Senior Manager - Public Relations

Keka Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Keka Inc. Bengaluru seeks a Senior Manager - Communications to oversee a portfolio of clients, offering strategic PR counsel and driving integrated communications across PR, social media, and influencer channels.

The role emphasizes leading a team, nurturing talent, building media relationships, and pursuing new business opportunities while upholding corporate values and high output standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in a reputed public relations agency or equivalent
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Ability to nurture talent while upholding company policies
• Result-oriented with integrity and core values
• Strong media intelligence and familiarity with new platforms
• Creativity, strategic thinking, and attention to detail
• Copywriting and marketing proficiency
• Basic knowledge of AI/LLM tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Bard, Writesonic)

Responsibilities

• Strategise and implement integrated marketing communications programs covering PR, social media, influencer marketing and visual communications
• Supervise all accounts within their purview ensuring high output and quality
• Stay updated on PR trends to refine strategies
• Develop media intelligence for clients
• Build client relationships and manage media contacts
• Prospect and pitch for new business and develop PR proposals
• Mentor junior staff and lead teams to meet processes
• Promote a healthy company culture and ensure process adherence

Skills

Strategic communications

PR management

Team leadership

Copywriting

Media relations

Storytelling

Emotional intelligence

AI awareness

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Senior Manager - Communications will be responsible for directly handling and supervising a portfolio of PCG's clients across domains, providing high-level strategic counsel to clients across verticals. The person will also be responsible for new business development, and managing a team.

KRAs:

• Responsible for strategising and implementing integrated marketing communications programs, covering PR, Social Media, Influencer Marketing and Visual Communications
• Supervise all accounts within their purview and ensure the required mandates are met effectively, with a high level of output and quality
• Keep abreast of current and evolving PR trends and tools to develop more effective strategies
• Developing and sharing required media intelligence
• Building client relationships and maintaining a network of media contacts including journalists and industry spokespeople
• Being involved in prospecting and pitching for new business and developing PR proposals
• Managing and mentoring junior members of staff, leading the teams, and ensuring all processes are met
• Promoting a healthy company culture and ensuring all the processes are effectively followed

The Ideal Candidate should:

• Proven work experience of at least 7+ years in a reputed public relations agency
• Possess a high degree of communication - verbal and written skills
• Possess impressive emotional intelligence and interpersonal expertise
• Have the ability to nurture talent while maintaining the company policies
• Be result-oriented while maintaining a high degree of integrity and upholding core company values
• Have good media intelligence, and an understanding of new platforms of communications
• Have a passion for creativity, strategic thinking & innovation, and attention to detail
• Sound copywriting, general marketing proficiency
• Basic knowledge of AI / LLM tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, Writesonic and so on (further training will be provided by the Company).
• Good industry knowledge and experience in building influential networks
• Outstanding organisational skills with an ability to manage multiple projects and portfolios
• Service-focused and sensitive to confidential information