Communications Consultant

Narro Communications; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Narro Communications is seeking a Consultant role in Kuala Lumpur to support business leadership, strategic planning, and client relationships. You will help build media and stakeholder networks, develop compelling content, and lead on select accounts with supervision.

The position focuses on delivering high-quality content, expanding business opportunities, and preparing senior teams for pitches and meetings, while growing responsibility in managing work streams and client programmes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in communications or a related field.
• Growing network of media and stakeholder contacts.
• Excellent news sense and writing ability.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.
• Developing ability to think and plan strategically.
• Creative and innovative in approach.
• Commitment to excellence in work.
• Positive attitude and ability to motivate team members to achieve results.
• Ability to influence and persuade to achieve results.
• Proven ability to take direction and implement it successfully.

Responsibilities

• Support management to achieve company goals and guide junior team members.
• Provide communications support to clients and contribute to strategic counsel and planning.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, including senior-level contacts, and deputise for Senior Consultants.
• Take ownership of tasks and apply knowledge to deliver exceptional client service.
• Expand and maintain strong media relationships, craft engaging pitches, place stories with reporters.
• Create high-quality, distinctive content with minimal supervision.
• Identify new business opportunities and prepare proposals including content and logistics.
• Produce insightful research to prep senior team for meetings, pitches and presentations.
• Increase responsibility for managing work streams and implementing client programmes.
• Supervise media monitoring and cover for Executives.

Skills

Media relations

Writing skills

Strategic thinking

Relational skills

Influence & persuasion

Team motivation

Direction taking

Client relationship management

Job description

Consultant role in communications, supporting business leadership, strategic planning, and client relationships. The position involves developing confidence and ability to lead accounts and projects with supervision, building media and stakeholder relationships, and creating high-quality content.

Key responsibilities

Support management to achieve company goals and provide guidance to junior team members

Provide communications support to clients and contribute to strategic counsel and planning

Build and maintain strong client relationships, including senior level relationships, and deputise for Senior Consultants

Take ownership of tasks and apply knowledge and expertise to deliver exceptional client service

Work to expand and maintain strong media relationships, develop engaging media pitches, and place stories with reporters

Create high-quality and distinctive content with minimal supervision and amendments

Identify new business opportunities and construct proposals including content and logistics

Produce insightful and analytical research to prepare senior team for new business meetings, pitches and presentations

Take increasing responsibility for managing work streams and implementing client programmes

Supervise media monitoring and cover for Executives

About you

Typically 3+ years of experience in communications or a related industry or area

A growing network of media and stakeholder contacts

Excellent news sense and writing skills

The skills and confidence to develop and maintain professional relationships

Developing ability to think and plan strategically

Creative and innovative in approach

A commitment to ensuring excellence

A positive work attitude and the ability to motivate team members to achieve results

Demonstrates the ability to influence and persuade to achieve results

Proven ability to take direction and turn it into successful implementation