What you can expect

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Owning media relations in South Africa, which involves forming and maintaining good relationships with journalists, responding to media inquiries, and staffing interviews/press events.
• Working together with marketing and social media teams on integrated campaigns.
• Managing communication crises if and when they arise.
• Training spokespeople, ensuring Bolt spokespeople are prepared to represent the company during media engagements and public events.
• Supporting brand-related activities.
• Collaborating with Public Policy on key regulatory issues in South Africa.

What we expect

About you:

• You are passionate about PR and the impact shared mobility can have on better cities.
• You’ve been working in PR for at least 5 years, creating a network of journalists along the way.
• You thrive in an environment with many challenges by leveraging a “get-it-done” attitude.
• Your written and spoken English are flawless. An excellent command of any other local language is a plus.
• You’ve been building and executing PR strategies with a proven track record of driving long-term narratives in the public space. It is even better if you’ve been doing all this while part of international teams and handling public policy-related issues.
• You have excellent project management and reporting skills and feel at home in environments where teamwork and alignment with stakeholders are key.