Senior PR Account Lead - Freelance

Ogilvy South Africa; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 700 000 - 1 000 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Ogilvy South Africa is seeking a senior account manager with solid PR and communications agency experience to lead day-to-day management of accounts. The role requires a strong media network, excellent media relations, and the ability to coach junior team members while delivering high-quality client service.

The successful candidate will manage multi-client workloads, provide strategic counsel to clients on stories, liaise with journalists, and ensure campaigns meet deadlines and budgets while

Qualificações

• Senior Account Manager with solid PR and communications agency experience.
• Ability to manage day-to-day accounts and cross-functional teams.
• Strong media relations and presentation skills.
• Ability to coach junior team members.

Responsabilidades

• Serving as the daily client contact and client lead, delivering day-to-day work and proactive counsel.
• Media relations including story development and journalist outreach, briefing spokespeople, and building media contacts.
• Developing campaigns/communication plans and driving them forward.
• Overseeing quality and deadlines for junior team members and providing coaching.
• Producing content briefs for the Newsroom content creation team aligned to client strategy.
• Supporting new business pitches with research, slide development, and process management.
• Overseeing PR campaigns from brief to delivery and analyzing outcomes.
• Presenting findings to clients and updating newsroom trackers daily.
• Hosting Newsroom sessions and integrating client coverage into news cycles.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ogilvy South Africa is seeking a senior account manager with solid PR and communications agency experience to lead day-to-day management of accounts. The role requires a strong media network, excellent media relations, and the ability to coach junior team members while delivering high-quality client service.

The successful candidate will manage multi-client workloads, provide strategic counsel to clients on stories, liaise with journalists, and ensure campaigns meet deadlines and budgets while