Strategic Communications Lead – Hybrid (Vereeniging)

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Generous leave

Hybrid work

PD & conferences

Team environment

Career growth

Job summary

Placements24 in Vereeniging, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to lead strategic messaging, brand visibility, and stakeholder engagement.

You will develop integrated communication plans across channels, manage media relations, create press materials, and advise senior management on reputation and crisis response; collaborate with marketing, HR and leadership; monitor coverage and report on effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field.
• 5–7 years in communications or PR.
• Proven record in media relations strategies.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of traditional and digital media.
• Crisis communication and reputation management experience.
• Proficiency in media monitoring and analytics tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinking and problem solving.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Based in or able to commute to Vereeniging.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage integrated communication strategies across channels.
• Lead media relations, build journalist relationships, pitch stories, handle press inquiries.
• Create high-quality content for press releases, speeches, websites, social media, and internal comms.
• Oversee the company’s social media presence and engagement strategies.
• Manage crisis communication and execution of response plans.
• Collaborate with marketing, sales, HR, and leadership for consistent messaging.
• Monitor media coverage, analyze trends, and report effectiveness.
• Organize communication events such as press conferences and town halls.
• Provide strategic communication counsel to senior management.
• Ensure communications comply with brand guidelines and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Media relations

Strategic thinking

Crisis communication

Content creation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, PR, Journalism, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Media monitoring tools

Job description

Placements24 in Vereeniging, Gauteng, is seeking a Senior Communications Specialist to lead strategic messaging, brand visibility, and stakeholder engagement.

You will develop integrated communication plans across channels, manage media relations, create press materials, and advise senior management on reputation and crisis response; collaborate with marketing, HR and leadership; monitor coverage and report on effectiveness.