Experience: 5 years

Location: Delhi

Key Responsibilities

- Build and leverage established relationships with political beat journalists, editors, and senior media professionals across Hindi and English print, television, and digital media.

- Identify newsworthy developments, story angles, and media opportunities to secure relevant coverage for political leaders and other stakeholders.

- Drive media outreach for interviews, exclusive stories, long-form features, opinion pieces, and expert interactions in leading publications and news platforms.

- Work closely with political leaders, ministers, government representatives, and their offices to understand communication priorities and facilitate media engagement.

- Develop compelling story pitches, media briefs, talking points, and communication inputs aligned with the subject and media context.

- Maintain an active understanding of Delhi’s political ecosystem, newsroom dynamics, and the evolving political news cycle.

- Independently manage journalist outreach, follow-ups, and media engagement, converting established relationships into meaningful coverage opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

- Relevant political experience: Prior hands-on experience working with a political party, politician, minister, government department, political office, or in political journalism.





- Solid Delhi media network: Established working relationships with political beat reporters, editors, and journalists across leading Hindi and English media houses.

- Demonstrated media impact: A track record of facilitating stories, interviews, features, and other meaningful media opportunities—not just preparing PR plans or maintaining media lists.

- Bilingual proficiency: Strong command of Hindi and English, with the ability to communicate effectively with journalists and develop compelling media pitches in both languages.

- Political understanding: A sound grasp of political developments, government affairs, and the functioning of the political media ecosystem.

- Independent execution: The ability to identify opportunities, initiate conversations, and drive media engagement with minimal supervision.

Preferred Candidate Backgrounds

- Former or current political journalists and reporters with strong newsroom relationships.

- Media relations professionals who have worked directly with ministers, political leaders, political parties, or government offices.

- Communications professionals embedded within political or public affairs establishments who have handled media engagement firsthand.

📌 Political Media Relations Associate (Delhi)
🏢 Ardent
📍 Delhi