Job Description
- We are looking for a dynamic and professional individual to join a corporate company as an In-house PR / Communications Specialist/ Photographer/ Brand awareness .
- The tasks are currently sourced out and our client is looking to take this role in house.
Duties and Responsibilities
- PR
- Excellent communications skills verbal and written
- photography skills and experience non negotiable
- taking pictures.
- editing and retouching images.
- choosing and setting up locations.
- reproducing and framing photographs.
- Responds to requests for information from the media.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with consumer, community, employee, and public interest groups.
- Writes press releases and prepares information for the media to promote clients.
- Plans or directs the development of programs to maintain favorable public and stakeholder views of the organization’s agenda and accomplishments.
- Coaches client reps in effective communication with the public and employees.
- Analyzes the organization’s objectives, promotional policies, and needs to build public relations strategies that influence public opinion and promote products, ideas, and services.
- Maintains the organization’s image and identity.
- Drafts speeches and schedules interviews.
- Prepares and edits organizational materials, including employee newsletters and other publications for internal and external audiences.
- Updates and maintains organization’s digital content.
- Collaborates with managers to identify trends and evaluate advertising to determine whether it is in sync with the organization’s public relation efforts.
Requirements
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of consumer marketing
- Ability to make media pitches
- Creative thinking
- Research skills
- Inquisitive
- Deadline-driven
- Reporting skills
- Attention to detail
- Social media savvy
- Relevant expereince in PR, Communciations and Photography
- post matric, relevant qualification – higly beneficial