Main Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain excellent client relationships and continuously deliver work that exceeds our clients' expectations
• Develop and nurture a strong network with relevant stakeholders, including journalists, analysts and other key contacts
• Deal with high pressured and time sensitive situations
• Develop excellent client knowledge and understanding – to give concise, accurate overviews of each client’s business, communications objectives and PR strategy
• Stay up to date with trends, issues and challenges that affect clients' businesses and industries, through media coverage and regulatory developments
• Develop a clear understanding of the role and responsibilities in each client team, and how these contribute to overall client strategy
• Conduct desk research (media audits, market intelligence reports) and contribute to the development of communications strategies, making use of market analytics tools
• Draft communications materials, including communications plans, press releases and presentations
• Support the planning, organisation and management of various events including interviews, media roundtables, and press conferences
• Plan and execute social media campaigns, including using data analytics tools to measure campaign output and online engagement
• Pitch complex topics to journalists

Requirements:

• Minimum of 18 months professional experience in strategic communications, either at a PR Agency or at an in-house communications role
• Bachelor’s Degree in Strategic Communications, Business Administration, Political Science or any other relevant field
• Excellent verbal communications and presentation skills
• Fluent spoken and written English, additional language skills are a plus
• Excellent attention to detail, enthusiasm, strong organisational skills, ability to multi-task and work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Started to build media network
• Digital and social media capabilities are a plus: content creation, social media listening, community management, paid media management and influencer campaigns
• Strong command of all Microsoft Office programmes
• Previous experience in industry tools like or similar to Pulsar, Factiva, Quid and Moz is a plus