Pr / Brand Director

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Machine_ Full time

Company Description
**About Machine_**

Machine_ is a creative solutions agency represented across Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, and is home to over 75 adventurous minds. At Machine_ we don’t believe that intuition and gut feel are enough. That’s why everything we do starts with an insight. Our team of experts uses these insights to create impactful and accountable solutions that touch consumers at every point in their connected world.

Machine_ is part of Publicis Groupe, one of the fastest-growing global networks.

Machine’s mantra, Never Afraid, underpins our values of; doing the right thing, being curious, solution orientated and at its core ‘giving a s**t’. Living this mantra daily helps grow our Clients’ businesses and these are the values we look for when recruiting new talent. The right personality is just as important as the right experience. We’re here to work hard and have fun while doing it.

**Job Description**:
The position of PR/ Brand Director focuses on creating a lasting and positive agency brand impression among current and future clients and employees. This is achieved by making sure the agency’s advertising, communication, marketing and award activities send out the right image.

Additionally, the position focuses on developing and growing a brand’s profit through bringing in new business, while also through research and working with internal teams, finding opportunities and growing business with existing agency clients.

The PR/ Brand Director is the custodian of the agency brand and culture, and reports directly into the Managing Director.

We’re looking to build something awesome here, for that to happen we need the right people. In other words, we’re going to be really fussy. In fact, the right personality is just as important as the right experience. We’re here to work hard and have fun. If you’re into that please get in touch.

**The PR/ Brand Director** will**:

- Oversee and approve all press releases for distribution to press
- Maintain key press relationships and identify high-level opportunities
- Oversee the Agency’s awards programme, approve award submissions, review case study videos and attend shows when necessary
- Oversee, drive and approve all social media content for Machine social channels
- Oversee and approve all updates for website
- Oversee and approve branding requirements for the agency, as well as the annual client Christmas gift
- Compile presentations and/or speak at industry events
- Lead on new business pitches for the agency, and compile final presentations
- Drive the new business pipeline for Machine_
- Work with the operations team to assist in the overall look of the business, ensuring a consistent image of the business both internally and externally
- Assist in setting up new clients post pitch

**Qualifications**:

- Tertiary qualification in Advertising & Media
- 3-5 years experience in a similiar role
- Effective time management and problem-solving skills
- Experience in Producing / Project Management
- Broad understanding of the advertising environment across disciplines
- Great attention to detail and meticulous in executed work
- Ability to drive out agency cultural pillars and events
- Highly-effective multitasker
- Excellent presentation skills
- Strong project management skills
- Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canva

Additional Information

Personality Attributes:
- Work hard, play hard attitude
- A go-getter who always strives to deliver the best possible results
- Have great work ethic and be prepared to go the extra mile - a real team player
- Confident with a drive to succeed
- Problem-solver/Solution-creator
- Ability to work under pressure
- Agency experience essential
- Highly organised
- Multi-tasker
- Working independently and collaboratively with key team members
- An OCD for detail and a drive for perfection
- Deadline awareness and ability to handle all kinds of pressure
- Taking initiative and ownership of your projects
- Cool, calm and optimistic
- Enjoying the thrill of a challenge
- Passionate about agency culture and events
- Other:

- Flexible to work beyond normal office hours (overtime if and when required)
- Comfortable to work from the Publicis Groupe office (on-site)

**Culture commitment**:

- We are approachable & globally supportive.
- We are in this together and solution orientated.
- We always do the right thing.
- We are never afraid.

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