manager / Asst. manager Public Relations

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Liaising with media, often via telephone and email; to maintain good Media and Corporate relations.
• Monitoring the media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, broadcasts, newswires, social media sites and blogs, for opportunities for our company.
• Researching, writing and distributing press releases to the targeted media.
• Promoting news stories and features to the media, known as 'selling in'.
• Collating, analysing and evaluating media coverage.
• Event management, including press conferences and promotional events.
• Attending and promoting campaign events to the media.
• Commissioning market research.
• Managing the PR aspect of a possible crisis situation
•  Daily news blasts for internal perusal
• Handling SEO & Social Media Management of the companies digital assets.

Candidates need to show evidence of:

• Interpersonal skills.
• Must be a confident communicator and presenter.
• Should posses excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have a full understanding of media needs and media relationships and should have an experience into the same.
• Tactical understanding of all primary needs and media relationships and should have an experience into the same.
• Flexibility, determination, enthusiasm and the ability to cope well under pressure.
• Good teamwork and negotiation skills.
• The ability to think strategically and good analytical skills.
• Business awareness and a good knowledge of current affairs.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to work on more than one project at a time.
• Creativity and imagination.
• Corporate Brand Loyalty as a proven track record.