Job Description

Who are we Mutant is a weird name for an agency, we know. We\'d love to tell you there\'s a cool reason for it - like being exposed to gamma radiation or being bitten by a spider - but alas, our origin story is a little less dramatic. We started in 2012 as a PR agency, led by one guy with a simple idea - to grow an agency that focused on getting business results and removing agency fluff. From these humble beginnings, we evolved into a regional agency with offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, servicing clients across Asia Pacific and globally for their PR, content marketing, and branding needs. (We\'ve bagged a few awards along the way, too. Most recently we were named PR Team of the Year (Gold) and APAC Workplace Champions (Large Agency) by PRCA Asia Pacific!) So, what does this mean for you You\'re here because you want to help clients with real problems - whether that\'s increasing sales, improving employee retention, or driving inbound leads, real results are what we measure our success on. Are you the ONE we\'re looking for We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Public Relations Specialist based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who will work closely with our global tech client. You will be responsible for planning and executing client communications strategies, across Mutant\'s PR and Content teams. You\'ll be responsible for influencers\' engagement, planning, and execution of PR programs and initiatives. You will support the public relations team in day-to-day media relations, media monitoring, as well as content development and reporting. Someone who is confident yet brings with them an awesome personality who thrives working in a fast-paced environment with a growing team. What you\'ll be doing: Project management and strong execution to ensure all PR activities are delivered according to the client\'s budget and timelines, achieving established KPIs are your strong suit. You\'ll be planning, implementing, analyzing, and optimizing all PR activities from formulation through to execution, focusing on influencers\' engagement and the client\'s business, aligning them with key business objectives Preparing regular client reports, researching, writing, and distributing press releases and content to targeted media is your strong suit. You\'ll be monitoring the media, including newspapers, magazines, journals, broadcasts, newswires, social media sites, and blogs, for opportunities for clients. You\'ll grow to rely on influential voices in Malaysia for photography, videography, health, fitness, creative, music, entertainment, education, and parenting. You\'ll handle influencer briefings, manage inquiries, keep our influencer list and profiles up-to-date, and smoothly navigate crisis and reactive PR situations while responding to influencer inquiries. You\'ll help with managing PR inventory; keep track of devices and accessories, update the tracking spreadsheets on a timely basis, and coordinate for delivery and pick up. You\'ll proactively manage potential public issues, media strategies, and business development, while also nurturing professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and the media. You\'ll support event management (not limited to press conferences, promotional events, Studio coordination, and/ or site recce). What you need to be successful in this role: You have 2-4 years of experience in PR (preferably in an agency environment). You bring along strong experience in Tech PR (both B2B and B2C) You have a track record in managing PR strategies that drive clients\' business You\'re no doubt a confident self-starter and able to drive conversations at the C-suite level You have a solid understanding of the issues and opportunities in the communications industry You have an excellent command of the English language as well as Bahasa Melayu. You\'re meticulous and possess a high level of organizational skills You have experience managing clients, project timelines, and budgets. Communicating effectively across all levels with clients, colleagues, and other regional team members. You have a strong understanding of the local media landscape You have existing relationships with journalists in Malaysia What you get as a Mutant: Market-competitive salary - we want to ensure you\'re paid based on the industry standards Quarterly bonus - based on individual overperformance Mutant\'s bonus structure - based on the company\'s performance Training opportunities - both internal and external Wellbeing allowance - claim on a quarterly basis Corporate insurance from the day you become a Mutant! A great working culture - we won awards for this! If this sounds like you, please email your resume/ CV to [HIDDEN TEXT] Successful candidates will be asked to complete a task to demonstrate their understanding of communications strategy and media understanding. Due to work pass limitations, we\'ll not be able to sponsor work pass sponsorship.

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