Virtual PR & Outreach Specialist

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

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/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $12.00

    -

    $25.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Public Relations
Media Relations
Nice-to-have skills
Social Media Marketing
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:2 days ago
  • Interviewing:
    6
  • Invites sent:
    10
  • Unanswered invites:
    4
About the client
Member since Jun 10, 2026
  • United States
    5:01 PM
  • Sales & Marketing
    Individual client

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