Hiring: Vice President, Earned Media Company: Zeno Group Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 10:10:40 Employment Type: Contract About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience at an agency or in-house, with primary expertise in business media, securing interviews for executives and the ability to help clients of all businesses. Required Skills: •Are you the friend who’s always first to share breaking news alerts? Do you wake up each morning scrolling through your newsfeed on your phone? Do you send placements you secure to your family… and they (still) do not know what you do for living? •Media Strategy Development and Execution - Support the development and execution of client storytelling in earned media. •Pitch and Deliver Results – Work in the trenches with media and expected to deliver results across the board, securing media coverage while also helping strengthen media savviness of account teams and clients. •Strong Media Contacts – Bring a strong roster of top-tier and cross-category media contacts to Zeno and builds new relationships where needed. •Leading Member of Zeno’s Media Network – High visibility role across the agency, educating colleagues across the agency on earned media best practices, the changing media landscape and POVs for navigating the news cycle. •Deep Knowledge of the Media Landscape – Have a pulse on the daily media landscape, insider knowledge and ability to unearth media opportunities for our clients across the board. Qualifications: •At least 10+ years of experience at an agency or in-house, with primary expertise in business media, securing interviews for executives and the ability to help clients of all businesses. •A robust portfolio of secured recent media coverage across national, local, broadcast, print, and online mediums. •An ability to conceptualize media-worthy stories from initial ideas and brainstorms – and the ability to weigh in quickly on what is considered “mediable”. •Demonstrated excellent writing and editorial skills as well as the proven ability to make clear, convincing presentations to clients and senior leaders. •An innate and natural ability to multi-task and juggle different client projects and internal Zeno priorities. •A leading-edge knowledge of how media works today – and a point of view on the future of earned media as a tool within the communicator’s toolkit. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •We offer a variety of medical, dental and vision insurance with prescription plans, as well as short and long-term disability Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!