Media Relations Officer
Job Reference: (Ref: OCL/CORPC/2010-013)
Key Responsibilities:
Work closely with the Media Relations Manager to assist in the implementation of day-to-day media relations activities including:
- Monitoring of media coverage and compiling daily news summary with English translation
- Assisting the development and execution of media communications plans
- Assist organizing media interviews
- Drafting of press releases and articles for website
- Handling general media enquiries and media pitching
- Coordinating media activities for CSR programmes
- Coordinating and handling of complaints from media and other external stakeholders
- Providing administrative support to the corporate communications team
Requirements:
- A university graduate with at least three years’ experience in media relations or corporate communications in an in-house or agency setting; background in journalism is an added advantage
- Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese, including Putonghua
- Good communication and time management skills
- Work independently to handle multi-tasks, attentive to details
- Proficiency in using MS Office applications, Chinese word processing, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
- Experience of managing budgets would be an added advantage
- Ability to perform under pressure in a fast-paced business environment with a quick grasp of the smart card technologies and e-payment
How to Apply
Please send your resume, present and expected salary, contact details and quoting the reference number by e-mail to: recruit@octopus.com.hk