Manager- Communication & Public relations

My Own Eco Energy Pvt Ltd; Mumbai; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

My Own Eco Energy Pvt Ltd is looking for a Manager of Communication & Public Relations to lead internal communication and media activities. The successful candidate will report to the Vice President of Marketing.

This role encompasses project management, media relations, and building the company's corporate reputation. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, be strategic thinkers, and thrive in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of communication & public affairs experience.
• Willingness to collaborate and take accountability.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and implementation of communication activities.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders.
• Manage media requests and prepare communication materials.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Social media understanding

Project management

Creativity

Attention to detail

Education

BA, preferred in PR, Communications, Journalism or Marketing

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Manager- Communication & Public relations

Full-time

At MEE, we have always believed in the importance of building a great organization culture. Our company and brand is all set to become the largest brand in the Fuel Business. We have high aspirations for the future and acquiring the right talent is paramount. We believe in being performance driven through the lens of humanity. Our organization is looking forward to hiring for various positions. Our team is small but mighty, and has experienced great success to date based on our collective belief in the ability of the MEE Brand to enhance the connections we have with retailers through thoughtful experiences.

From conceptualising, planning and now on the mode of implementation, we are launching 4000 fuel stations in 12 states, Pan India in the next 18 months projection. And yet we know we have miles yet to go and were always looking for like minds to help us get there.

About the Role

The ideal candidate will lead the creation, development, management and implementation of MEE internal communication, publications, web, media and outreach activities. The position reports to the Vice President – Marketing and includes project management, media relations, consumer relations and social media. The role builds and protects the company's corporate reputation, reinforces key business growth strategies and supports the CEO of MEE.

The role requires someone who is a self‑starter, passionate, proactive, strategic, highly organized with attention to detail and follow through, and eager to work in a fast‑paced, challenging and deadline‑oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Branding & Marketing with planning and execution of multiple high‑level projects to build awareness for MEE before business, financial and trade media, individual investors and other key stakeholders.
• Develop short‑ and long‑term plans and budgets in concurrence with VP, Marketing for the communications and public relations program and its activities, monitoring progress, assuring adherence and evaluating performance.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with analysts, institutional investors, retail brokers, financial journalists and regulators and be prime point of contact for them.
• Assist with planning and managing the annual investor relations event calendar, including investor conferences and road shows, the annual shareholder meeting, and investor outreach.
• Facilitate multiple Pan India media requests on a daily basis and assist with materials related to answering media inquiries, responding to local market requests, preparing for high‑profile interviews, speaking engagements, writing news releases, speeches and messaging materials, corporate announcements, etc.
• Utilize strong written and verbal communication skills including writing press materials, executive media materials, website copy and social media content.
• Draft and publish content for MEE’s internal and external news channels.
• Manage MEE's reputation via daily, real‑time news, keeping an update of product and industry news and alert key stakeholders. Proactively identify new opportunities for executive leadership interviews, speaking opportunities and franchisee stories.
• Manage key projects, company surveys, communications research, editorial calendars, consumer affairs letters, media clips and other incoming requests on a daily basis alongside working effectively on cross‑functional teams and proactively seeking, sharing and leveraging PR, social media, industry and Fortune 500 best practices.

Qualifications

• Education: BA, preferred in PR, Communications, Journalism or Marketing.
• Experience: 5–7 years of communication & public affairs experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of social media, including monitoring and corporate communications on Facebook, Twitter and other properties.
• Willingness and desire to collaborate with others, lead projects, take accountability and direction, and learn.
• Ability to think creatively, strategically, act quickly and must be detail oriented.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Desire to work in fast‑paced, challenging and deadline‑oriented environment.

Candidate Profile

• Product Focus: alert and sensitive to hidden/unrevealed customer needs; recognizes the need for action to respond to emerging market situations.
• Uses creativity to devise new marketing strategies and ensures their execution.
• Stays updated on ongoing and future marketing trends and competitor strategies.
• Proactively defines and drives customer strategies and goals to be achieved by employees.
• Evaluates customer satisfaction measures and takes corrective action when required.
• Encourages team to develop and maintain partnerships with customers.
• Influencing: Presents facts, analysis, and conclusions or solutions in a way that demonstrates command of content and shows what is in it for them.
• Approaches problems by defining the problem or issue, determining its significance and using logic and intuition to arrive at conclusions or decisions.
• Analyzes competitor behaviour, products and processes and uses inference to improve current processes.
• Sets clear goals for the strategy and ensures its correct and timely execution.
• Has thorough understanding of market trends, opportunities, and competitor activities.
• Has in‑depth knowledge of different modes of advertisements and promotions and a thorough understanding of target markets to be tapped.
• Deals firmly and promptly with media partner performance problems by diagnosing, developing solutions, and monitoring progress while keeping upper‑level management informed.
• Acts as a role model for the entire team by proving by actions; coaches for developing future leaders and strongly believes in people development.
• Anticipates, plans and adapts to all types of internal and external change.
• Communicates a compelling vision and ensures its execution, generating excitement and commitment.
• Maintains long‑term perspective in forming partnerships with customers.
• Identifies, communicates and implements best practices that impact multiple stakeholders across multiple sites.
• Adheres to organization’s core values, behaviours, and expectations; admits mistakes; acts honestly and professionally; respects others and their ideas; promotes trust.
• Brings creativity to facilitate innovation in marketing strategies and evaluate advertisement effectiveness.
• Drives discussion and idea generation to encourage innovative ideas in others.
• Is flexible and adaptable.
• Commands attention and respect; effectively articulates information orally to large and small groups.
• Effectively conveys concepts through presentations, reports, and other written forms.
• Provides appropriate environment to give and take feedback; ensures feedback is objective, constructive and timely.
• Provides counsel during difficult issues or transitions.
• Uses interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict; finds agreement and follows through on implementation.
• Prioritises problems in terms of strategic and long‑term impacts; performs complex analysis to assess problems, identify solutions and design success measures; monitors effectiveness.
• Can make decisions in a timely manner under tight deadlines.
• Proactively seeks performance feedback and makes effort to develop own and others performance and learning, encouraging team to share knowledge.