About Hill & Knowlton
Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today’s Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services, grounded in deep sector expertise, and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world’s largest communications services groups.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled and seasoned PR Consultant to join our agency and play a key role in implementing effective and efficient communications campaigns and daily PR tasks for our clients. The Consultant will be responsible for managing client relationships, crafting compelling PR messages, and delivering communications tasks with the team and by herself / himself. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public relations, excellent communication skills, and a proven ability to deliver quality results. Additionally, the candidate should possess exceptional project organisational skills, critical thinking abilities, and a keen sense of current affairs. They will work closely with clients and the team to understand their communications objectives and deliver impactful PR campaigns that enhance their reputation and visibility in the market.
Responsibilities
- Client’s first port of call for daily updates and immediate communications support.
- Ideas generation as well as development and implementation of industry-leading initiatives.
- Manage multiple PR projects simultaneously, ensuring timely execution and adherence to client expectations.
- Build and maintain relationships with journalists, columnists, editors, influencers, and other media contacts to secure media coverage for clients’ campaigns.
- Coordinate and manage media events, press conferences, and interviews, ensuring smooth execution and maximum media exposure.
- Provide strategic counsel to clients on public relations matters, leveraging critical thinking skills and current affairs knowledge.
- Conduct research for potential brand partnerships, sponsorships and speaking opportunities for clients
- Monitor industry trends and issues, or related government policies / initiatives to provide strategic communications counsel and timely recommendations to clients.
- Prepare and organise client meetings, press briefings, conferences and client events.
- Draft press releases, organise conference calls and media events
- Prepare and present regular reports on PR activities and results.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Language and Communications, Journalism, Marketing or other related disciplines.
- A minimum of 5 years’ PR experience, preferably with PR agency background
- Strong media relations skills and network
- Strong project organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects independently and collaboratively, and meet deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain client and team relationships
- Critical thinking abilities to develop innovative PR ideas
- Strong sense of responsibility, self-motivated and results oriented
- Strong written & oral in English & Chinese
- Proficient with Chinese Word & other Windows applications incl. Excel and PowerPoint.
Hill & Knowlton is more than an agency. It’s a collection of thousands of brilliant, collaborative and driven employees – all united around a single vision of transforming our clients, our company and the world.
Across 70 offices in 30 countries our people are the heartbeat of our business. Bridging countless cultures, backgrounds and lived experiences, we are drawn together by a common drive and a collaborative spirit – called to our craft each day by the desire to deliver the best work.
And at H&K, diversity, equity and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity.
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