Digital PR & Link Building VA (Connectively Pitching + Directory Outreach)

Digital PR & Link Building VA (Connectively Pitching + Directory Outreach) --- 🚫 Please do not contact our company directly, although you can check us out at www.o8.agency. All applications must go through Upwork. Messages sent outside of Upwork will be ignored and your application will be rejected. ‼️ 🚫 --- 🕐 Time Zone Requirement Must have at least 4 hours of overlap with US Central Time (CT) on weekdays. Core hours 9am–1pm CT preferred for task turnaround and async communication. --- 📋 About the Role O8 is a Minneapolis-based digital marketing agency that helps B2B and nonprofit organizations grow through SEO, content, and web strategy. We're building out our link acquisition engine and need a proactive Digital PR VA to own the day-to-day execution — submitting pitches to journalist query platforms (Connectively/HARO), completing directory submissions, and tracking outreach results. This is not a data-entry role. We're looking for someone who can read a journalist query, understand if O8 is a genuine fit, and write a tight, credible pitch — with minimal hand-holding. Viktor (our internal AI system) will pre-score opportunities and draft pitch templates for you; your job is to review, refine, submit, and log results. This is an ongoing part-time contract (~15–20 hrs/week) with strong performance leading to expanded scope and potential client delivery work. --- 🔑 Key Responsibilities - Review Viktor-generated Connectively/HARO opportunity lists (delivered weekly via ClickUp tasks) and submit polished pitches on behalf of O8 leadership - Complete directory profile submissions and optimizations (G2, Clutch, Crunchbase, SemRush Agency Directory, Manifest, and others) using provided credentials and templates - Track all submissions in our Notion tracker (status: To Pitch → Submitted → Live / Not a Fit) and ClickUp task board — same day as completion - Flag any opportunities that need expert input, have tight deadlines, or require login credentials you don't have - Report weekly: pitches submitted, directories completed, links earned/confirmed, and any blockers --- ✨ We're looking for someone who: - Has hands-on experience submitting HARO or Connectively pitches and can show a pitch sample or prior results - Is comfortable working inside ClickUp, Notion, and shared Google Sheets without needing a walkthrough for every task - Responds to ClickUp/Slack task pings within 24 hours on business days — this is a key accountability metric for us - Writes clearly and professionally in English with no grammar errors — pitch quality reflects on our brand - Takes initiative: if a task is ambiguous, you ask one clear question rather than waiting days to start --- 💡 Nice-to-haves - Prior experience at a digital marketing or SEO agency - Familiarity with Ahrefs, SE Ranking, or similar tools for backlink tracking - Experience completing Clutch or G2 review campaigns (getting clients to leave reviews) - Exposure to AI citation / GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) — emerging area we're building in --- 🌎 Why Join O8 - Flexible async-first setup — we care about output, not seat time - You'll work alongside Viktor, our in-house AI system, which automates the tedious research and scoring so you can focus on execution and judgment calls - Strong performers get first access to client-delivery expansion (this is the model we're building for clients too, so you'd be ground floor) - Tight feedback loops — you'll know within 24h if a submission landed or what to improve --- 🤝 Equal Opportunity Employer O8 is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all contractors and team members regardless of background, identity, or experience. --- 🚫 Please do not contact our company directly. All applications must go through Upwork. Messages sent outside of Upwork will be ignored and your application will be rejected. ‼️ 🚫