Brand, PR & Media Senior Manager

Pluang; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 600,000,000 - 900,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Pluang is seeking a seasoned Brand, Media & PR Lead to own the company’s brand presence across paid, earned, and live experiences. You will drive end-to-end campaigns, from strategy and media planning to press releases and on-ground activation, acting as a senior IC and leader with cross-functional influence.

You will co-lead with Product Marketing and Creative, manage multi-channel media buys, partnerships, and PR, and be the go-to for protecting and promoting the brand while navigating crises

Qualifications

• Minimum of 9 years in brand marketing, integrated media, or communications.
• Demonstrated ability to orchestrate complex, multi-channel campaigns from brief to post-mortem.
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Comfortable owning a budget and being accountable for media ROI.
• Experience handling PR, media relations, or crisis communications — or a credible track record of working alongside PR specialists and stepping in when needed.

Responsibilities

• Brand Campaign & Integrated Media Planning: Co-lead brand campaign development end-to-end with Product Marketing and Creative; Own integrated media planning: strategy, channel selection, media buying (OOH, digital, broadcast), and post-campaign reporting; Lead big media buys including OOH placements and Mega KOL activations — from brief through to reconciliation; Translate campaign objectives into sharp media plans with clear KPIs and budget allocation.
• Campaign Production & External Partner Management: Own campaign production management across all brand touchpoints; Lead vendor negotiations — rates, timelines, scope of work, and deliverables, working closely with Procurement, Legal and Finance leads; Ensure every production is well executed on brief, on time, and on budget; Manage agency and production house relationships with commercial discipline together with Creative Director and Project Manager.
• Media & Brand Partnerships: Develop and manage Pluang's media and brand partnership portfolio in support of SEO and Brand Consideration growth; Identify, pitch, and close strategic partnerships that extend brand reach and reinforce brand positioning; Work with the Content Strategy Lead to ensure partnership content is editorially coherent.
• PR & Brand Activation: Own PR strategy and BAU execution: media releases, agency briefing, media relations, and crisis communications; Lead brand activation through event support and on-ground execution in coordination with the Community teams, our Media Partner and appointed Event Organizer; Serve as Pluang's first line of response in a media or reputational crisis.

Skills

Campaign management

Media planning

Negotiation

Budget management

PR & Communications

Job description

6 - 9 Years

Full Time

Job Description

Role Overview

As the Brand, Media & PR Lead , you will own Pluang's brand presence across paid media, earned media, and live brand experiences. You are the person who brings a campaign to life — from crafting the integrated media plan, all the way through to the press release and the on-ground activation.

This is a senior individual contributor and managerial role at the same time. You will co-lead brand campaign development with Product Marketing and Creative, own Pluang's integrated media strategy, and be the go-to for anything that touches how the brand shows up in the world — including when things go wrong.

Strong stakeholder management isn't a nice-to-have here — it's the job. You'll be pulling internal teams and external marketing vendors & partners in the same direction at the same time, and your negotiation leaves both sides feeling they won.

Responsibilities

Brand Campaign & Integrated Media Planning

• Co-lead brand campaign development end-to-end with Product Marketing and Creative
• Own integrated media planning: strategy, channel selection, media buying (OOH, digital, broadcast), and post-campaign reporting
• Lead big media buys including OOH placements and Mega KOL activations — from brief through to reconciliation
• Translate campaign objectives into sharp media plans with clear KPIs and budget allocation

Campaign Production & External Partner Management

• Own campaign production management across all brand touchpoints
• Lead vendor negotiations — rates, timelines, scope of work, and deliverables, working closely with Procurement, Legal and Finance leads
• Ensure every production is well executed on brief, on time, and on budget
• Manage agency and production house relationships with commercial discipline together with Creative Director and Project Manager

Media & Brand Partnerships

• Develop and manage Pluang's media and brand partnership portfolio in support of SEO and Brand Consideration growth
• Identify, pitch, and close strategic partnerships that extend brand reach and reinforce brand positioning
• Work with the Content Strategy Lead to ensure partnership content is editorially coherent

PR & Brand Activation

• Own PR strategy and BAU execution: media releases, agency briefing, media relations, and crisis communications
• Lead brand activation through event support and on-ground execution in coordination with the Community teams, our Media Partner and appointed Event Organizer
• Serve as Pluang's first line of response in a media or reputational crisis

Requirements

• Proven ability to orchestrate complex, multi-channel campaigns from brief to post-mortem
• Sharp creative judgment — you know what a good campaign looks like and can articulate why
• Confident negotiator with vendors, media owners and their editorial teams, and agency partners
• Comfortable owning a budget and being accountable for media ROI
• Experience handling PR, media relations, or crisis communications — or a credible track record of working alongside PR specialists and stepping in when needed
• Minimum of 9 years in brand marketing, integrated media, or communications
• Attractive compensation package - competitive salary, flexible bonus scheme.
• We are always looking for ways to promote and inspire innovation. So, come build your dream with us.
• Individual career path - management and technical career growth, enhanced by learning and development program, regular performance assessment, teams of multi-national IT professionals.
• Healthy work environment - company-sponsored medical program and beverage program.
• Friendly policies to support Work-life balance, team building, and celebrations.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.