Public Relations Assistant
Our client in the Boland area is in need of a PR Assistant.
REQUIREMENTS
Gr12
BComm / Public Relations / Communications tertiary qualification
Fully Bilingual (Afrikaans and English)
Previous PR experience will be beneficial
DUTIES
Press: Handle incoming requests for photography and information reading regarding the company and various brands. Ensure press releases get distributed to the relevant media and agents.
Advertising: Deal with all daily advertising request and proposals. Keep an eye on local publications and above-the-line media for trends and prominent competitor campaigns.
PR: Working with the Communication Manager to provide steady flow of information and ideas. Liaise with different departments to ensure congruency of ideas with regards to PR and promotion/launches etc.
Show and events: Assist with organisations of events applicable. Handle all documentation and show and event entries.
Complaints: Supporting the Communication Manager in handling all centralised complaints, comments and feedback on products and service-orientated areas. This includes keeping a log of complaints.
Product files: Compiling of all product files in conjunction with producers and ensuring that all agents receive these timeously.
Photos and video: Generate, edit and upload relevant pics and video of activities and events on or related to the client. Ensure that all the social media sites are updated.
Content generation: Generate articles snippets about events to be used for various media formats and channels.
Material generation: Assist in providing a flow of material and information from and to different departments regarding educational and informational aspects of current affairs. Assist with copywriting for internal and external newsletters, website etc.
Website materials: Ensure that product files, label shots and pack shots are available and accessible to be uploaded to the new website timeously. Work with the studio in getting these images updated and that the quality is as required. Post press releases to the various blogs using Word Press.
Competitions: Fill in all the competitions entries according to specification and organise timeously delivery of samples to the various countries.
Social media: Update all the social media, information, and photos as guided by the Communication Manager. Social media channels to assist with: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Flickr, YouTube etc.
Internal communication: Assist the Communication Manager with the internal newsletter and compiling of news. Assist with the compiling of an internal training manual.
SKILLS
Good time management
Attention to detail
Work systematic
Work under pressure
Knowledge of Social Media
Good writing skills
PR / marketing / advertising background would be beneficial
Wine knowledge
People skills
Self starter
SALARY
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