Candidate requirements:

• Technology must be something you love
• You must be able to self-manage:
• Quality of output must be at your core . Seriously… quality rules at DUO
• If you join our team, you will be given total control over your career and your success.
• You will need to have lots of energy, be personally-driven, results focused, resourceful, able to deal with issues directly and willing to accept full responsibility
• Team is at the core of everything we do, so you must be someone who will never abandon a team mate and who is comfortable letting others win/ shine
• You have to be in it for the long-haul. There will be bumps in the road and success depends on your ability to adapt, be flexible, change gear when needed and be reliable

Principal Job Responsibilities: (Duties include, but are not limited to)

• Client relations management – experience of technology customer service essential
• Provide strategic input and manage the developments of plans for up to 5 Enterprise Tech clients simultaneously
• Share your knowledge, process and results with the team ongoingly for knowledge transfer.
• Write technology orientated press announcements and thought leadership pieces with the support of our professional content specialists
• Co-ordinate and manage digital marketing campaigns for optimum results
• Quality assure delivery of the team and its outputs including proposals and pitches
• Facilitate strategic client workshops
• Deliver plans against SLAs, on time and within budget
• Prioritise tasks on a weekly basis for the team and set internal deadlines
• Assess the success of plans in implementation
• Build strong personal relationships with the media
• Facilitate knowledge sharing events for the DUO team
• Build the DUO brand through networking and attending the required events
• Act as a final escalation point and facilitate successful problem resolution
• Monitor expenditures against budgets to ensure targets are met
• Key relationships; Clients, Suppliers, Copywriters, Media
• Monthly reporting
• Administration of accounts (records, billing etc.)
• Knowledge management
• Select and ensure training and orientation of new employees
• Ensure a seamless working environment by providing effective cross-functional communication

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric Essential
• Relevant tertiary qualification. Degree preferable Essential
• Drivers Licence (and own transport) Essential
• 6+ years relevant working experience Essential
• Solid understanding of local tech landscape Essential
• Existing tech client experience and business/ tech media relations Critical
• Press and digital writing experience Advantageous
• Experience using Google Suite Advantageous

Benefits (all only after probation)

• Prioritising work-life balance. No weekend work or after hours work encouraged
• Payment of market related salaries and annual increases
• Annual performance bonuses driven by the achievement of Key Performance Indicators – given that the company makes its targets too. We have a 14 year track record of paying annual bonuses for staff that meet KPIs
• Annual Performance and Career discussions
• Personal Career Development Plans. Focus on individual career development
• Training – monthly at various levels including leadership training for those selected
• Knowledge sharing sessions monthly presented by internal or external resources
• Access to Industry and PR related events (budget allocated per individual)
• Consultants and partners to call on when we need (e.g. HR, journalists, industry thought leaders, financial gurus for RAs and saving strategies)
• Bonus leave over the Christmas and New Year period bringing total leave to 20 days per annum
• Bonus leave on birthdays
• Ad hoc and ex gratia reward and recognition thank you like flowers and/or vouches & duvet days
• Team connecting times for fun activities; lunches, spa days etc
• Flexible work hours policy. T & Cs apply.
• Tribe incentive policy which is customised to each individual’s motivators and reward requirements
• Providing a pleasant physical work environment and work tools conducive to productivity
• An incredible client base who truly value our service offering. We don’t tolerate abusive clients (or staff) relationships and you are protected from this at DUO at all times
• Respect and integrity are critical to our ecosystem.

Personal development responsibilities (continual)

• Proactively remain abreast of ICT trends and industry knowledge
• Self-study in order to develop both technical and soft skills
• Actively knowledge-share with colleagues

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a completed DUO Marketing questionnaire to [email protected], and specify which position you are applying for in the subject line.

Applications received without both documents will be disqualified.

Candidate requirements:

• We are looking for smart, outgoing, friendly, people -orientated PR client managers to serve our clients with exceptional care and professionalism
• Technology must be in your blood. We love tech here and you will need to too as all our clients are tech companies
• You must be able to self-manage; we don’t micromanage here but you need to deliver tangible results
• Quality of output must be at your core. Seriously… quality rules at DUO and so all A-types welcome
• If you join our team, you will be given total control over your career and your success; don’t expect anyone else to manage this for you. You will need to have lots of energy, be personally-driven, results-focused, resourceful, able to deal with issues directly and willing to accept full responsibility
• Team is at the core of everything we do, so you must be someone who will never abandon a teammate and who is comfortable letting others win/ shine
• You have to be in it for the long-haul. There will be bumps in the road and success depends on your ability to adapt, be flexible, change gear when needed and be reliable

Principle Job Responsibilities:

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide strategic input and manage the development and implementation of PR and digital marketing plans for up to five Enterprise Tech clients simultaneously (with your team of course)
• Share your knowledge, process and results with the team ongoingly for knowledge transfer
• Write technology orientated press announcements with the support of our professional content specialists
• Co-ordinate and manage Digital marketing campaigns for optimum results
• Quality assure delivery of the team and its outputs including proposals and pitches
• Facilitate strategic client workshops
• Assess the success of plans in implementation
• Build strong personal relationships with the media
• Facilitate knowledge sharing events for the DUO team
• Build the DUO brand through networking and attending the required events
• Act as a final escalation point and facilitate successful problem resolution
• Monitor expenditures against budgets to ensure targets are met
• Key relationships; clients, suppliers, copywriters, media
• Monthly reporting
• Administration of accounts (records, billing, etc.)
• Knowledge Management
• Select and Ensure training and orientation of new employees
• Ensure a seamless working environment by providing effective cross-functional communication

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric Essential
• Relevant tertiary qualification. Degree preferable Essential
• Drivers Licence (and own transport) Essential
• 4+ years relevant working experience Essential
• Solid understanding of local tech landscape Essential
• Existing tech client experience and business/ tech media relations Critical
• Press and digital writing experience Advantageous
• Experience using Google Suite Advantageous

Benefits (all only after probation)

• Prioritising work-life balance. No weekend work or after hours work encouraged
• Payment of market related salaries and annual increases
• Annual performance bonuses driven by the achievement of Key Performance Indicators – given that the company makes its targets too. We have a 14 year track record of paying annual bonuses for staff that meet KPIs
• Annual Performance and Career discussions
• Personal Career Development Plans. Focus on individual career development
• Training – monthly at various levels including leadership training for those selected
• Knowledge sharing sessions monthly presented by internal or external resources
• Access to Industry and PR related events (budget allocated per individual)
• Consultants and partners to call on when we need (e.g. HR, journalists, industry thought leaders, financial gurus for RAs and saving strategies)
• Bonus leave over the Christmas and New Year period bringing total leave to 20 days per annum
• Bonus leave on birthdays
• Ad hoc and ex gratia reward and recognition thank you like flowers and/or vouches & duvet days
• Team connecting times for fun activities; lunches, spa days etc
• Flexible work hours policy. T & Cs apply.
• Tribe incentive policy which is customised to each individual’s motivators and reward requirements
• Providing a pleasant physical work environment and work tools conducive to productivity
• An incredible client base who truly value our service offering. We don’t tolerate abusive clients (or staff) relationships and you are protected from this at DUO at all times
• Respect and integrity are critical to our ecosystem.

Personal development responsibilities (continual)

• Proactively remain abreast of ICT trends and industry knowledge
• Self-study in order to develop both technical and soft skills
• Actively knowledge-share with colleagues

How to apply:

Please submit your CV and a completed DUO Marketing questionnaire to [email protected], and specify which position you are applying for in the subject line.

Applications received without both documents will be disqualified.

Candidate requirements:

• We are looking for smart, experienced Tech PR client managers to serve our clients with exceptional care and professionalism
• Technology must be in your blood. We love tech here and you will need to too as all our clients are tech companies
• You must be able to self-manage; we don’t micromanage here but you need to deliver tangible results
• Quality of output must be at your core. Seriously… quality rules at DUO and so all A-types welcome
• If you join our team, you will be given total control over your career and your success; don’t expect anyone else to manage this for you. You will need to have lots of energy, be personally-driven, results-focused, resourceful, able to deal with issues directly and willing to accept full responsibility
• Team is at the core of everything we do, so you must be someone who will never abandon a teammate and who is comfortable letting others win/ shine
• You have to be in it for the long-haul. There will be bumps in the road and success depends on your ability to adapt, be flexible, change gear when needed and be reliable

Principal Job Responsibilities:

Duties include, but are not limited to

• Manage the development and implementation of PR and digital marketing plans for up to five Enterprise Tech clients simultaneously (with your team of course)
• Drive key media coverage for your clients
• Write technology orientated press announcements with the support of our professional content specialists
• Coordinate and manage Digital marketing campaigns for optimum results with our digital team (Social Media, Native Campaigns, Lead generation, SEO and Adwords etc.)
• Quality assure delivery of the team and its outputs including proposals and pitches
• Monitor expenditures against budgets to ensure targets are met
• Monthly reporting
• Administration of accounts (records, billing, etc.)

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric Essential
• Relevant tertiary qualification. Degree preferable Essential
• Drivers Licence (and own transport) Essential
• 4+ years relevant working experience Essential
• Solid understanding of local tech landscape Essential
• Existing tech client experience and business/ tech media relations Critical
• Press and digital writing experience Advantageous
• Experience using Google Suite Advantageous

Benefits (all only after probation)

• Prioritising work-life balance. No weekend work or after hours work encouraged
• Payment of market related salaries and annual increases
• Annual performance bonuses driven by the achievement of Key Performance Indicators – given that the company makes its targets too. We have a 14 year track record of paying annual bonuses for staff that meet KPIs
• Annual Performance and Career discussions
• Personal Career Development Plans. Focus on individual career development
• Training – monthly at various levels including leadership training for those selected
• Knowledge sharing sessions monthly presented by internal or external resources
• Access to Industry and PR related events (budget allocated per individual)
• Consultants and partners to call on when we need (e.g. HR, journalists, industry thought leaders, financial gurus for RAs and saving strategies)
• Bonus leave over the Christmas and New Year period bringing total leave to 20 days per annum
• Bonus leave on birthdays
• Ad hoc and ex gratia reward and recognition thank you like flowers and/or vouches & duvet days
• Team connecting times for fun activities; lunches, spa days etc
• Flexible work hours policy. T & Cs apply.
• Tribe incentive policy which is customised to each individual’s motivators and reward requirements
• Providing a pleasant physical work environment and work tools conducive to productivity
• An incredible client base who truly value our service offering. We don’t tolerate abusive clients (or staff) relationships and you are protected from this at DUO at all times
• Respect and integrity are critical to our ecosystem.

Personal development responsibilities (continual)

• Proactively remain abreast of ICT trends and industry knowledge
• Self-study in order to develop both technical and soft skills
• Actively knowledge-share with colleagues

How to apply:

How to apply

We want you to answer the following questions, recorded on video and submitted to us via email. Please submit your recorded applications through email to [email protected]

Please submit a video recording of the following questions and send them through to us via email:

1. What B2B Tech specific PR and Digital Marketing experience do you have. Please mention clients and the role you played on the account
2. Why DUO and not any other PR and digital marketing agency?
3. Which Tech /Business journalists would be willing to give us a reference on your work?
4. What do you see yourself achieving at the agency in the next 5 years
5. What could we count on your to bring in terms of value?
6. What are your digital trump cards?
7. What appeals to you most about working at DUO
8. What words describe our agency to you?
9. How do you know you will match and enhance our culture and values?
10. What does excellence look like to you on a daily basis?
11. Please share how you help your current employer or clients accomplish their goals
12. When is an ideal start date for you and why?
13. What are your salary expectations?
14. Are you applying for the CT or JHB position?

Written applications submitted for this position will be disqualified.