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Integrated PR Account Manager
With a PR agency or strategic communications planning background, you are a PR strategist with a killer instinct for creating and pitching stories. Now, you are eager to layer this with integrated communications experience. If this describes you, this is a great role for you to grow.
Reporting to the Director of Client Services, you will:
- Understand, empathise and grow existing accounts closely with clients
- Proactively provide prompt communications advice to clients
- Plan and conduct thorough research to gain key insights into target audiences
- Develop strategies and ideas for both integrated campaigns (brand, advertising, PR, content, social, digital) as well as PR-specific plans, strategies and campaigns
- Write inspiring briefs and inspire creative marketing solutions
- Project manage work quality, timeline and cost
- Pitch ideas and strategies to media partners, publishers, and influencers, building strong partnerships
- Pen press releases, byline articles and keynote presentations
- Develop winning pitches through great insights, time management, and the ability to rally team resources
- Keep abreast and teach others about the latest trends, thoughts and best practices
- Perform other marketing duties as tasked
About you
You prefer to share thoughts via storytelling, through emotive imagery and choice words. A curious person by nature, you dig deep to uncover truths and stories. The stories told through creative and insightful writing, will sway and influence opinions. You are accustomed to the fast speed of an agency environment and love the creative energy.
- Degree in Marketing, Communications, Psychology or of related discipline
- 4 years of relevant working experience in PR / integrated agency
- Proficient in project management, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
- Write, speak and express yourself like a pro
- Excellent proficiency in English (Speaking/Writing). Being bilingual is a plus.
- Experienced in using PR media databases e.g. Telum and media, social, and influencer management tools e.g. iSentia, Mentions / Buzzsumo, Klear
- A genuine performer who is comfortable speaking/liaising with clients of all levels.
- Highly motivated with a strong desire to learn, acquire knowledge
- Enjoy a boutique agency work environment where it may be small but energetic
- Awesome personality, creative and collaborative
- Great sense of humour.
Please write to us at hi@anticsatplay.com, sharing
- CV, with relevant work visa information if required
- Sample works (especially of writing, and strategy development)
- Earliest date of availability
- Current and expected remuneration package
Account Manager
With an advertising / brand / social media agency or strategic planning background, you are eager to put your experience to use with projects of greater complexity. Passionate about the communications industry, you yearn for a place where thinking and creativity collide. If this describes you, this is a great role for you to grow and learn.
Reporting to the Director of Client Services, you will:
• Understand, empathise and grow existing accounts closely with clients
• Proactively provide prompt communications advice to clients
• Plan and conduct thorough research to gain key insights into target audiences
• Develop strategies and ideas for integrated campaigns (brand, advertising, PR, content, social, digital)
• Develop a deep understanding of client needs and objectives in order to create strong project briefs
• Write inspiring briefs and inspire creative marketing solutions
• Project manage work quality, timeline and cost
• Pitch ideas and strategies to media partners, publishers, influencers, building strong partnerships
• Write exciting proposals and deliver convincing presentations
• Develop winning pitches through great insights, time management, and the ability to rally team resources
• Keep abreast and teach others about latest trends, thoughts and best practices
• Perform other marketing duties as tasked
About you
ABOUT YOU:
You prefer to share thoughts via storytelling, through emotive imagery and choice words. A curious person by nature, you dig deep to uncover truths and stories. You are accustomed to the fast-paced agency environment and feel comfortable grasping ever-evolving industry trends, especially in technology and social strategies. While focused on results, you ensure everyone works well when on your project.
• Degree in Marketing, Communications, Psychology or related discipline
• 3-4 years of relevant working experience in advertising / brand / social media / integrated agency
• Proficient project management, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Write, speak and express yourself like a pro
• Excellent proficiency in English (Speaking/Writing). Bilingual is a plus.
• Highly motivated with a strong desire to learn and grow
• Enjoy boutique agency work environments where it may be small but energetic
• Awesome personality, creative and definitely a team-player
Please write in to us at hi@anticsatplay.com, sharing
1. CV, with relevant work visa information if required
2. Sample works (especially of writing, and strategy development)
3. Earliest date of availability
4. Current and expected remuneration package
Designer/Senior Designer
You are not just a designer and you will not be treated as just a designer. You’re a Creative. You want to create. You want to take an active steer. You’re tenacious in achieving creative and client satisfaction. You want to learn and share what you’ve learned. You want to try things on for size. Or do things just for fun. You want to dream and imagine. And get paid doing it. Sounds like you?
As Designer/Senior Designer, you will play an active hands-on role in key projects. Working closely with other players in the creative, ops and account servicing team, you will steer client and agency jobs toward the best creative outcome, and owning it.
Core Responsibilities
- Conjure magic from creative briefs
- Propose kickass concepts founded on research and inspiration
- Design brands and campaigns that get people excited
- Design experiences (digital, print, video, experiences) guided by your own firm art direction
- Present your masterpieces confidently and persuasively
- Prepare FA and production supervision as sometimes needed
- …and some menial tasks
Qualifications, Skills & Experiences Required
- Knowledge of 3–4 creative disciplines to produce compelling and cohesive ATL, BTL and digital work under broad direction
- Expertise in Adobe CC, Microsoft Office and productivity software like Teamgantt and Teams
- Proficiency in digital a must (website, mobile, UX/UI design)
- Proficiency in motion and/or environmental design an advantage
- Strong storytelling ability non-negotiable
- Ability to present and facilitate brainstorming sessions with some flair and showmanship
- More than 5 years of graphic design experience
- A monkey brain brimming with too much ideas, matched by a left brain that can critically organise them into thoughts
- Insatiably curious and open mind to learn new skills, creative processes and styles to continuously grow as a creative
- Ability to have fun but can also hunker down and get shit done
- Other table stakes, like team player, communication skills, self-starter, time management, etc.
About you
Your application will get our attention also if you can:
- Show us your passion in branding and advertising
- Convince us you can work in a team
- Show us you are an unstoppable ideas machine
- Make us laugh
To apply, please click on Apply or email to hi@anticsatplay.com with
- CV
- Current and expected remuneration package
- Earliest date of availability
- Work samples / body of works
Intern (2023/2024 placements)
More than taking meeting minutes, you will be learning real things and making a difference. If you have 3–6 months to spare and are passionate about branding, advertising and public relations, this role is a great launchpad into a communications/PR career. Supporting the Client Services team, you will:
- Assist in desk research to shape briefs
- Support and participate in 2–3 retainer accounts/projects
- Be involved in account servicing, brief development, client follow-up, media engagements, as well as organisation of events and creative brainstorming sessions
- Support new account pitches
- Support client accounts administratively; this incl. keeping good meeting records, quoting and billing accurately
- Develop content for our social media and blogging platforms
- Internship periods: Jul – Sep 2023, Jul-Dec 2023, Jan-Jul 2024, Jul-Dec 2024
About you
You love the excitement of the communications industry…reading up on latest news, meeting people and weaving intriguing stories! But after all the bustle, you can quiet down, dig deep and pen interesting stories and thoughts. You must be:
- Excellent in language skills, spoken and written
- A strong communicator (and listener!)
- A dramatic presenter, charming and charismatic
- Meticulous and detail-oriented
- Someone with a great sense of humour
If this fits the bill, reach out to us at hi@anticsatplay.com with your:
- CV
- Desired internship period
- Writing samples (you may be asked to perform a writing test too!)