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MediaRelationsAssistant - AGROGROUP
Posted On Kamis, 02 April 2009 at di 13.01 by yeyen URGENTLY REQUIRED We are a well established foreign conglomerate having business interest in Oil Palm Plantations, Breweries, Financial Services and Leisure. PT. Agro Indomas is the Groups’ plantations in Indonesia who has a land bank in excess of 60,000 hectares of plantations and mills in Kalimantan Tengah and Kalimantan Timur. In line with our expansion plans and commitments for growth, we are now seeking to recruit high caliber and dynamic professionals to be based in Jakarta and Kalimantan. Summary/Function: Develops and maintains a proactive media relations program, dispensing newsworthy information to the media, local community, employees and to the public. The media relations assistants scouts and researches story ideas, develops relationships with journalists and member of the media team and stakeholders and places good stories and commentary to ensure that the company’s key messages reach intended publics and oversees systems to assure organized, reliable media relations function. Duties and Responsibilities: Work closely with the Sustainability team to develop story concepts and writes compelling press releases, public service announcements and media advisories to place in local, regional and national news media; plans and executes a local publicity program. Other duties are: ü Works extensively with other departments to garner newsworthy public relations stories; cultivates relationships with coworkers, staff and management teams, concerned stakeholders as sources for news and feature stories. ü Maintain good relations with media and its key persons ü Collect, compile and maintain media contacts list/database. ü Send media kits, press releases and pitch stories to appropriate media outlets. ü Communicate promptly and effectively to requests for response, research, quotes, photos, interviews and information from media contacts; gathers answers through communication with colleagues, usage of historical/archival material, student contact or outside sources. ü Writes and edits material for news media, company publications, the website and other audiences; ensures photographic coverage for publicity and publications and assists in advertising creation and placement. ü Collect, compile and maintain media clip archive; responsible for monitoring all press clippings and information sources for Agro Group-related stories. ü Collect, compile and disseminate the company calendar of events to internal and external audiences. ü Develops and maintains mutual relationships with partner media and concerned stakeholders ü Maintains current partner organizations list, media and all communication-concerned institutions. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, English, Communications or related field. A minimum of 1-3 years experience in the field of public relations, community relations or professional writing required. Very strong writing skills and superior interpersonal communication skills needed. Must be highly organized and able to multitask and work within deadlines. Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Highly computer literate – extensive experience utilizing Microsoft Office, familiar with internet-based research, graphics programs and scanner software.