PR & Corporate Communications Manager

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategic public relations and corporate communications plans aligned with clients’ business objectives, brand positioning, and reputation goals.
• Manage multiple PR client accounts, serving as the primary contact for clients and ensuring effective communication, quality service delivery, and strong professional relationships.
• Plan and implement PR campaigns, media outreach initiatives, corporate announcements, thought leadership programmes, and brand reputation-building activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, media houses, influencers, and other relevant stakeholders to secure strategic media coverage and strengthen client visibility.
• Develop, write, and review PR materials, including press releases, media statements, corporate profiles, executive speeches, thought leadership articles, and communication briefs.
• Coordinate media interviews, press briefings, product launches, corporate events, and other PR activities, ensuring alignment with campaign objectives and client expectations.
• Advise clients on corporate positioning, stakeholder engagement, public perception, reputation management, and appropriate communication approaches.
• Monitor media coverage, industry developments, public sentiment, and emerging reputational risks, recommending proactive communication strategies and crisis responses where necessary.
• Track and evaluate PR campaign performance using relevant metrics, including media coverage quality, reach, audience engagement, sentiment, and overall campaign impact.
• Prepare client reports, campaign reviews, presentations, and strategic recommendations that demonstrate PR performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage campaign timelines, budgets, deliverables, and internal resources to ensure efficient execution across multiple client accounts.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing accounts, develop PR proposals, contribute to client pitches, and support new business acquisition.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver integrated PR and communications campaigns while maintaining consistency in messaging, quality, and client service.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Mass Communication, Communications, Journalism, Marketing, English, or a related field.
• Minimum of 4–5 years' experience in public relations, corporate communications, or media relations, preferably within a PR agency or communications consultancy.
• Demonstrable experience planning and executing PR campaigns, managing media relationships, developing communication materials, and handling client accounts.
• Experience in corporate reputation management, stakeholder engagement, thought leadership, media monitoring, and PR performance reporting.
• Experience coordinating media events, press briefings, corporate announcements, or executive communications.
• A relevant professional qualification or postgraduate degree in Public Relations, Corporate Communications, or a related discipline is an added advantage.

Core Skills & Functional Competencies:

• Strong public relations strategy, campaign planning, and execution skills.
• Excellent media relations, press engagement, and corporate storytelling capabilities.
• Strong writing, editing, messaging, and content development skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple PR accounts and maintain effective client relationships.
• Good understanding of corporate reputation management, crisis communications, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to measure campaign performance, analyse media coverage, and develop actionable client reports.
• Strong project management, presentation, research, and organisational skills.
• Commercial awareness, proposal development, pitching, and account growth capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, sound judgement, professionalism, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant media monitoring, reporting, and communication tools.

General Conditions:

• Remuneration: NGN 500,000–600,000 monthly gross
• Other Benefits: Annual performance-based bonus, per diem allowance, airtime allowance, and HMO.