Overview
PR Manager Jobs in South Africa at Digital Silk – Growing Brands Online
Title: PR Manager
Company: Digital Silk – Growing Brands Online
Location: South Africa
We are first and foremost a great team full of ambitious and proactive individuals whose goal is to become the best professionals they can be and make Digital Silk a globally renowned digital agency. Our quest for excellence has resulted in our company’s growth and continuous need for outstanding team members.
We are seeking a PR Manager with excellent English communication skills and PR know-how to create buzzworthy news topics and PR campaigns with the goal of getting us featured in the US news media sites on a weekly basis.
GOALS:
Secure 15+ unique high-quality US media mentions per month (following an initial ramp-up period)
Build and maintain strategic relationships with top-tier US-based journalists
Develop columns and recurring contributions on leading digital marketing publications
We offer competitive salaries, yearly growth opportunitiesAND company ownership and sharesfor ALL our team members.
This is for a full-time, remote-work-at-home position as our headquarters are in the US. We are seeking team members that can work up until 5p.m. EST. You will be interviewing people in the US.
Digital Silk is seeking to make IMMEDIATE hires.
What we offer at Digital Silk:
A work culture focused on mutual success and continuous growth
Competitive pay and scheduled yearly raises
Shares in the company – share in profit upon company sale
Challenging projects and opportunity to work with great team members
Job stability in case of illness, Covid changes, and personal problems
Work-from-home opportunity
4 weeks paid time off
Responsibilities:
Lead and execute monthly newsworthy PR campaigns focused on trending industry topics
Secure organic, high-authority media mentions for Digital Silk in US outlets
Collaborate with the content and marketing teams to create pitch-worthy stories and assets
Proactively build and nurture relationships with reputable US journalists and media outlets
Identify and reach out to relevant industry websites, media groups, and associations to promote interviews, features, and company news
Track outreach results and optimize PR efforts for continuous improvement
Requirements:
Excellent English grammar and communication skills
Able to work between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST
Be a native or near-native English speaker/writer
5+ years of experience in media/agency work delivering creative PR campaigns
Proven experience in using media monitoring tools to pitch stories to a segmented list of journalists
A good understanding of digital PR tools (skilled with Ahrefs, Haro, Business Wire & Muck Rack, etc.)
Recruitment steps:
Apply via LinkedIn
Have an intro call with our Recruiter
Receive short test
Send back answers + CV
Have an interview with our General Manager/Marketing Director and CEO
Get feedback
