Job Description

We have a terrific fully remote (in SA) opportunity for an innovative PR Account Manager to work on the Consumer Tech PR & Digital portfolio at a leading, specialist Tech-focused PR agency, working with clients across Africa.
If you're plugged into the world of consumer tech, think in campaigns, and live for clever digital execution, you're in the right place. This is your chance to manage exciting B2C brands, craft buzz-worthy stories, and roll out creative PR and digital campaigns that genuinely move the needle.
To thrive in this role, you'll need to bring a mix of energy, creativity, and discipline to the table. You're self-driven, laser-focused on results, and understand how social media channels deliver commercial value - not just vanity metrics. With the support of a strong internal team, you'll lead the charge on client relationships, campaign execution, and media coverage, ensuring every piece of work reflects the highest standards of quality.
This is a role for someone who's not just passionate about consumer tech but also committed to building long-term success; for themselves, their team, and their clients. If you're collaborative, adaptable, and always willing to roll up your sleeves, let's talk. Apply today!
NOTE: On application, please include your client experience as well as your salary requirements in your email/cover letter.
Responsibilities
Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Account Management: Oversee the day-to-day management of client accounts and campaigns, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard. Quality assured delivery of the team and its outputs including proposals and pitches.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with consumer tech clients, acting as their primary point of contact (with support from the AD) and ensuring their needs and goals are met.
• Campaign Development: Manage the development and implementation of innovative PR and digital marketing campaigns that align with client objectives ensuring they resonate with target consumer tech audiences (with support from AD/BUD and our digital team).
• Digital Campaign Management: Coordinate and manage Consumer Digital marketing and social media campaigns for optimum results with our digital team.
• Media Relations: Drive key media coverage for your clients with the support of a journalist writer and media relations specialist.
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to ensure seamless execution of campaigns and effective communication between all parties.
• Market Insights: Stay up to date with the latest consumer tech trends and insights to inform and inspire creative solutions for clients.
• Reporting and Analysis: Provide clients with monthly reports and regular updates on campaign performance, using insights to make recommendations.

Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:

• Matric - essential
• Relevant Degree - essential
• 2+ years in an Account Manager role at an agency or 3+ years in-house PR & Communications at management level
• Consumer Tech experience, or financial consumer or similar experience.
• Solid understanding of the local tech landscape - essential
• Existing tech, business and consumer media relations - critical
• Press and digital writing experience - advantageous
• Experience using Google Workspace - advantageous
• Active and clear on commercial value on social media channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok)
• Proactively remain abreast of tech and consumer trends and industry knowledge
• Self-study search in order to develop both technical and soft skills
• Actively knowledge-share with colleagues
• Passionate about consumer technology
• Able to self-manage
• Creative
• Strategic thinker
• Energetic, driven, results-focused, and resourceful
• Able to deal with issues directly and willing to accept full responsibility
• Ability to adapt, be flexible, change gear when needed
• Reliable.

If you don't have the relevant experience required for this role, please consider your application unsuccessful.
City: FULLY REMOTE: In South Africa
Level of Expertise: Mid
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Tamara
Reference Number: #Tam845