Media Relations Manager

Overview

Career Opportunities with Global Health Strategies

We are seeking a Media Relations Manager who has a strong track record of securing placements in a wide range of media outlets (print, broadcast, wire services, podcasts, newsletters). This role is ideal for a media professional who thrives on building relationships with journalists, is creative and persistent when it comes to landing coverage, works well under pressure, and has a knack for synthesizing technical information into accessible, newsworthy narratives.

This role will involve driving media strategies across GHS’s client portfolio, working in partnership with a global team and reporting into a Vice President based in the US. Strong writing skills are essential; experience working in global health and with media outside the US is a plus.

This role is based in New York City, with an expectation of 3 days per week in the office.

• Strategy: Advise internal teams and clients on proactive and reactive media strategies, including on how to effectively engage journalists, columnists and editors across a wide range of beats and subject areas. Must have a sharp eye for the moments and angles most likely to break through.
• Media Intelligence: Maintain a deep, current understanding of evolving media landscapes, including beat shifts and emerging editorial priorities across a range of outlets (print, broadcast, wire services, podcasts, newsletters). Use and advise on essential tools to strengthen media relations (e.g., media databases, monitoring resources). Monitor real-time news cycles to identify timely opportunities for proactive outreach and to position clients.
• Relationships: Proactively reach out to journalists and editors to build and maintain relationships, ensuring a strong understanding of their interests and priorities for coverage. Pitch story ideas to contacts and share journalist insights with teams and clients to maximize the chances of strong coverage.
• Paid Media: Conduct ongoing research into paid and sponsored media opportunities — including branded content, newsletter sponsor ships, and media events — and provide thoughtful recommendations on how these can complement earned media strategies.
• Pitch & Placement: Lead the development and distribution of compelling, well-crafted media materials — including pitches, press releases, media advisories, and op-eds — that are tightly aligned with client goals and tailored to the interests of target journalists.
• Coverage Analysis: Systematically track media placements and assess coverage quality across outlets, formats, and reporters. Provide insights — identifying what's resonating, what's missing, and how messaging or targeting should evolve — and translate those findings into concrete adjustments to pitching strategy.
• Spokesperson & Media Training Support: Partner with internal teams and clients to prepare spokespeople for media interactions, including developing talking points, anticipating likely lines of questioning, and supporting prep sessions ahead of interviews or high-profile announcements.
• Crisis & Issues Management: Support rapid response efforts during sensitive or high-stakes situations, helping to develop proactive and reactive messaging, coordinate media responses, and protect client reputation.
• New Business: Contribute to new business proposals by bringing media expertise to pitches, helping to propose creative media tactics, and demonstrating knowledge of the competitive media landscape.

• 5-6 years of overall experience with strong expertise in media relations, including a track record of media placements and relationships with reporters.
• Bachelor's degree; degree in Communications or Journalism a plus.
• Demonstrated excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics for public audiences.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, and demonstrated interest in global health and policy.
• Experience in global health or other development companies/organizations; agency experience is a plus.

Global Health Strategies (GHS) is an international consulting firm that uses advocacy, communications, and policy analysis to advance issues and power campaigns that improve health and well-being worldwide. We work across some of the world’s most dynamic regions to enable policy innovation, mobilize resources, and build political will—engaging global and local audiences to drive change.

The GHS team is comprised of exceptional communicators, content producers, and collaborators who execute efficiently while bringing fresh ideas to their work. They also bring a sense of humor and enjoy working together.

Base Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000 + bonus