✦ Luna Orbit — Executive & General Management

Director of Earned Media

at Animal Wellness Action

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $67K – $73K USD / year Posted March 05, 2026
Salary $67K – $73K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field
Category Executive & General Management

This leadership role involves managing earned media strategies, pitching stories, and building relationships with journalists to promote animal welfare campaigns.

  • Monitor news opportunities
  • Pitch stories and develop press releases
  • Build media relationships
  • Organize online press events
  • Secure story placements

Focus on media relations, press release development, online press conference organization, and media monitoring within a nonprofit advocacy context.

The ideal candidate is a senior media relations professional with over 5 years of experience in advocacy, journalism, or PR, skilled in story pitching, press release writing, and building media relationships. They are entrepreneurial, strategic, and adept at securing media coverage for organizational campaigns.

Media RelationsStory PitchingPress ReleasesJournalist RelationsStory Placement
Online Press ConferencesMedia MonitoringAdvocacy CampaignsPublic Relations
EmailPhoneSocial MediaOnline Media Platforms
Media RelationsStory PitchingPress ReleasesOnline Press ConferencesJournalist RelationsMedia MonitoringAdvocacy CampaignsPublic RelationsStory Placement
Media RelationsStory PitchingPress ReleasesOnline Press ConferencesJournalist RelationsMedia MonitoringAdvocacy CampaignsPublic RelationsStory Placement
Entrepreneurial SpiritCommunication SkillsFollow-up SkillsRelationship BuildingWriting and EditingStrategic Thinking
Industry Nonprofit / Animal Welfare
Job Function Leading media relations and advocacy communications for animal welfare
Media RelationsStory PitchingPress ReleasesOnline Press ConferencesJournalist RelationsMedia MonitoringAdvocacy CampaignsPublic RelationsStory PlacementMedia OutreachStory DevelopmentPress StatementsMedia EngagementMedia Strategy

Lack of experience in media relations or story pitching, No background in advocacy or nonprofit communications, Unable to work remotely in US, Insufficient media outreach skills

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