Career development opportunities within the public relations industry are excellent but competition is fierce. Most entrants tend to be graduates, although there is always opportunity for non graduates with relevant work experience and determination. Working in PR can from time to time involve working outside of the standard office hours, attending evening and weekend launches and events.
Day to day in PR skill requires; good writing skills, social networking, strong organizational skills and passion. A person should be team player, contribute to brainstorming ideas, confident, ability to multi-task, friendly, understand the media, understand different demographic groups and have good research skills.
It is important to have strong written skills – as you will spend a lot of time writing and editing – this could be, annual reports, press releases, strategies, articles and features, speeches, booklets, newsletters, client web content, trend reports, reporting, brochure writing etc.
Another aspect of PR is organizing events from conception through to execution and post mortem reporting. These can be press conferences, press junkets, exhibitions, press days, fashion shows, store launches, competitions, road shows and more. These are all used to gain the attention of specific target groups.
We are looking for Account Executives (06 month-1.5 yrs of experience) and Senior Account Executives (1.5 yrs to 2.5 yrs of experience). The candidates must be extremely proactive, confident on the phones, with the ability to interact well with clients and press. In addition, the ideal candidates should have a university degree as the role requires immaculate written communication skills for drafting press releases, contact reports and status reports.
Please send your CV with cover letter to The Director at careers@kentindia.com
Short listed Candidates will be informed by e-mail for the interview.
