Job Description

Grounded in a talent-centric mindset, Maker Lab is a marketing agency designed to build decentralised technology-led agency teams, rooted in collaboration with clients from the ground up. Maker Lab\xe2\x80\x99s cross-functional teams of multidisciplinary specialists are embedded into client teams across digital marketing competencies \xe2\x80\x94 from measurement & analytics to content production.

PR Specialist (Malaysia)

As a PR Specialist for one of the leading entertainment clients on a mission to entertain the world, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be supporting the client\xe2\x80\x99s PR team to constantly evolve the local market\xe2\x80\x99s communications and publicity strategy, including influencer engagement. This role is suited for someone who is able to adapt and grow in a fast-paced environment.

Role:

• Supporting the PR (Publicity and Communications) team across the editorial, creative, event, media relations and influencers engagements to develop impactful campaigns to drive conversations across all channels
• Drafting and executing of PR strategies for integrated communications and marketing campaigns
• Work with tastemakers and relevant communities to extend the reach of local, regional, or global campaigns as and when required by the client.
• Support the client when working with third-party agencies, production partners or digital and social support teams.
• Cultivating and nurturing strong relationships with major and emerging media outlets and influencers across entertainment, business and trade beats in order to craft stories that stand out and support communications and publicity initiatives
• Providing communications guidance and counsel for issues or crisis

You:

• Degree in Marketing, Public Relations, Mass Communications, Public Relations or similar
• 4+ years of experience across PR, publicity, brand, entertainment, media and consumer communication
• Ideally with experience in both in-house and agency environment
• Strong relationships with media in Malaysia with a solid understanding and appreciation of the local creative industries
• Able to build and execute communication strategy and planning, prioritise and manage multiple assignments, deadlines and high-volume, detailed work within a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and hyper-organised across multiple programmes and projects running at the same time while managing relationships within a matrix organisation and multiple external contacts.
• Stellar writing, editing, and marketing communications and story-telling skills
• Exceptional verbal and written English communications and presentations skills and - ideally - fluent in Bahasa Melayu due to the nature of the projects. Understanding of another local Malaysian language is also an added advantage for this role.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted with a follow-up introduction email. If you do not receive an email from Maker Lab, your application has been unsuccessful this time around. Look out for future roles! By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your data by the Maker Lab team for the purposes of your application. Where your application contains personal data of third parties, you confirm that you have obtained all necessary consents to provide the Maker Lab team with such personal data and that we may collect, use and/or disclose such data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

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