US Newsroom Partnerships Associate

Qwoted is a global professional network connecting media brands with PR experts and small businesses. As we continue to grow in the UK, we are looking for a Newsroom Partnerships Executive to build strong relationships with journalists, drive platform adoption, and deliver a high-quality experience for media users.

This role is ideal for someone who has a media background, 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 in the UK market. 

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.