Career Opportunities in a PR Firm in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Account Manager – Social Media 
 

Industry:  PR

& Advertising 
 

Salary Range: 1500 – 2000USD
 

Our client is a leading global public

relations consultancy firm. 

They seek to hire an experienced and

dynamic individual to fill in the role of Account Director.
 

• Responsibility for maintaining high client
  
  satisfaction levels and client revenue growth by increasing client spend
  
  on social media


• Responsibility for driving teams to deliver
  
  highly effective social media campaigns to an ever higher standard


• To identify new business opportunities for
  
  social media work, to create social media new business proposals and
  
  attend new business pitches


• To participate in marketing of the firm in
  
  order to attract new business leads for social media work


• To line manage and inspire account teams to
  
  always deliver more for their clients and for the firm

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in
  
  Marketing/Communication/PR or any related field of study


• Atleast 5 – 7 years industry experience


• Experience of working in global PR consultancy
  
  or large independent Kenyan PR consultancy in a social media team


• Experience of social media work with blue chip
  
  clients


• Tourism and inward investment social media
  
  experience preferred but not essential


• Experience of drafting social media sections
  
  of new business proposals and presenting at new business pitches


• Excellent written and verbal communicator


• Evidence of creative thinking


• Excellent presentation skills


• Excellent English writing skills


• Strong client handling skills and proactive
  
  approach


• Broad experience of social media platforms and
  
  application in corporate, stakeholder engagement, business to business and
  
  consumer facing campaigns

Job Title: Account Executive
 

Industry:  PR & Advertising 
 

Salary Range: 1000 – 1500USD
 

Our client is a leading global public

relations consultancy firm.

They seek to hire a young,

enthusiastic and dynamic individual to fill in the role of Account Executive.

• To work on client accounts to deliver agreed
  
  programme activity to the highest standard


• Responsibility for maintaining high client
  
  satisfaction levels

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing / Communication
  
  / PR or any related field of study


• Atleast 2 – 3 years industry experience


• Experience of working in global PR consultancy
  
  or large independent Kenyan PR consultancy


• Experience of working with blue chip clients


• Excellent written and verbal communicator


• Excellent presentation skills


• Excellent English writing skills


• Strong client handling skills


• Strong media relations skills

Job Title: Professional Photographer
 

Industry:  PR

& Advertising 
 

Salary Range: 3000

– 5000USD
 

Our client is a leading global public

relations consultancy firm.

They seek to hire a highly creative,

talented and experienced photographer.

• This full time photographer will be
  
  responsible for creating images that encourage tourism and inward
  
  investment for Kenya


• Creating visual content for clients’ campaign
  
  and all their digital and social media platforms


• To pitch pictures to online and offline media
  
  around the world


• To deliver photography as directed by the
  
  firm’s  account leaders for tourism and inward investment elements of
  
  the various campaigns


• Come up with photographic ideas that portray
  
  the full range of Kenya’s tourism assets as well as its opportunities and
  
  appeal for inward investment


• To edit, curate and share a regular flow of
  
  images to support the objectives of clients’ campaign


• To maintain and protect company camera and
  
  editing equipment

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree and or related field of
  
  study


• Atleast 10 years experience


• Evidence of portfolio showing diverse topics
  
  photographed


• Strong experience of a wide range of location
  
  photography (not studio)


• Good contacts with Picture Editors and proven
  
  experience of pictures used by high circulation and influential offline
  
  and online media outlets


• Portfolio of creative and striking work across
  
  broad range of subjects and areas


• Ability to take a brief and deliver desired
  
  results


• Experience of all major editing software
  
  packages and photo sharing social media platforms



• Experience of basic video making and editing

Job Title: Associate Director 
 

Industry:  PR

& Advertising 
 

Salary Range: 4500

– 5800USD plus performance related bonuses
 

Our client is a leading global public

relations consultancy firm. 

They seek to hire a well seasoned,

assertive and results oriented qualified individual to fill the role of an

Associate Director. 

She / He will be responsible for

leading teams to deliver highly creative and effective client campaigns.

• To work on client accounts with responsibility
  
  for directing and ensuring client campaigns are delivered to the highest
  
  standard


• Responsibility for maintaining high client
  
  satisfaction levels and client revenue growth


• Responsibility for driving teams to deliver
  
  highly effective client campaigns to an ever higher standard


• To identify new business opportunities, lead
  
  and run new business pitches


• To participate in marketing of the firm in
  
  order to attract new business leads


• To line manage and inspire account teams to
  
  always deliver more for their clients and for the firm

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in
  
  Marketing/Communication/PR or any related field of study


• Atleast 15 years industry experience


• Experience of working in global PR consultancy
  
  or large independent Kenyan PR consultancy


• Experience of working with blue chip clients


• Tourism and inward investment experience
  
  preferred but not essential


• Experience of sourcing new business leads and
  
  leading new business pitches


• Excellent written and verbal communicator


• Evidence of creative thinking


• Excellent presentation skills


• Excellent English writing skills across a wide
  
  range of content


• Strong media relations skills


• Ability to lead and motivate a team to be a
  
  results focused, high-performing unit


• Strong client handling skills


• Broad experience of communications areas
  
  including: social media, stakeholder engagement, corporate communications,
  
  internal communications, business to business and consumer communications,
  
  media relations


• Experience of managing client budgets

Job Title: Associate Director – Public Affairs
 

Industry:  PR & Advertising 
 

Salary Range: 3000 – 5000USD plus performance related bonuses
 

Our client is a leading global public

relations consultancy firm. 

They seek to hire a well seasoned,

dynamic and efficient individual to fill the role of an Associate Director –

Public Affairs. 

• To work on client accounts with responsibility
  
  for directing and ensuring public affairs campaigns are delivered to the
  
  highest standard


• Responsibility for maintaining high client
  
  satisfaction levels and client revenue growth


• Responsibility for driving teams to deliver
  
  highly effective public affairs campaigns to an ever higher standard


• To identify new business opportunities, lead
  
  and run new business pitches


• To participate in marketing of the firm in
  
  order to attract new business leads


• To line manage and inspire account teams to
  
  always deliver more for their clients and for the firm

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in
  
  Marketing/Communication/PR or any related field of study


• Atleast 10 – 15 years industry experience


• Experience of working in global PR consultancy
  
  or large independent Kenyan PR consultancy


• Experience of working with blue chip clients


• Tourism and inward investment experience
  
  preferred but not essential


• Experience of sourcing new business leads and
  
  leading new business pitches


• Excellent written and verbal communicator


• Evidence of creative thinking


• Excellent presentation skills


• Ability to lead and motivate a team to be a
  
  results focused, high-performing unit


• Strong client handling skills


• Strong media relations skills


• Evidence of running highly effective public
  
  affairs campaigns as part of broader, integrated communications campaigns


• Experience of using digital communications and
  
  social media for public affairs campaigns


• Excellent knowledge of the Kenyan political
  
  and stakeholder landscape


• Experience of managing client budgets

Job Title: Account Director 
 

Industry:  PR

& Advertising 
 

Salary Range: 2500

– 3750USD plus performance related bonuses
 

Our client is a leading global public

relations consultancy firm. 

They seek to hire an experienced and

dynamic individual to fill in the role of Account Director.
 

• To work on client accounts with responsibility
  
  for ensuring client campaigns are delivered to the highest standard


• Responsibility for maintaining high client
  
  satisfaction levels and client revenue growth


• Responsibility for driving teams to deliver
  
  highly effective client campaigns to an ever higher standard


• To participate in new business pitches and
  
  writing proposal documents


• To participate in marketing of the firm in
  
  order to attract new business leads

Skills and Qualifications Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in
  
  Marketing/Communication/PR or any related field of study


• Atleast 10 – 15 years industry experience


• Experience of working in global PR consultancy
  
  or large independent Kenyan PR consultancy


• Experience of working with blue chip clients


• Tourism and inward investment experience
  
  preferred but not essential


• Experience of participating in new business
  
  pitches


• Excellent written and verbal communicator


• Evidence of creative thinking


• Excellent presentation skills


• Excellent English writing skills


• Strong media relations skills


• Ability to lead client teams to deliver agreed
  
  programme of activity to the highest quality standard


• Strong client handling skills


• Broad experience of communications areas
  
  including: social media, stakeholder engagement, corporate communications,
  
  internal communications, business to business and consumer communications,
  
  media relations

If you are up to the challenge, possess

the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting

the job title on the email subject (e.g Account Director) to

recruitment@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Tuesday 22nd December, 2015

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.