As our Senior PR Manager APAC, you will need to have a strong understanding of corporate communications management as well as consumer and media landscape across Asia Pacific. You will lead, formulate, execute, and sustain the communications strategy for Carousell; making use of multiple earned and owned media channels.
You will get experience working in multi-cultural and fast-paced environments. You are a self-starter but also perform well in teams. This role also requires close partnership with business counterparts including marketing, community, brand, design, product and business teams; translating business goals into media strategies that will protect and advance our mission.
An understanding of the intersection between PR/ Comms and Social Media within the digital landscape is key.
You will:
- Lead overall corporate communications/ public relations planning for the APAC region in partnership with agency partners and country leads in individual markets
- Work with key internal stakeholders, to understand business and marketing imperatives to align the region’s communications objectives.
- Distil complex information and develop compelling executive content that includes keynotes, external events, presentations for targeted external audience
- Lead localization of messaging, PR programs and execution of regional communications campaigns
- Have strong press relationships and network in the region -- ability and willingness to pick up phone and work the press relationships they have - so that they can influence towards positive outcome for the company
- Inspire, guide and partner PR agency teams to deliver business and communications results
- Manage regional PR budget and effective allocation to support business goals
You must have:
- 7+ years regional PR experience - mix of agency and in-house preferred
- A successful track record in garnering positive media coverage for a business or product in a complex business setting/market
- Deep understanding of corporate communication strategies from a regional and local perspective
- Entrepreneurial spirit, including ability to work independently and autonomously
- Excellent organisational and planning skills; outstanding attention to detail
- The ability to react quickly to changing circumstances and deal with ambiguity to build creative solutions
- Proficient in Chinese or Malay to help our offices in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan on their key messages
- Positive attitude and great people management skill
- A particular interest with broad knowledge of e-commerce, consumer technology, pop culture and lifestyle trends
Loves technology and is motivated by the desire to connect people to amazing content?
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