PR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE: ESTABLISHED PR AGENCY

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We have a fantastic hybrid opportunity for a PR Account Executive at a highly respected, established PR agency in Cape Town’s CBD, working on an iconic South African brand.

We’re looking for an energetic, switched-on PR professional with at least two years’ experience in PR, marketing or media, strong writing skills and a solid understanding of the South African media landscape. You’ll be involved in day-to-day account management, media relations, stakeholder engagement, client communications and events.

If you’re creative, organised, confident working with clients and ready to make your mark on a high-profile account, we’d love to hear from you!

Where You’ll Make Your Mark

• Overseeing client activities as directed by the Account or Agency Director

• One of the key client contacts and day to day running of account

• Implementation of communications and stakeholder engagement programmes and activities, according to the client’s goals in an expert manner and within the client’s budget, under direction from the Account or Agency Director

• Ensure that work being performed by the agency is of the highest quality and value to the client

• Demonstrate creative and strategic thinking and ability to execute these plans to a high standard

• Ensure that all costs to be incurred to clients are subject to client approval and within budget

• Compile monthly reports

• Demonstrate good understanding of how the work of an account team translates into profitability for the company

• Researching, writing and distributing of press releases to targeted media and proactively managing media relations related to the clients

• Writing, editing and/or subbing extensive documentation including, but not limited to, press releases and proposal

• Management of time and workload effectively without guidance from senior management

• Implementing weekly, monthly and quarterly planning and reporting process for clients

• Demonstrate good time management and teamwork

• Event management, including press conferences and promotional events

• Build and maintain a good understanding of the South African media

• Build and maintain a good working relationship with client/s

• Identification of projects and/or clients that will generate additional revenue for Corporate Image and the client’s core business

• Manage and exceed client expectations

• Administration: Oversee preparation and dissemination of contact reports within 24 hours of meetings; Oversee preparation of weekly or monthly reports for clients where required; and

• Completion and submission of timesheets on a daily basis.

What You’ll Bring To The Party

• Minimum two years in the Public Relations, Marketing or Media industry, in either a corporate or consumer agency or in-house role

• Leadership and team management ability

• Ability to manage a wide range of accounts simultaneously

• Business acumen

• Existing network of media and industry contacts

• Good client service record and able to interact with clients on a professional level

• Articulate and excellent writer

• Educated to degree or diploma level, and fully computer literate

• Ability to work independently

If you don’t have the relevant experience required for this role, please consider your application unsuccessful.

City: Cape Town CBD
Level of Expertise: Junior
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Tamara

Reference Number: #Tam943