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PR & Communications Manager

Shape how the world sees an organisation

€35k–€85k Demand: Medium

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Read a major PR crisis case study — Tylenol or Pepsi — and trace every decision.

Media relations
Press release writing
Crisis communications

What the work is really like

PR and communications managers manage an organisation's reputation — through media relations, crisis communications, content and internal communications — telling the right story to the right audiences.

1Pitching a story to a journalist and making it feel like their idea
2Drafting a crisis statement in 90 minutes when something goes wrong
3Planning an announcement campaign across five channels
4Preparing a CEO for a TV interview that could go anywhere

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Strengths you already bring

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Skills to develop

Media relations
Press release writing
Crisis communications
Social media strategy
Stakeholder management
Storytelling

Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.

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