Public Relations Associate

Responsibilities :

• Working closely with the Communications team, reporting to the Head of Communications and Co-Founders
• Coordinating with graphic designers to create collaterals, posters, infographics, etc
• Coordinating with field staff and photographers for content or project execution
• Celebrity engagement approaching new celebrities, building celebrity database and converting them into supporters/donors/patrons, organizing celebrity visits to the centres
• Handling all filming projects – Liaison with filming production houses, broadcasters, filming cast and crew, coordinating with various teams
• Working closely with the press team to coordinate video interviews, media filming, potential new press stories, etc
• Develop new and imaginative online and offline campaigns and out-of-the-box activities, creating a yearly calendar
• Organizing and coordinating small-scale and large-scale events, national and international workshops, seminars
• Organizing, and coordinating with tour operators and other relevant persons for annual expeditions (Founders Trip)
• Organizing and coordinating digital events, webinars, panel discussions, interviews
• Thank you calls or emails to people who have donated and/or attended an event
• Networking with people and HNI’s at events.
• Creative content creation, video production, and creative direction – working closely with the videographer and editor to ideate, execute, and deliver the final product
• Updating and tracking various sheets including annual metrics, events, celebrities, donors, etc
• Creating presentations for various events
• Ideating, scripting, recording, and editing the WSOS podcast (Elephant Tails)
• Organizing interviews with famous personalities, drafting scripts, recording and editing WSOS talk show
• Regular follow-ups and updates to donors, supporters, and stakeholders
• Approaching new corporates/organizations for partnerships or collaborations, managing existing brand partnerships
• Drafting proposals for partnerships and collaborations
• Working with the legal team to create or edit MoU’s or other legal guidance
• Coordinate with the accounts department periodically and as required to end out donation receipts
• Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.
• Researching and signing up for upcoming events and conferences
• Assist communications team with additional help in other areas
• Assisting with rescue calls and coordinating with the rescue team as and when required

Skills and Experience

• Graduate/postgraduate in the Communications field
• Established understanding of Public Relations.
• Must be a people person
• Excellent speaking skills – Confident in speaking to small or large groups of people
• Excellent writing skills (English) and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Hindi & English – both written and verbal.
• Basic Understanding of prospect donor target markets (i.e. HNI, CSR, Foundations, Rotary/Lions)
• A detail-oriented person.
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Have a flexible approach to work
• Diligent Worker
• Ability to Multitask and handle a variety of projects at once
• Ability to work on their own to drive projects through to completion
• Should be able to travel to field sites on short notice
• Be comfortable to work on the field as and when required