Virtual PR & Outreach Specialist
Worldwide
Virtual PR & Book Marketing Specialist — Author Support Part-time | Remote | Ongoing The Book The Performer's Trap: 10 Shifts to Move from Quiet Excellence to Intentional Power by Isha Williams — a leadership and career development book for high-performing professionals. Published 2026. Full promotional materials, a 20-show podcast target list, and pitch templates are built and ready to deploy. What I Need A proactive virtual specialist to pitch podcasts, secure speaking engagements, and manage Instagram and Facebook content for this book. The strategy and materials are built. You execute. Responsibilities **Podcast & Media Outreach — Priority #1 - Personalize and send pitch emails from a pre-built target list - Follow up on a structured cadence (provided) - Research and add new podcast targets - Maintain an outreach tracking log **Speaking Engagement Research & Outreach - Identify opportunities: women's leadership conferences, ERG events, corporate professional development, virtual summits - Submit speaker applications using provided materials - Track pipeline and flag high-priority opportunities **Social Media (Instagram & Facebook) - Receive weekly raw content from the author (voice memo, bullet points, or excerpt) - Shape into 3–5 formatted post captions per week - Schedule posts and flag meaningful engagement **You're the Right Fit If You Have - Experience pitching guests to podcasts or securing speaking placements (ideal) - Strong written communication; you'll send outreach in the author's voice - Social media formatting experience on Instagram and Facebook - The ability to work independently and own a tracker without daily check-ins **Not a Fit If You need day-to-day direction To Apply Include: (1) your hourly rate, (2) 2–3 podcast or speaking placements you've secured for previous clients and you landed it? (ideal)
- Less than 30 hrs/weekHourly
- 1-3 monthsDuration
- IntermediateExperience Level
$12.00
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$25.00
Hourly- Remote Job
- One-time projectProject Type
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