Public Relations Account Manager
YAP Global Ltd
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Singapore • Singapore
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About the role
- Creating strategic communication plans and identify media opportunities to ensuring the client KPIs are met.
- Providing strategic counsel to clients to aid their PR and wider marketing objectives.
- Writing and editing press releases, op-eds, feature stories, briefing documents and other communications material.
- Building/maintaining strategic relationships with senior journalists, particularly with top tier media publications in crypto, tech, finance and mainstream media.
- Managing workflow of the team, delegating tasks to SAEs and AEs.
- Managing and mentoring junior members of staff.
- Keeping abreast of current PR and crypto trends, and the clients media landscape.
- Taking part in new business pitching and developing PR proposals
Requirements
- At least 3 years experience and a proven track record in PR in an agency, or in journalism
- Outstanding organisational skills with an ability to effectively manage a portfolio of clients
- Crypto curiosity! You don't need to be crypto-native; a good knowledge of or experience in the fintech, blockchain or cryptocurrency space is preferred.
- High motivation and the ability to work under pressure, independently
- Media relationships with financial, tech and mainstream press
- Strong news sense and a knack for storytelling
- Strong management and interpersonal skills
- Flair for creativity, strategic thinking and innovation
- Commercially aware and business savvy
- Experience in building contacts and influential networks
Benefits
- Competitive Salary - benchmarked and reviewed biannually
- Annual Holiday Allowance - 25 days, plus public holidays
- Your birthday off, to treat yourself!
- Flexible working - WFH days and flexible hours (standard hours are 9am-6pm)
- Co-working Space - we work two days from the office
- ClassPass membership - use it for gym classes or go for a massage, it's up to you!
- Private Healthcare provided by Cigna
- Social events to connect with your colleagues
- Annual company offsite (last offsite we met at a chateau in Paris!)
- Travel Opportunities - potential to attend key conferences in major global cities
- Ongoing Training & Development
- Global Team - The opportunity to be part of a team of ambitious, like-minded, driven people from different parts of the world
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
press release writingeditingstrategic communication planningmedia pitchingPR proposal development
Soft skills
organizational skillsteam managementmentoringinterpersonal skillscreativitystrategic thinkinginnovationcommercial awarenessability to work under pressurestorytelling