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  • Posted: Jan 17, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Truworths is a market-leading fashion apparel retailer in South Africa offering internationally inspired clothing and footwear for ladies, men, teenagers and kids across a diversified portfolio of its own exclusive brands.
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    Public Relations Officer

    Job description

    JOB ROLE

    • Create brand awareness through appropriate PR opportunities
    • Maximise campaigns through external and internal channels
    • TV Sponsorships & stylist coordinator
    • Management of brand influencers – have existing relationships with influencers and constantly seeking new influencers that are brand appropriate
    • Coordinate fashion workshops with external clients
    • Dress code – development of seasonal dress code guidelines for store staff and assistance with staff tees
    • Coordinate Staff internal events – liaise between business and field operations teams to ensure correct venues are booked, budget adhered to and content applicable for the day
    • Internal video production – coordinate business requirement with external supplier, liaise with supplier to ensure content correct and applicable
    • Event coordination – book venues, arrange entertainment, contract & price negotiation, arrange agenda/coordinate content for events, book travel requirements
    • Event Presenter – comfortable to present a variety of topics to small & large audiences
    • Preparation of ROI documents for any PR activities
    • Occasional local travel

    KEY STRENGTHS

    • 2-3 years event coordination experience
    • 2-3 years PR/Digital experience
    • Strong communication/relationship building skills
    • Strong copywriting skills/writing for online audiences
    • Understanding of how to develop media relations
    • Drive, competence, flexibility and a willingness to learn
    • Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to multitask
    • Ability to cope with pressure
    • Creativity, imagination and initiative
    • Excellent teamwork, analytical and problem-solving skills;
    • Business awareness and a good knowledge of current affairs.
    • Comfortable to present in front of a variety of audiences

    DAILY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

    • You’ll be responsible for planning Digital PR initiatives to support campaigns/content/marketing calendars
    • You’ll regularly research and source partners/influencers (bloggers etc), create relationships and build media databases
    • You’ll use search and social insight to rank partners/influencers in accordance to brand objectives
    • You will develop communication plans with budgets, schedules, priorities, responsibilities and briefs; identifying key influencers (such as blogs, social media profiles, potential partners etc.) that will help increase brand visibility
    • You will liaise with various business departments to coordinate different events including booking venues, contract & price negotiation, content and agenda planning
    • You will be able to create presentations across a variety of mediums and present comfortably in front of various audiences

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Truworths on www.linkedin.com to apply

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