Jobs
Publicist Opportunity At ETV
Reporting to the PR manager, your key performance areas will include:
- Planning, developing and implementing PR strategies and campaigns and ensuring that they are executed effectively
- Manage communication around e.tv and the various shows in your portfolio
- Manage database and information about the different projects in your portfolio
- Prepare communication strategies for the platform and the different shows in your portfolio
- Write publicity material
- Plan, coordinate and direct activities with the goal to solicit strategic media coverage
- Adhere to the administration required including consistency of communication and submission of weekly status reports
- Liaising with colleagues and key spokespeople
- Keep financial records of different projects under his/her portfolio
Media relations
- Establish professional relationships with key media
- Draft publicity plans for the shows
- Pitch feature ideas to journalists
- Deal with media requests for interviews and pictures
- Send publicity material to media and following these up
- Analysing media coverage
- Liaising with clients, managerial and journalistic staff about timescales and objectives
- Managing the PR aspect of a potential crisis situation
Stakeholder relations
- Establish professional relationships with channels
- Create and maintain the public image of the celebrities associated with e.tv and related companies
- Cultivate a genuine, working relationships with key media and entertainment industry stakeholders e.g. image consultants, photojournalists and corporate
- Establish and maintain strategic relationship with key groups such as producers, actors and other stakeholders associated with the platform
Events
- Source and coordinate celebrity invitations to strategic entertainment industry events
- Ensure careful planning and management, media and celebrity attendance and post event media coverage
- Deal with celebrities’ requests at the strategic entertainment industry events e.g. screenings and promotional events, etc.
- Coordinate celebrities for corporate social investment projects
Managing of media events
- Liaise with the executive team to organise events held by the department
- Distribution of event invites – either electronically or physically
- Collate RSVPs from media contacts
- Coordinate talent releases: coordinate bios, press releases, photos, EPKs, press kits
- Sourcing and managing speaking and sponsorship opportunities
Writing
- Designing, writing and/or producing presentations, press releases, leaflets, reports, publicity brochures, information for websites and promotional videos and newsletters
- Preparing and supervising the production of publicity brochures, handouts, promotional videos, photographs, films and multimedia programmes
Online
- Monitor website material for shows in your portfolio and the broader e.tv brand
- Assisting the online team by supplying fresh copy and pictures for shows in your portfolio
- Update the press office
- Increase brand recognition by creating partnerships in the online community and blogosphere
Requirements
- Three year diploma/degree in public relations or communications
- Five to seven years’ publicity/public relations experience
- Exceptional writing skills
- Strong media relationships
- Strong social network skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Able to work under pressure
- Familiarity with social media and its uses
- A sound understanding of the South African media and entertainment industry
- Willing to travel and willing to assist with event management
- Experience in event management advantageous
- We need a team player
If you possess the criteria and qualifications as stated, please send your Application form together with a detailed CV to [email protected]
Closing date: 11 March 2016
Only shortlisted applicants who meet the criteria will be contacted. If you have not received a response within 14 days after closing of the advert, please accept that your application was not successful.
Contact details
etv
[email protected]
