Public Relations Officer at Tencent Africa

Handling all aspects of planned and execution of publicity campaigns and PR activities.

Tasks include:

• Planning publicity strategies and campaigns;
• Create and maintain relationships with key media stakeholders;
• Writing and producing presentations and press releases;
• Dealing with enquiries from the public, the press, and related organisations;
• Organising and attending promotional events such as press conferences, open days, exhibitions, tours and visits;
• Providing internal and external stakeholders with information about new opportunities and current PR campaigns;
• Analysing and measuring media coverage;
• Commissioning or undertaking relevant market research to inform PR startegy;
• Liaising with clients, managerial and journalisitic staff about budgets, timescales and objectives.

Supporting the Marketing team strategy and implementation. Work can involve working on websites, social media and writing and/or producing presentations, reports, articles, leaflets, journals and brochures for both external and internal distribution.

Qualifications:

• You will need a degree level qualification, preferably in communication.
• A PR post-graduate or professional qualification is a bonus.
• Minimum 3 years + relevant experience in house and/or agency or publisher side required.

Key Skills Required:

• Must be obsessed about customers;
• Ability to take ownership;
• Be able to invent and create simple solutions to problems;
• Have strong judgement and good instincts;
• Be curious;
• Develop others in the organisation;
• Relentlessly high standards;
• Think big;
• Speed of execution;
• Accomplish more with less;
• Ability to earn trust;
• Focus on detail;
• Respectfully challenge decisions when you disagree;
• Results driven.