Media Relations Coordinator
/Organization:
Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG)
Deadline:
Apr. 30, 2025
Organization Description:
Murray Paterson Marketing Group (MPMG) is an award-winning agency of highly skilled, forward-thinking professionals with a passion for marketing the arts + creative industries. We are a collective of bright minds who thrive on turning insights into opportunities and ideas into audience engagement.
MPMG provides innovative marketing + communications services for cultural institutions across Canada including the Vancouver International Film Festival, Theatre Under the Stars, Bard on the Beach, Eastside Culture Crawl, DanceHouse, Victoria Symphony, Opera Atelier, Fall for Dance North, and many more.
MPMG has been recognized by Business in Vancouver as one of BC’s top agencies; by The Georgia Straight as a three-time ‘Best of Vancouver’ winner; and by the BC American Marketing Association Marketing Excellence Awards for the agency’s particular strengths in innovative, full service marketing and communications.
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Job Description:
MPMG is seeking a part time Media Relations Coordinator to support our bustling year round arts and culture client roster in Vancouver and Toronto.
The Media Relations Coordinator will work with and report to an MPMG Account Manager and will be required to assume responsibility for a wide range of media relations and communications tasks. This is a demanding role that will require a self-directed, highly efficient, and detail-oriented individual. The successful candidate will possess excellent writing and editing skills, have experience pitching the media - with established media contacts - and is comfortable working independently and remotely in a fast-paced agency environment.
Candidates should be based in Vancouver. Occasional evening and weekend work required.
25 hours per week. Consistent weekly hours - M-F from 9:30am to 2:30pm - are expected.
Responsibilities:
- Represent MPMG in a professional and confident manner in both written and verbal communications
- Support media relations campaigns through asset gathering, media site and EPK development, distribution management of press releases, etc.
- Identify various story leads within each campaign and craft accompanying pitches for individual journalists
- Write communications copy, including press releases, event listings, and media pitches
- Secure interviews, reviews, and coverage for clients
- Accompany on-site, in-person interviews and/or media calls, as needed
- Utilize online databases and event listing engines to raise awareness for upcoming client productions
- Provide media monitoring and ongoing maintenance of coverage trackers for MPMG clients
- Attend team and client meetings, as needed
- Consistently provide a high level of client relations
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze issues and innovatively solve complex problems independently
- Maintain a close working relationship with the MPMG team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Arts Management or related field
- 2+ years of recent experience working in a publicist or communications role
- Strong relationships with media throughout the Lower Mainland is an asset
- Business acumen achieved through previous experience in a fast-paced professional marketing + communications services environment
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail; keen copy editing and proofreading skills are a must
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Familiarity and comfort with software and online tools, including but not limited to Wordpress, G Suite, Meta, Vertical Response, YouTube, and Adobe Suite
- Passion and experience with the arts is highly valued
How to Apply:
Please send a cover letter and resume to: jobs@mpmgarts.com no later than April 30, 2025. All applications will be kept in confidence.
We thank all who express an interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Remuneration:
Compensation: $32,000.00 - $37,000.00 per annum, vacation pay, and medical benefits.
