Research & Outreach Specialist, B2B Partnerships, PR

• Conduct in-depth research on companies, industries, competitors, AI trends, publications, communities, influencers, analysts, and technology ecosystems
• Identify partnership, collaboration, sponsorship, business development, media, speaking, and event opportunities
• Build and maintain prospect databases using CRM and research tools
• Monitor competitor activities, emerging technologies, and market trends
• Execute personalized email, LinkedIn, and multi-channel outreach campaigns
• Build and nurture relationships with founders, executives, partners, influencers, journalists, editors, analysts, customers, and community leaders
• Manage outreach campaigns from prospecting through follow-ups and relationship development
• Coordinate meetings, partnership discussions, and follow-up activities
• Maintain accurate CRM records, outreach documentation, dashboards, and reports
• Research US publications, technology blogs, AI websites, newsletters, podcasts, and media outlets
• Pitch guest articles, thought leadership content, executive interviews, case studies, press releases, and company announcements
• Coordinate publication outreach, follow-ups, content submission, approvals, and publication tracking
• Identify opportunities for podcast appearances, webinars, panel discussions, awards, and speaking engagements
• Track media coverage, publication performance, earned media opportunities, outreach KPIs, and engagement metrics
• Identify and develop partnerships with AI communities, developer communities, SaaS platforms, industry associations, and technology organizations
• Research directory, marketplace, review-platform, and industry-website listing opportunities for company products, tools, SDKs, APIs, and services
• Support co-marketing initiatives, strategic partnerships, and collaborative campaigns
• Engage with online communities across LinkedIn, Reddit, Slack, Discord, GitHub, Hacker News, Product Hunt, and other professional platforms
• Continuously optimize outreach strategies through testing and data-driven insights

• Experience requirements are not explicitly stated
• Technical SEO is not required; this is a research-and-relationships role