Media Liaison
The community's voice in the local press — the person who turns campaigns and community wins into stories your neighbors actually read.
- Role type
- External-facing
- Level of effort
- Regular
Responsibilities
- Pitch local reporters on stories worth covering
- Write op-eds and letters to the editor
- Handle inbound press requests and interviews
- Build ongoing relationships with local journalists
- Coordinate messaging with campaign leadership
Skills & traits
- Can write persuasively for a general audience
- Comfortable on record with reporters
- Understands what makes a story newsworthy to an editor
Bonus
- Prior journalism, PR, or communications background
- Existing relationships with local reporters
- Media training
Good fit if:you actually read the local paper — and have opinions about the coverage.