Senior Public Relations and Communications Officer

• Preparing and distributing media releases
• Arranging and hosting media famils
• Providing hotels/resorts with press kits
• Supporting managed resorts with promotions/deals by way of media coverage
• Monitoring and reviewing the success of public relations initiatives to ensure successful outcomes
• Generating PR to build brand awareness across the South Pacific and Asia region
• Organising media interviews for key leadership eg. President and Managing Director, and executive team members
• Producing speech notes for conferences and resort openings
• Copywriting, editing and proofreading of corporate material, including direct mail, web, print, radio and video
• Assisting in preparing internal and external communications
• Developing and creating engaging social media content for both customer and public facing social media platforms
• Managing the day-to-day handling of social media channels such as LinkedIn
• Assisting in producing collateral for South Pacific and Asia resorts
• Producing award nominations
• Assisting with website content maintenance, preparing scripts for customer servicing staff
• Following workplace health and safety guidelines
• Displaying innovation through inspiring, creating and improving processes and products
• Displaying leadership values by ensuring effective communication and respecting your peers and managers

• Tertiary qualifications in journalism, creative writing or communications with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Possess an extensive media contact/distribution list for Asia
• Have existing working relationships with a range of media in Asia
• Preferably have a working relationship with airlines (for familiarisations)
• Experience in a similar role in preparing copy for publications, marketing and advertising collateral
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude combined with customer service outlook
• Good problem solver and loyal team player
• Attention to detail, thoroughness and accuracy
• Medium-level computer skills in Adobe suite (e.g. Acrobat, InDesign) and high-level skills in Microsoft Office suite

Working relationship with airlines (for familiarisations)