Communications Specialist

3 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Viv Gordon Placements Full time

**Responsibilities**:

- Media relations and PR & Communications activities
- You monitor and respond to local media enquiries together with the Communications & PR lead. Building, developing, and maintaining relationships with relevant media and contacts
- Responsible for adapting and quality proofing press releases, including creating local press releases when relevant
- You support Sales Market Communications activities within areas such as expansion, innovation, sustainability & employer branding
- Internal communications
- Execute and follow up on regional & global Communications plans to effectively spread the brand’s messages to employees. Complements planning when relevant from a Sales market perspective
- Responsible for securing the quality and tone of voice in all translations of global material used in the internal communication channels
- Plan, execute and follow up on local internal communications activities in collaboration with other local departments such as e.g. HR
- Networking & relationship building
- You build a network of brand ambassadors through maintaining and building strong local relationships with media, influencers, celebrities & opinion leaders
- Responsible for local earned media monitoring and analysis
- Follow up and report on KPIs and objectives connected to project responsibility, showing the connection to added customer value and the business when possible.

**Requirements**:

- A formal education within Communication, Marketing (or similar) OR at least 3 years’ experience from similar positions and/or within PR/Communications
- Experience in Media relations (advantageous if within the Sales Market countries)
- Strategic experience in Corporate & Fashion PR, Internal & Crisis Communications
- Proven track results in building &/or protecting the brand through PR & media relations
- Extensive previous experience with pitching to media and relationships
- Strong writing skills
- Internal comms experience
- Fluent in Microsoft Office - Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Experience in high level media analysis
- Meriting with competence within digital/tech and/or omni ways of working
- You have a strategic mindset and strong planning and prioritising skills
- You have excellent communication skills, including fluent written and spoken local language and English. Knowledge in other languages is advantageous
- You are an excellent relationship builder
- Understanding of the retail landscape as well as sustainability

City: Cape Town

Country: South Africa

Level of Expertise: Mid-Senior

Remuneration: Negotiable

Reference Number: #Tam706

**Tamara Wolpert**:
GM & Consultant



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