Level of experience: Junior-Mid
Education level: Diploma / Degree
Reports to: CEO
Start date: Immediate
Type of role: Permanent
Candidate requirements:
- Technology must be something you love
- You must be able to self-manage
- Quality of output must be at your core . Seriously… quality rules at DUO
- If you join our team, you will be given total control over your career and your success.
- You will need to have lots of energy, be personally-driven, results focused, 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 team mate 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
Principle Job Responsibilities:
- Support the team with the execution of PR and Digital Marketing campaigns to clients within the ICT sector.
- Action various tasks for the client that contribute to the monthly SLA under the guidance of the AD
- Perform research to support the delivery of technology-orientated press announcements
- Have existing media contacts and relationships in broadcast, print and online media, specifically business and tech media
- Actively develop strong relationships with the media, as well as regularly update and maintain media lists
- Possess an interest in and understanding of what makes good content (a nose for news), how to identify a good angle and make a story go beyond IT trades
- Stay abreast of the right journalists to engage with at all times and secure Tier 1 coverage to meet client SLAs
- Source feature, speaking opportunities as well as profiling opportunities
- Pitch and secure coverage in relevant media and deal with ad hoc media queries under the guidance of AD
- Provide newsroom angles (trending in the media) and special days/months (E.g. Cyber Awareness Month)
- Provide organisational coordination and administrative support to the team on projects
- Monthly reporting on each client
- Ensure required account documentation is accurately and timeously supplied for billing
- Timely and accurate reporting
- Ensure a seamless working environment by providing effective cross-functional communication
- Scheduling meetings where necessary and ensuring all preparation for the meeting including status documents, agendas, meeting take-outs
- Regularly update tasks on the relevant platform including deadlines
Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric – Essential
- Relevant tertiary qualification (PR, Marketing) – Essential
- Drivers Licence (and own transport) – Essential
- Five years relevant working experience – Essential
- An understanding of local ICT landscape – Essential
- Existing ICT and business media relations – Essential
- Press writing experience – Beneficial
- Interest in ICT – Essential
- Proficient in Google Workspace/Suite – Advantageous
- Client relations experience – Advantageous
- Effective Time management – Advantageous
Personal Skills/Attributes
- Hunger to develop career in Tech PR
- Commitment to going the extra mile
- Willingness to be challenged
- Passion for client delivery and service
- Attention to detail
- Ability to research
- Follow through
- Delivery orientated
- Proactive
- Ability to multitask
- Team player
- Ability to self-start
- Ability to work and learn in a fast-paced environment
Benefits (all only after probation)
- Prioritising work-life balance. No weekend work or after hours work encouraged
- 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 19 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)
- Consultants and partners to call on when we need (e.g. HR, journalists, industry thought leaders, financial gurus for RAs and saving strategies)
- Bonus leave over the Christmas and New Year period bringing total leave to 20 days per annum
- Bonus leave on birthdays
- Ad hoc and ex gratia reward and recognition thank you like flowers and/or vouches & duvet days
- Team connecting times for fun activities; lunches, spa days etc
- Flexible work hours policy. T&Cs apply.
- Tribe incentive policy which is customised to each individual’s motivators and reward requirements
- Providing a pleasant physical work environment and work tools conducive to productivity
- An incredible client base who truly value our service offering. We don’t tolerate abusive clients (or staff) relationships and you are protected from this at DUO at all times
- Respect and integrity are critical to our ecosystem.
Personal development responsibilities (continual)
- Proactively remain abreast of ICT trends and industry knowledge
- Self-study in order to develop both technical and soft skills
- Actively knowledge-share with colleagues
To apply, send through your CV, qualifications, references and a recent payslip via the application form below.
