Communications Account Manager (PR)

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

Understand the industry of the client and approach to get to media campaign outcomes
Ability to pitch press release and feature ideas to the relevant media, to interest them in covering the clients stories
Ability to build client relationships and maintain a network of media contacts including journalists and industry spokespeople
Project management and client communications updates, reports, and planning
Ability to write press releases, articles, blogs and the required content pieces
Work as part of the Communications teams to deliver the larger mandate (beyond just PR) through consistent brand message across
Manage the needs of the client and their accounts
Contribute to team meetings, liaising and update clients on the activities undertaken

Job Requirements

Ability to multitask, be solution oriented and operate with team in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail
Excellent writing and speaking communication skills
Ability to understand the required story pitch points for achieving objectives of the brand
Have a good media relation skillset
Ability to manage multiple projects
Keeping updated with current PR trends and tools
Have the ability to prioritize tasks and delegate work to reporting executive
Bachelors/Masters in marketing, communication, business or other relevant field