Assistant Manager, Communications, APAC (Maternity Cover 4 months)

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Assistant Manager, Communications, APAC (Maternity Cover 4 months)

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Job Description

About the role:

• Support Head of PR, APAC in delivering PR activities, executing global/regional initiatives, and meeting communication requirements.
• Align local PR programs with regional strategy and coordinate PR campaigns across markets.
• Lead SEA public relations strategy to boost brand awareness and business growth.
• Handle media outreach: press releases, coverage analysis, media events, and spokesperson engagements.
• Secure media opportunities for global/regional leaders and facilitate cross-border PR efforts.
• Manage industry association engagements, sponsorships, and thought leadership initiatives.
• Track and report APAC media coverage, updating PR reports, dashboards, and trackers.
• Maintain APAC Communications SharePoint, ensuring timely updates and relevant content.
• Coordinate award submissions and other recognition opportunities.
• Manage external PR agencies/vendors to ensure ROI on investments.
• Support PR efforts in media training, crisis management, strategic campaigns, and digital initiatives.
• Ensure prompt sharing of PR content on websites, social media, and internal networks.

About you:

• 5+ years in PR, corporate communications, or media relations, preferably in APAC markets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
• Strong network with regional media and experience in securing press coverage.
• Excellent writing and editing skills for press releases, reports, and thought leadership content.
• Ability to develop and execute PR strategies aligned with business goals.
• Strong ability to manage multiple PR campaigns, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Understanding of corporate, financial, or real estate sectors (preferred).
• Experience working with senior executives, industry associations, and external agencies.
• Ability to track, analyze, and report on media coverage and PR performance.
• Experience organizing media events, press conferences, and industry engagements.
• Familiarity with leveraging social media for PR campaigns.
• Ability to support crisis/issues management and media response strategies.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
• We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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