Tech PR Account Managers

2 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa DUO Marketing + Communications Full time

About DUO Marketing & Communications
DUO is a specialist Tech PR and digital marketing agency with over 20 years experience.
Founded in 2004, our business has won numerous international awards for our strategic approach to PR and digital marketing for Tech companies.
DUO’s vision is to give Tech innovators a voice.
Our strength lies in our ability to translate technology value into tangible business value and then harvest these outputs in the media and other relevant digital platforms for optimum brand exposure.
We are exceptional at finding and translating the human elements to our clients’ technology solutions.
This approach, combined with our relentless focus on meaningful outcomes and our professional approach, has given us a seat at all our client’s boardroom tables as strategic advisors.
We understand the commercial role of communications within our clients’ businesses and develop strategies that deliver a return on investment (ROI) based on their business needs.
Do you have the rigour to deliver excellence?
We have two positions availible in our growing agency - An enterprise tech account manager and a consumer tech PR and digital account manager
**Level of experience**: Mid-Senior
**Education level**: Degree
**Reports to**: Consumer Tech Account Director
**Start date**: Immediate
**Type of role**: Permanent
We are looking for an experienced B2C and B2B Tech PR account managers to serve our clients with exceptional care and professionalism.
You must be passionate about consumer technology and possess the creativity and strategic thinking necessary to achieve great results.
You must be active and clear on commercial value on social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok).
You must be able to self-manage; we don’t micromanage here but you need to deliver tangible/billable results weekly.
Quality of output must be at your core. Seriouslyquality rules at DUO
If you join our team, you will be given total control over your career and your success; don’t expect anyone else to manage this for you.
You will need to have lots of energy, be personally-driven, results-focused, creative, resourceful, able to deal with issues directly and willing to accept full responsibility.
Team is at the core of everything we do, so you must be someone who will never abandon a teammate and who is comfortable letting others win/shine.
You have to be in it for the long-haul. There will be bumps in the road and success depends on your ability to adapt, be flexible, change gear when needed and be reliable.
Principal job responsibilities (Duties include, but are not limited to):
**Account Management**: Oversee the day-to-day management of client accounts and campaigns, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard. Quality assured delivery of the team and its outputs including proposals and pitches.
**Client Relationship Management**: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with consumer tech clients, acting as their primary point of contact (with support from the AD) and ensuring their needs and goals are met.
**Campaign Development**: Manage the development and implementation of innovative PR and digital marketing campaigns that align with client objectives ensuring they resonate with target consumer tech audiences (with support from AD/BUD and our digital team).
**Digital Campaign Management**: Coordinate and manage Consumer Digital marketing and social media campaigns for optimum results with our digital team.
**Media Relations**: Drive key media coverage for your clients with the support of a journalist writer and media relations specialist.
**Collaboration**: Work closely with internal teams to ensure seamless execution of campaigns and effective communication between all parties.
**Market Insights**: Stay up-to-date with the latest consumer tech trends and insights to inform and inspire creative solutions for clients.
**Reporting and Analysis**: Provide clients with monthly reports and regular updates on campaign performance, using insights to make recommendations.
We are a high performance team - do you have what it takes?
**Benefits (after probation)**:
Prioritising work-life balance. No weekend work or after hours work encouraged, only when necessary to meet consumer client needs.
Payment of market-related salaries and annual increases.
Annual performance bonuses driven by the achievement of Key Performance Indicators - given that the company makes its targets too.
We have a 20-year track record of paying annual bonuses for staff that meet KPIs
Annual performance and career discussions.
Personal career development plans. Focus on individual career development.
Training - monthly at various levels including leadership training for those selected.
Knowledge sharing sessions monthly presented by internal or external resources.
Access to industry and PR related events (budget allocated per individual).
Bonus leave over the Christmas and


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