Media Relations Coordinator | Manama, Bahrain

Media Relations and Crisis Management
• Build and manage relations with the media across the region.
• Minimise negative coverage through relationship building across the region, and close coordination with the management and Communications team.
• Ensure visibility across the region through release distribution, interviews, events, management visitations, etc.

Media Events
• Oversee the organisation of business media events. (e.g. Press conferences, media briefings, interviews etc) and social media events (e.g. iftars), across the region.
• Ensure media presence in key social events
• Manage media sponsorships and network with media in key industry events where media is present.

Administration and Coordination
• Liaise with the team and support them on a day-to-day level by promoting their activities among the media
• Coordinate with the press team prior to committing to any interviews, media statements, etc.
• Coordinate with business heads on media interview timings, quotes, etc.
• Follow up with media on interview schedules, timings, quotes, etc.
• Any administrative tasks related to media events including tickets for journalists, entertainment, etc.
• Media gifts, greetings, etc.
• Dispatch of releases to media
• Update media lists daily

Media Content, Analysis, and Reporting
• Organise annual media audits
• Review analysis reports, and make recommendations accordingly
• Share coverage of interviews after interviews/events are done.
• Review content of media interviews being arranging, and judge if the quotes/interviews are positive/safe to be issued.
• Write Q&As, speeches, key messages, etc

Other
• Assist the in implementing spokesperson media training
• Stay up to date on all news related to the company and its competition and feed information to the team,
• Read all newsletter, external articles, documents that could enhance understanding of the company?¦s current/potential deals.
• Assist the team in their work when required. (Including organising sponsorships, CSR activities, events, etc)

Requirements
• General Profile: Client or PR agency Media Relations manager, Current or Ex Journalist.
• Languages: Fluency in English and Arabic
• Education: Degree in Journalism, Media, Marketing, PR, or Communications from an reputable International University.
• Years of Experience: 5 years in media relations
• Competencies/Character required
- Alert, sharp, motivated, committed and proactive
- Very strong follow up and multitasking skills
- Events management and coordination experience
- A good notion of superior customer service
- Very strong administrative experience
- Relationship building experience
- Due to the sensitivity of the role, the candidate must be willing to handle crisis and work overtime when required.
- Analysis, writing and reporting skills (preferable)
- Knowledge of Finance (preferable)

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