PR & Communications Strategist – Short-term Contract

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Perform an audit of competitor placements and citations.

• Execute citation analyses on notable examples to determine what garnered citations and what can be replicated.

• Discover whitespace and viable opportunity areas.

• Map the credibility of placements for key personas and condition areas across trade, consumer health, clinical, caregiver, and adjacent media.

• Evaluate publications and platforms for their domain authority and likelihood of citation.

• Identify sources that are likely to be highlighted and cited by AI platforms.

• Suggest content, placement, and activation strategies including digital PR, trade press, contributed bylines, and data assets.

• Assess options against feasibility, regulatory constraints, and potential communications objections.

• Compose a comprehensive strategic proposal encompassing findings, perspectives, recommendations, rationale, and outstanding questions.

• Draft necessary narrative language and framing as required.

• Collaborate with the Executive Producer, Comms strategy oversight lead, and Account Director.

• Anticipate Medical, Legal, and Regulatory reviews and propose substantiable approaches.

• Engage in working sessions and revision cycles.

• Deliver a polished client-ready strategic proposal within four weeks to ensure stakeholder alignment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in PR, corporate communications, editorial, or brand narrative writing.

• Must be available and responsive during core Eastern Time business hours, approximately 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET.

• Must have dedicated daytime availability along with a focused, deadline-driven approach.

• Capable of transforming research and competitive analysis into a defensible strategic recommendation.

• Direct experience in writing for healthcare, pharma, or other regulated sectors.

• Familiarity with MLR or equivalent review processes is highly preferred.

• Proven track record in placing or drafting contributed content, bylines, trade press, and digital PR in reputable publications.

• Working knowledge of SEO, GEO, or how AI platforms source and cite content is a significant advantage.

• Ability to work independently within a tight four-week timeframe with a fixed deliverable.

• Strong, clear communication skills with the ability to present and defend recommendations to senior client stakeholders.

• LLC experience is a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

• Portfolio or writing samples are required, ideally showcasing a strategic proposal, messaging framework, or a placed contributed piece.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout employment.

• This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Option for remote work.

• Potential for extension into a separately scoped October engagement (not guaranteed).

• Opportunities for in-person collaboration and access to Sia offices or approved coworking locations.

• Commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture.

• No employment visa sponsorship is required as applicants must already be authorized to work in the United States.