Assistant Manager Media Relations

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Consultancy Support Public Relations agency to ensure the execution of wider comms strategy, execution of tactical deliverables and careful implementation of public relations plans and report back to Corporate Communications Manager.
• Devise and execute media engagement campaigns to position and support key business announcements/agreements, product launches/emergency/crisis related issues
• Create engaging ways to tell the ENOC story, as part of annual communications plan
• Provide recommendations on participation in events, conferences or exhibitions
• Leads content in media related alignment with the digital communications on tactical execution to amplify coverage
• Media Relations & Press Office Management – oversee successful press office management (the below is implemented in English and Arabic) Media Outreach - build relationships with the media and engage with press
• Ensure press office materials (factsheets / biographies / holding statements / Q&As) are constantly updated in Arabic and English Provide media relations support during crisis situations or emergencies including engaging with press and developing content
• Compile post-event reports to evaluate performance and areas of improvement and submit to Corporate Communications Manager Support on the delivery of media engagement activities such as events, press conferences, exhibitions, open days, press tours, interviews, speeches, and public appearances
• Manage press conferences. This entails: o Content selection (press release/speech), summary in form of an agency brief, review and coordination for approval o Managing team’s deliverables on visuals, venue set-up and press packs
• Content Development Support on the delivery of content for company’s corporate publication Ideate content and identify means to enhance the Group’s reputational management Maintain day-to-day management of agencies involved in the process of content development for any corporate related collateral. Provide support on the development of speeches for internal and external use for Senior Leadership in Arabic and English