Account Manager, Public Relations

Job Type: Full-Time, must be in Qatar

Experience: 3 to 5 years

Requirements:

 

• • Bachelor degree in Journalism, PR, Marketing or related field.

 

• • Excellent written and verbal communication skills – English & Arabic

 

• • Public Relations

 

• • Media Relations

 

• • Public Affairs

 

• • Industry-specific knowledge and understanding of the Qatar Market

 

• • High level of accountability and collaboration

 

• • Strong Interpersonal, time and project management skills

 

• • Presentation, leadership, and communication skills

 

• • Receptiveness to feedback and adaptability

 

• • Deadline-oriented, inquisitive, with great follow-up and reporting skills.

 

• • Willing to take initiative + innovative approach to managing work

 

• • Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office

 

 

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

• • Developing a marketing communications plan including strategy, PR plans, budget and PR/media tactics.

 

• • Main client-agency interface for all things PR

 

• • Developing a media relations strategy, seeking high-level placements in print, broadcast and online media

 

• • Media relations end-to-end

 

• • Planning + executing Press conferences

 

• • Responding to requests for information release or press conference from the media or designating a spokesperson or source of information.

 

• • Establishing and maintaining relationships with consumer, community, employee, and public interest groups.

 

• • Writing press releases and other media communications to promote clients.

 

• • Planning or directing the development of programs to maintain favorable public and stakeholder views of the organization’s agenda and accomplishments.

 

• • Studying the organization’s objectives, promotional policies, and needs to build public relations strategies that influence public opinion and promote products, ideas, and services.

 

• • Preparing and editing organizational publications, including employee newsletters or stockholders’ reports, for internal and external audiences.

 

• • Cross-collaboration to identify trends and group interests and providing advice on business decisions.

 

• • Ability to pitch to the media.

 

• • Knowledge of consumer marketing.

 

• • Ability to work on big ideas, planning PR strategies all the way to execution and day-today tasks.

 

• • Ability to think both creatively and strategically.

 

• • Ability to run PR campaigns that deliver measurable results and meet objectives.

 

• • Understanding of social media and solid experience working with influencers/bloggers.

 

• • Project and budget management skills.

 

• • Additional responsibilities and tasks can be added at any time according to the needs of the business

 

Only successful candidates will be contacted. Good luck!

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