Qwoted is a global professional network connecting media brands with PR experts and small businesses. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Newsroom Partnerships Associate to build strong relationships with journalists, drive platform adoption, and deliver a high-quality experience for media users working in newsrooms.
This role is ideal for someone who has newsroom experience, enjoys external communication, relationship building, and helping users succeed. You will support outreach efforts, engage directly with journalists and media professionals, respond to questions and issues, and help drive ongoing adoption of the Qwoted platform.
You will help support efforts to expand Qwoted’s media user base and ensure journalists have a smooth and valuable experience on the platform. Success in this role will be measured not just by activity, but by improving the quality and effectiveness of journalist interactions on the platform.
Responsibilities
- Support the Chief Strategy Officer with day-to-day execution across outreach, engagement, and user support
- Conduct high-volume outreach to journalists and media professionals across the US including cold calling and cold emailing
- Build and maintain relationships with reporters, editors, and other media contacts
- Serve as a first point of contact for journalist and media user questions, troubleshooting, and support needs
- Help onboard new media users and encourage adoption of the Qwoted platform as part of their day-to-day workflow
- Assist with platform demonstrations and follow-up for interested media contacts
- Monitor and triage inbound requests, escalating urgent or sensitive issues when needed
- Identify, review, and surface high-quality expert responses to support journalists using the Qwoted platform
- Help ensure Source Requests receive strong, relevant responses by monitoring activity and proactively step in where Source Requests are underperforming to help improve outcomes
- Assist in curating and highlighting the most useful expert contributions to improve journalist experience
- Track outreach activity, user engagement, and support trends
- Assist with reporting on key performance indicators including outreach activity, demos, signups, source requests, and ongoing usage
- Help improve processes and identify opportunities to strengthen the media user experience
What we are looking for
- At least 2 years working in a newsroom of a major print, digital, or broadcast outlet
- Familiarity with how journalists work and an understanding of newsroom pace, deadlines, and expectations
- Experience reviewing or working with expert commentary, quotes, or contributed content is a plus
- Confidence communicating with reporters and media professionals
- Comfort with high-volume outreach and managing multiple conversations at once
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Able to work independently while also collaborating closely with internal teams
- Proactive, resourceful, and service-oriented
- Interested in media, storytelling, and helping users get value from a platform
- Experience with email outreach, customer-facing support, or platform onboarding is a plus
- Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to self-manage time and work independently.
Skills Required
- At least 2 years working in a newsroom of a major print, digital, or broadcast outlet
- Familiarity with journalist workflows, newsroom pace, deadlines, and expectations
- Confidence communicating with reporters and media professionals
- Comfort with high-volume outreach and managing multiple conversations simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organization and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with internal teams
- Proactive, resourceful, and service-oriented approach
- Interest in media, storytelling, and helping users gain value from a platform
- Experience reviewing or working with expert commentary, quotes, or contributed content
- Experience with email outreach, customer-facing support, or platform onboarding
- Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to self-manage time
What We Do
Qwoted helps journalists, editors, and producers find expert sources, brands, and small businesses for richer, more meaningful stories. Its technology accelerates matching between media professionals and credible sources, while its mission emphasizes free media, authenticity, accessibility, and community. The company operates a platform serving the media and public-relations ecosystem, making source discovery faster and helping improve the quality and trustworthiness of storytelling.
