Account Director: PR (Durban)
Remuneration: | Cost to company |
Location: | Durban, Hillcrest, Upper Highway |
Education level: | Diploma |
Job level: | Senior |
Type: | Permanent |
Company: | The Unlimited |
Job description
Purpose of the Role:
To manage our outsourced PR partners. Identify opportunities for our brand to spread via newsworthy stories across different channel and touchpoints
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage PR partners
- Manage the micro influencer in South Africa
- Understand what is available to reach micro influencers
- Create micro blogging strategy for reach
- Develop creative ways to land brand in digital publication channels
Personal Characteristics:
- Creative
- Passion for Innovation, Creativity and Business
- Forward thinking
- Commercially focused
- Leadership style inspirational with a balance of strategic skills and strong ‘people’ orientation
- Well rounded, resilient and self-aware individual who is open to change and personal development
- Entrepreneurial, free thinker who will challenge the status quo and push boundaries
- Must have the capacity to grow their strategic ability
- Confident – someone who is able to hold their own with shareholders and be resilient in a demanding environment
- Hands-on, highly organized, makes things happen
- Self-motivated
- Self-aware
Requirements
Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
- Knowledge of SA blogging industry
- Knowledge of SA micro influencer industry
- Understanding digital metrics and dimensions which effect PR
- Demonstrate ability of previous work in the PR space
- Solid network of contact/clients/opportunities/media partners
- Client service experience
- Worked with data insight tools such as Brandseye, Meltwater
Are ready to make inroads into your career and join a unique company that offers opportunities for personal and professional growth beyond your wildest expectations? If you think you have what it takes to fulfill this exciting role, get in touch. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful
Posted on 16 Oct 11:41