Assistant Manager - Corporate Communications

Sunway Group; Subang Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Malaysia seeks a communications specialist to strategize and execute communication plans for various initiatives. The successful candidate will assist with copywriting, manage media relations, and support corporate communications. A Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience are required, along with strong language skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in journalism, communications or public relations.
• Strong command of English and Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin is a plus.
• Interest in current affairs and media.

Responsibilities

• Assist in communication strategies and campaigns for various initiatives.
• Copyedit and proofread communication materials.
• Develop media relations and manage media databases.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Copywriting

Media relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Requirements:

Media/communications scope

• Assist in strategizing and executing communication plans including identifying, developing, and crafting key messages and objectives for campaigns and events for Group-wide and Business Division-specific initiatives.
• Assist in award evaluations and submissions.
• Perform due diligence on invitations to Sunway’s spokespeople for speaking engagements.
• Work with Business Divisions to devise and execute communication plans for major events and activities with Group-level involvement.
• Assist to manage and coordinate specialised agencies (public relations, media monitoring, media buy and, where applicable, digital and social media listening) for various corporate initiatives and/or campaigns.
• Support end-to-end production of the organisation’s tri-annual corporate newsletter – Berita Sunway, and curation of sustainability stories.

Copywriting/copy editing

• Assist in copywriting, copy editing, proofreading for a wide range of communication materials including press releases, speeches, spokespersons briefing documents, holding statements and, where applicable, advertisements, website and social media contents as well as video scripts.
• Update factsheets, corporate and personality profiles as well as corporate deck.

Media relations

• Develop media relations through engagement activities and assisting with media enquiries.
• Assist in preparation of crisis holding statements.
• Manage media database.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possess a Bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university.
• At least 5 years of prior experience in journalism, communications or public relations.
• Strong interest in current affairs, news and media is highly preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong command of English, both spoken and written.
• Languages required: English and Bahasa Malaysia. Mandarin proficiency would be an advantage.