Social Media Associate at Wimbart (REMOTE, ) –

Wimbart is a boutique public relations company with a heavy emphasis on Africa & emerging markets. We produce hyper-targeted, relevant & meaningful media campaigns for a range of international clients.

We work across technology, start-ups, scale-ups, entrepreneurs and investor platforms to deliver long-term, memorable press campaigns. Our capabilities stretch far beyond traditional public relations agencies; we write beautiful copy, build brands and break big news stories. Why are we different? We don’t cut corners, we don’t stop until we achieve excellence, we don’t just send out pointless mass-mail shots and hope for the best. Instead, we curate our clients’ stories and engage with journalists and commentators who we’ve spent years building relationships with to deliver credible, powerful media presence for them.

Applications are invited from interested and qualified candidates to apply for Social Media Associate at Wimbart

Media Relations & Social Media Associate

Job Specifications:

• Full Time | Remote
• Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND

Job Description:

Why is this role crucial for Wimbart?

• Wimbart requires a proactive, experienced and on-the-go media professional to support the company’s work on the ground in Lagos, Nigeria. Sometimes, in-person makes a big difference. The Media Relations Associate is an important role, with wide-ranging team responsibilities and client commitments.
• They are expected to foster strong media relations skills, pitch reporters, and provide measurable results for Wimbart’s clients. Furthermore, the social media element of the role will require an experienced, emotionally intelligent candidate to develop and execute corporate, targeted social media strategies that help to build the Wimbart brand amongst current and potential clients, stakeholders and more.
• The Media Relations Associate will consistently support the client teams remotely, providing administrative media support on a range of ad hoc, time-sensitive projects.

Role & responsibilities and core competencies:

Relationship Management & Engagement

• Building relationships: Developing relationships with media outlets, journalists, bloggers, and influencers
• Events Support: Attending events in-person and supporting clients with any coordination they need
• Media Monitoring & Reporting: Supporting the Wimbart team in capturing and analysing client campaigns + reporting
• Media

•  Contacts: Build out journalist contact lists across multiple territories and maintain the media contact database
• Press Release Distribution: Issue out releases and conduct journalist follow-ups
• Website content: Help support Wimbart content series – liaising with contacts, reviewing content, ensuring content is uploaded onto the website
• Social Content: Develop engaging, targeted social content for Wimbart across LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram and report on metrics
• New Business Administration: Work alongside the new business team on coordinating calls, briefing documents, presentations and content development
• Research Projects: Work on ad-hoc communications projects, such as RFP opportunities, with members of the Wimbart team
• Internal Communications Support: Work alongside Wimbart team on internal comms / social content
• Internal Newsletter: Working alongside the Associate Director to curate monthly internal newsletter, including sourcing content from Wimbart team

Qualifications and Requirements:

Essential:

• Experience in liaising with journalists + your own media contacts
• In-person events support
• A track record in social media content creation and execution
• The ability to take direction from colleagues and execute accordingly
• Strong interpersonal and

•  communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to take initiative and to work independently and within a team
• Resourceful problem-solving skills
• A quick learner with a strong sense of curiosity
• Excellent organization and time management skills with the ability to multitask, especially in high-pressure situations
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience in planning & rolling out of social media campaigns
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrate a flexible approach; the ability to switch priorities against changing client and team needs

Desirable

• Proven experience being able to work using own initiative
• Design skills [Canva and PowerPoint]
• Events experience
• Strong B2B writing skills

Salary: ₦500,000

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates for “Social Media Associate at Wimbart” should send CV and Cover Letter [including relevant experience] to hr@wimbart.com with the title “Media Relations & Social Media Associate”