Senior Manager Communication and Media

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Senior Manager: Communication and Media in Johannesburg. The candidate will manage media relations, develop communication strategies, and advise stakeholders. Essential qualifications include a degree in a related field and 5 years of experience in media relations. The role demands strong skills in crisis communication and effective content development. This position offers an opportunity to shape the company's external narrative and engage with various media partners.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in a mid-senior media relations role, preferably as a journalist.
• Good understanding of business and financial matters.
• Matric (Grade 12) is required.

Responsibilities

• Managing incidents to protect and build the company's reputation.
• Developing and implementing response and crisis communications.
• Crafting effective press releases and media kits under pressure.
• Maintaining media lists and spokesperson lists.

Skills

Media relations

Crisis communication

Content development

Strategic advisement

Social media management

Education

Degree in related field

Job description

About the job Senior Manager: Communication and Media

MinimumRequirements:

• Matric (Grade 12)
• Minimum experience in mid-senior media relations role: 5 yrs Journalist experience preferrable
• Good understanding of business and financial matters, essential.
• Preferred qualifications: Degree in related field

Responsibilities:

• Managing incidents and issues as they arise in the interest of protecting and building the Companiesreputation
• Developing and implementing a Group-wide issues response and crisis communicationsmechanisms
• Managing media queries promptly, appropriately, and efficiently
• Developing executive-level content and thought leadership from concept to writing
• Developing appropriate media strategies, tactical plans and content in relation to corporateannouncements
• Maximising the dissemination of media coverage
• Crafting effective press releases, media advisories, and media kits, often under pressure and withlimited time
• Serving as strategic advisor to Group stakeholders as well as media partners across the Group onstrategic issues
• Guiding media partners across the Group in support of compliance with relevant policies andstandards
• Developing or guiding social media and website content where appropriate
• Arranging media-related visual elements (e.g. photography, videography, broadcasting)
• Producing media and/ or integrated reports daily, monthly, quarterly, annually and ad hoc, includingadvice and recommendations
• Monitoring and reporting live issues and providing strategic advice
• Proactively identifying media opportunities
• Maintaining media lists
• Maintaining the Group spokespersons list and advising spokespersons to improve effectiveness
• Arranging / supporting / facilitating media training. Ensuring alignment with Group strategic themes and narrative across all content
• Profiling of our capabilities, expertise, and functional prowess and leadership
• Strategy key media relations services in support of building a universal, cohesive and bold reputation, narrative and story
• Support corporate communications in proactively shaping a universal cohesive external narrative andstory boldly, and visibly
• Managing and/or working with agency partners on selected projects