PR Communications Manager

Job description / Role

Our client, a global PR Agency is looking for an experienced Communications Manager to join their team.

- Ability to write Press Releases
- Ability to build media relations
- Understand client business (and the industry/industries in which it participates), provide appropriate and timely strategic client counsel
- Develop and implement creative programs that produce superior results for clients and result in increased agency revenues
- Know media needs and the appropriate channels for dissemination of information
- Guide Account Staff on media relations strategies
- Prepare timely and accurate gross income forecasts
- Analyze client budgets to see that costs are in line with client budget and revenues.
- Cross sell other agency resources to clients
- Develop plans and techniques for generating and pursuing new business and assists in the development of new business presentations
- Make assignments and forms project teams that enable effective coordination of effort and use of individual team member talents
- Identify the training and development needs of AE to enable full potential
- Strong verbal and communication Skills
- Ability to handle multiple assignments and projects
- Experience in writing, client and media relations, budgeting and program and project management

Requirements

- Arabic Bilingual is a Must (reading and writing).
- Female preferably
- 3 - 4 years PR agency experience
- Core strengths required : Media relations, ability to sell & pitch stories to the media , decent writing skills, PR planning & presentation development
- Familiar with the PR industry operations and aspects
- Presentable , eloquent and flexible attitude crucial
- Mature and that can communicate directly with CEO and manage the relationship
- Will be looking at reputation management, PR side of the business from stakeholders POV typically not dealing with crisis management but potentially involved (Director level would take the lead)

Clients will be mainly consumer facing brands so looking for someone with soft skills and someone who is strategically creative.

About the Company

Kingston Stanley is the leading specialist marketing recruitment agency in the Middle East, working exclusively with clients and candidates across the full spectrum of the marketing sector since early 2011. We will help you find, screen and select the ideal candidate for your marketing jobs, and we have the largest, most current and qualified network of suitable candidates, ready to start immediately. Whether you have a role that urgently needs to be filled, or a killer portfolio, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. Strong ethics, honest hard work, integrity and marketing recruitment are the four pillars of our business and brand.