PR & Media Relations Consultant (Freelance)
Job Description
We’re quite proud of our achievements…
250M+ downloads, 50M+ monthly users, #1 by installs in the iOS Health category, 4.9 stars on the App Store (3M+ reviews), backed by 7 VCs, annual revenue at 9 figures, and a valuation close to $1B.
…and we’re just getting started.
We’re Flo Health, a rapidly growing, Series B funded HealthTech building the essential digital health partner of tomorrow to empower women, girls, and people who menstruate with the knowledge and support they need to stay well and live better.
And there's never been a more exciting time to join us.
Our cycle, ovulation and pregnancy tracking, educational content and anonymised community platform have been trusted for years by millions to help them feel more in control of their health every day.
Now though, we’re harnessing the power of data analytics and AI to build a smarter future, one where we all know our bodies better - we’re set to become the world’s favourite female health brand.
Big plans, right?
They absolutely are - that’s why we’re hiring.
The Job
Subject matter: Health Policy and Technology
This is a new role within Flo (on a contract basis) to support our US PR and Media team with the objective of securing comment and coverage in a wider range of US media outlets. Flo is the largest women’s health app globally with over 250m users looking after their cycle and health. Flo’s technology offers some of the most advanced privacy and security features in health tech next to Apple. We launched Anonymous Mode days after Roe v Wade was overturned in response to the health rights of millions of women being put at risk in the United States.Â
Flo also leads independent research with the world’s leading universities and health partners including Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and UVA amongst others. Our research has been published in the likes of Nature Medicine and other leading medical journals. This role aims to place Flo as a thought leader around Health Policy in the United States be it around Privacy and Security or Health technology legislation. You will work with our US team to identify media opportunities, craft pitches and place our US spokespeople into print, broadcast and digital media.
Specialties and experience:
- Pitching and securing coverage with top tier journalists in the healthcare and health public policy space
- Knowledge of the US Healthcare and Healthcare Policy agenda, especially as it relates to laws being passed on a state and national levelÂ
- Excellent written and verbal skills; especially in formulating pitches and writing releases and op-eds
- Deep understanding of the media landscape, especially in DC
Requirements:
- CV
- Clippings of coverage secured
- Press release or pitch examples
- 1-2 references
Responsibilities:
- Weekly round-up of policy, health tech and healthcare opportunities for Flo to comment on especially as it relates to healthcare privacy and security
- Identifying the right spokespeople to comment on Policy changes or debates in the US
- Ghost-writing op-eds for leading titles around Privacy, Security and Health tech rights in the US
- Securing coverage in print, broadcast and digital channels for Flo
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Reward
People perform better when they’re happy, paid well, looked after and supported.Â
That’s just a fact.
On top of competitive salaries, for employees at Flo we offer:
- A fully flexible working environment wherever you’re at your best: at home, in our offices, or a mix-and-match of both
- Company equity grants through Flo’s employee share option plan (ESOP)
- Career growth, progression, and learning development resources
- Workations - an opportunity to work abroad for two months’ a year
- Six months fully-paid maternity leave with return to work bonus (including same-sex and adoptive parents)
- One month fully-paid paternity leave
- Annual salary reviews
- As many free premium Flo subscriptions as you’d likeÂ
- A whole host of other benefits (health/pension/social schemes - dependent on location)
Our Culture
It’s pretty hard to condense a culture down to a few words, but we do all have a few things in common.
We’re problem solvers, we’re adaptable, we’re empathy driven and results led.Â
People here like working in a fast-paced, multi-national, multi-cultural and ever changing environment. Everyone has an impact on a powerful mission, and is happy to roll their sleeves up to ideate solutions and put them in place. Being part of a rapidly growing business means that the answers aren’t always there for us already, but that’s okay; it’s part of the excitement!
If this resonates, we might be the right place for you.
We know that building the future of female health isn’t going to be easy,
but we’re hoping you’re up for the challenge.
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
The strength of our workforce is in the diverse backgrounds of our employees, and Flo is committed to applying its equal opportunities policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. This means recruitment and selection of talent into Flo Health companies is only based on individual merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Shortlisting, interviewing, and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or beliefs, ancestry, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy or maternity status, trade union membership, or any other protected characteristics.
Date Posted
01/11/2023
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