Media Monitoring Freelancer

About the role

ABOUT ORCHESTRA Orchestra is a strategic communications and marketing company built for today’s complex and fragmented world. From decoding audiences to designing bold strategies, Orchestra integrates people, platforms, and stories that stick to help clients build lasting influence. The company offers programs that span from the highest level strategic business counsel through to tactical execution. Orchestra brings together 700+ people with experience across consumer and lifestyle, technology, nonprofit and philanthropy, real estate, sports, travel, hospitality, and more. Made up of leading firms BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals, and Versus Media Group, a strategy-first political media team. Learn more at www.orchestraco.com . People of all backgrounds and abilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. ABOUT THIS ROLE Orchestra is seeking a Media Monitoring Freelancer to provide part-time, early-morning support to client teams across the network. This individual will be responsible for monitoring news and media coverage, identifying relevant stories and developments, and distilling coverage into timely, clear and concise updates for client teams and senior audiences. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in media monitoring, public relations, communications or a related field who has strong news judgment, excellent attention to detail and the ability to work quickly and independently. The ideal candidate is a reliable and consistent self-starter who is comfortable working within tight morning deadlines and can quickly adapt to changing client priorities and time-sensitive requests. Assignments may support clients across a variety of industries and subject areas and may include both recurring daily monitoring and ad hoc reporting tied to breaking news, media moments, events or other emerging client needs. Note: This is a remote, part-time independent contractor opportunity requiring consistent early-morning availability, generally between 6:00–10:00 a.m. ET, Monday through Friday . Specific hours and assignments may vary depending on client needs. ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS As a Media Monitoring Freelancer, you will… - Conduct daily morning monitoring across national, local, trade and other relevant media outlets to identify coverage and developments relevant to assigned clients - Compile, draft and distribute timely media monitoring reports, daily clips and coverage updates for client teams and other key audiences - Identify and flag breaking news, emerging stories, reputational considerations and positive or notable client coverage as appropriate - Distill news and media coverage into clear, concise and accurate written summaries - Support ad hoc monitoring and reporting needs around breaking news, media moments, events and other time-sensitive developments - Apply strong news and editorial judgment to assess the relevance, significance and urgency of coverage - Manage multiple monitoring priorities and deliverables while meeting tight early-morning deadlines - Incorporate feedback and revisions quickly and accurately prior to distribution - Collaborate with Orchestra account teams to understand client priorities and adapt monitoring accordingly Essential skills: - 1–2 years of experience in public relations, communications, media monitoring, journalism or a related field - Previous experience conducting media monitoring, compiling clips or producing media coverage reports - Strong writing, editing and editorial judgment, with the ability to synthesize information into clear and concise summaries - Strong news sense and an ability to quickly identify relevant or significant developments within a high volume of coverage - Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy - Ability to work quickly, independently and consistently within tight deadlines - Ability to adapt to changing priorities and respond to time-sensitive or ad hoc requests - Strong organizational and time-management skills - High level of discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive or client-facing information - Consistent availability during required early-morning hours - Experience with media monitoring platforms such as Cision or Muck Rack is a plus WORKING AT ORCHESTRA This is a remote, part-time independent contractor opportunity . Freelancers should expect to work approximately 20 hours per week , primarily during early-morning hours. Exact schedules, duration and weekly hours may vary depending on the specific client assignment and business needs. Compensation: $18–$25 per hour, commensurate with experience and skills. #LI-KB1 #LI-remote Orchestra is the first communications company built for today’s media landscape. Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including: BerlinRosen , Civitas Public Affairs Group , Derris , Glen Echo Group , Inkhouse , M18 , Message Lab , Onward and Small Girls PR . It also launched Brightmode , a talent acquisition firm for communication professionals. Learn more at: www.orchestraco.com . To ensure that applicants are matched with the job that best suits their qualifications and interests, information that you submit may be shared with our network agencies. 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