Public Relation Officer Job at Maine Media

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Job Title: Public Relation Officer

Location: Nigeria

Recruiter: Maine Media

Public Relations Officers use a wide range of media to build and sustain good relationships between the employing organisation

Other tasks include:

•   Planning publicity strategies and campaigns

•   Writing and producing presentations and press releases

•   Dealing with inquiries from the public, the press, and related organisations

•   Organizing promotional events such as press conferences, open days, exhibitions, tours and visits

•   Speaking publicly at interviews, press conferences and presentations

•   Providing clients with information about new promotional opportunities and current PR campaigns progress

•   Analyzing media coverage

•   Commissioning or undertaking relevant market research

•   Liaising with clients, managerial and journalistic staff about budgets, timescales and objectives

•   Designing, writing and/or producing presentations, press releases, articles, leaflets, 'in-house' Journals, reports, publicity brochures, information for web sites and promotional videos.

Qualifications and training required:

•   A degree in any subject is acceptable, although English, management, business or media studies,

•   A PR postgraduate qualification can be helpful, as can work experience gained within the PR, marketing, fundraising, events promotion, or journalism trades.

Key skills for public relations officers:

•   Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing

•   Excellent inter-personal skills

•   Good IT skills

•   Presentation skills

•   Initiative

•   Ability to prioritize and plan effectively

•   Awareness of different media agendas

•   Creativity.

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