion for uncovering truthsStorytelling

Required

A background in investigative journalism
Experience conducting interviews where you've pushed subjects to reveal sensitive details about their life and/or jobs
The ability to transcribe your interviews in real-time (rather than recording them and transcribing the recordings at a later time)
Writing experience, ideally long-form articles over 3,000 words
A desire to tell other peoples' stories
A passion for uncovering hidden truths

Company

The Media Whisperer

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Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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