PR Executive

About Cove: Cove is the new way to rent your home! We’re a co-living start-up making it easier and more affordable for young people to have a comfortable place they can call home with a seamless rental experience from end to end. We provide our tenants with stylishly furnished properties, in the most awesome locations in Singapore and Jakarta and make the whole rental process seamless from end to end. Our contract terms are flexible like our tenant’s lives and our rental prices include everything from utilities and wifi and weekly cleaning. What’s unique about Cove is that our tenants get matched with great flatmates and also have access to our community events around the city. Check us out for more exciting information at cove.id.

Cove rewards and praises strong performance and strives to produce zero-defect results. We always aim for excellence and to have a mindset of continuous improvement. In achieving results, we still make work fun and completely value our team as people, not just resources, displaying care as well as empathy. Celebrating success with our team is a priority, and we highly encourage integrity and transparency.

Job Title: PR Executive

Job Type: Full Time

Reports To: Marketing Manager

Main Responsibilities:

• Leverage media relationships and cultivate media contacts within business and industry media to earn organic press releases.
• Develop and maintain relationships with media/journalists to pitch stories and create interview opportunities for our Executive team.
• Liaise with media to ensure positive write-ups on Cove through press releases, story pitches, and media gatherings.
• Create opportunities to present and maintain Cove's appearance in relevant social events with communities, media, government, and business industry to strengthen Cove's public reputation.
• Act as a point of contact for handling PR-related issues and crises, and develop strategies to mitigate negative publicity.
• Work collaboratively with the Marketing team (includes creative, social media, and brand marcomm) to craft stories about Cove to pitch to media and build plans for media community gatherings or business conferences.
• Write all press materials including but not limited to property launches, brand image building, and business strategy and expansion plans.
• Work together with the Brand Strategist to engage partnerships with new media accounts/platforms such as podcasters or lifestyle news accounts to strengthen the awareness of Cove.
• Measure and report the effectiveness of all PR activities and campaigns on a regular basis.

Experience and Qualifications Required:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in communications in a PR agency and/or media.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, preferably a strong writer.
• Proven strong relationships with top-tier media.
• Excellent organizational skills, able to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Experience in the PR or Communications field, with knowledge of the media landscape.
• Proactive and a fast learner with the ability to adapt quickly to changes while working independently. Native in Bahasa Indonesia; fluent in English both verbal and written.
• Experience in event management and strategic partnership is a plus.
• Experience in the Jakarta and Bali markets is a plus.

What’s in it for You: Working for Cove enables you to learn in an exciting young startup incubated through Antler. You will gain first-hand experience of what it takes to get a new high-growth business off the ground, working directly with our three inspiring co-founders. From day one, you’ll have the opportunity to hit the ground running and take ownership. Here at Cove, you’ll be empowered and encouraged to share your thoughts and ideas because every team member matters. The team is fast-paced and hard-working to achieve results, but you can expect a highly supportive environment where we value employee engagement. We actively encourage your development and ensure you become the best version of yourself, with plenty of fun thrown in.