Job description

We’re hiring! We’re an established, dynamic Johannesburg-based PR and communications agency with strong global links. Looking for a PR senior account manager or about-to-be account director with strong PR agency experience across corporate clients. We are focused on delivery – no ifs and buts. We get results and we’re proud of them. We don’t tolerate mediocrity. Deadlines are sacrosanct. Delivery is paramount.

We need like-minded people who are focused, passionate and dedicated to agency/client collaboration. We want people who can roll-up their sleeves and get their hands dirty to ensure that we deliver what our clients need. Must have proven ability to manage a diverse portfolio of accounts, including management of all team members. Must have strong communication skills (written and spoken), solid history of delivery and great media relations.

Please email your CV to us if you fit the bill.

Company Description

We’re an established, dynamic Johannesburg-based PR and communications agency with strong global links.

Requirements

The position offered demands a person who has the requisite skills, who will recognise the importance of excellence in the service the company offers its clients and who will contribute to the building of a strong team spirit within the company. We need someone who:

• Demonstrates natural leadership skills and leads by example
• Has excellent people and team management skills
• Has strong account management and client liaison skills
• Has sufficient strategic ability to draft in-depth PR strategies
• Ensures work being delivered by the group is of the highest quality and adheres to deadlines
• Can plan and delegate efficiently and has the ability to orchestrate team members’ roles proactively
• Has excellent relationships with media and an ability to sell stories to key journalists
• Thinks creatively and strategically and implements ideas and plans effectively
• Understands how delivery for clients translates into profitability for the company
• Actively seeks organic growth for existing clients
• Has strong writing and editing ability
• Actively works with the senior management team to constantly grow the business and enhance the value adds to clients and to staff

Posted on 31 Jan 15:36

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Company description

Bizcommunity.com, South Africa’s leading business-to-business online industry news publisher, has become a household media brand name, the first-choice B2B site in Africa, with an audience of 370,000 multi-industry professionals who stay informed and publish corporate content across 18 sectors of the economy.

Opportunity to join the content team at Bizcommunity. Exciting position available in Johannesburg for junior to mid-level online editorial assistant.

Responsibilities

• Assist the editors in processing copy – proofreading, fact-checking and sub-editing
• Upload subbed copy in a timely manner
• Assist in compiling and proofing daily, weekly and special newsletters
• Produce original, exclusive editorial content
• Attend, cover and network at relevant industry events
• Represent Bizcommunity favourably at industry events

Skills required

• Computer literate
• Journalism/language studies
• Strong English language skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Basic image editing experience
• Social media skills
• 1-2 years of experience in an online publishing environment

Personal skills/Attributes

• An interest in the local creative industries – marketing, advertising, media and PR
• Good time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Enjoy reading and writing
• Strong attention to detail
• Good people skills
• Work well individually and within a team
• Be self-motivated, disciplined and conscientious

Email your CV and a brief (200 words max) cover letter to

moc.ytinummoczib@tnetnocylppa

to apply. Include #EDITORIALASSISTANT in the email subject line. Please include examples of your writing if available. All potential candidates will be required to write a test based on various aspects of the position.

Only Johannesburg-based applicants will be considered.

Please note that this is a remote position. You must, therefore, be prepared to work independently outside of an office environment.

Note, you may be required to offer further support to the company from time to time.

If you have not received a reply within two weeks of applying, you have unfortunately not been considered for the position.

Posted on 30 Jan 12:21

Job description

A community management position for a premium brand account(s) within our dynamic agency. 

 learnership or an internship, and also not a journalism/editorial employment opportunity. A strong set of case studies in the social media management space are required, together with analytics, insights and reporting samples.

Please note: If you would like to apply for this position, please include your work samples along with your resume when applying. This may include case studies of work done, sample analytic reports and anything that best illustrates your work, skills and abilities.

If you have not received a reply within seven business days from sending your application through, please consider it unsuccessful.

Responsibilities:

• Research, development, and ongoing implementation of a detailed and focused social marketing strategy within the daily community management space.
• Community management on various platforms and management of engagement resulting from the same.
• Successfully deliver on tangible KPIs from various campaign briefs and understand what a KPI is.
• Explore, identify and stay abreast of new opportunities and trends in order to proactively identify future opportunities for clients.
• Good knowledge of the full spectrum of social media platforms to be able to advise and consult on a range of provided briefs and requirements.
• Ability to deliver content treatments and ideas on command and in the last minute is an ongoing requirement. Planning and staying ahead of schedule is a must.
• Ability to multitask is vital. 
• Familiarity with social media management, monitoring and analytics tools, as well as proven experience on usage of the same needs to be demonstrated.
• Being able to evaluate the strategy of an account, offer up insight into the performance of the content as well as platforms used, and provide recommendations based on detailed analysis of all content presented.
• Reporting is key. Ability to generate analytic, technical, and content-based reports on a weekly basis is a requirement and examples of similar must be provided.

The interview process will consist of two rounds, an initial meet and greet interview to discuss all of the above, and a second, task-based session, for which a test brief will be provided.

Requirements

• Excellent presentation skills. This is non-negotiable. Samples of work, both strategic and simpler, daily tasks, must be provided, with contactable references. Not blogs, articles for local newspapers or long-form editorials digital and social media samples only.
• Excellent computer literacy skills, on a variety of devices and platforms.
• Evenings and weekends are an occasional must. Our clients operate globally in different time zones, thus requiring presence and delivery after RSA standard operating hours, as well as on weekends.
• Understanding and experience in corporate marketing, web and social media, with samples of previous projects to be presented.
• Customer service-oriented personality, with strong customer empathy, ability to deliver and respond to online queries immediately, and with satisfactory results.
• Experience and knowledge of paid media strategies will be considered an advantage.
• Great creative and conceptual outlook to anything, ability to take a simple statement from a vague brief and turn it into a creative campaign is key.

Posted on 29 Jan 15:33