Job Description

Intern / Graduate Trainee, Public Relations & Client Services - Malaysia

Job description

You join the agency through the internship programme, and receive on-the-job training and experience intended to progress towards a Client Executive position. You support the agency in a variety of work, including day-to-day servicing of clients, handling of accounts assigned to them, and initiate and implement PR activities outlined in a communications programme to PRecious Communications\' standards. We ideally look for candidates who are available for at least 6 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of account, including WIP meetings, according to agreed programme and scope of work

• Fully familiarise oneself with clients\' business and related industry, client contacts, and clients\' internal communication processes

• Brief and manage third parties e.g. designers, photographers, event companies and vendors

• Assist in media training of clients

• Proactively alert relevant director to any emerging client or budget issues

• Manage media monitoring and compile media clippings

• Drafting press releases / Editing and proof-reading

• Research Support

• On client business and industry (e.g. competitor analysis, industry issues and trends)
• For media training (e.g. research on media / journalists)
• Event research and planning, logistics co-ordination on budget and costing research
• In development of content (e.g. press releases, FAQs, media briefing materials, client briefing books, presentation decks, social / digital content, speeches / talking points, message house, editorial calendar)

• Other ad-hoc PR activities

• Currently undergoing a degree in university/fresh graduate - preferably in journalism, marketing communications, public relations and / or social media and digital.
• Possess good writing and business communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Great research skills
• Basic understanding of PR and media

PRecious Communications