jessy chami, PR account manager

jessy chami

PR account manager

Orient Planet

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, BS in Hotel Management
Experience
15 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months

PR account manager at Orient Planet
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2013

Job Summary:
Managing a team of Account Executives and working on Accounts across different sectors
Build client relationships, account growth, and team performance
Recommend and implement initiatives that manage the target audience's perception of the client
Offer strategic advice to clients and track service against plan
Managing accounts on a day to day basis; building, managing and growing a strong and effective relationship with clients
Representing clients to the media and managing aspects of media relations, including news conference, promotions, product launches etc.
Ensuring that clients' expectations are being managed effectively, in a timely and professional manner
Pitching press releases and other items to media.
Maximizing positive media coverage in the region.
Prepare action plans (with focus on strategic, pro-active ideas that help clients achieve their overall communications objective)
Ensure that conference, action, monthly, time and expense reports are completed in a timely manner

Assistant PR Account Manager at Orient Planet
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2012 to December 2012

Job Summary:
Managing accounts on a day to day basis; building, managing and growing a strong and effective relationship with clients
Representing clients to the media and managing aspects of media relations, including news conference, promotions, product launches etc.
Ensuring that clients' expectations are being managed effectively, in a timely and professional manner
Pitching press releases and other items to media.
Maximizing positive media coverage in the region.
In charge of the co-ordination of content delivery, implementation of media processes, as well as Monitoring media for both positive and negative coverage
Setting up events, interviews & press conferences.
Prepare action plans (with focus on strategic, pro-active ideas that help clients achieve their overall communications objective)

Assistant Media Relations Manager at Orient Planet
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2008 to September 2012

Job Summary: act as the first point of contact for media enquiries and build strong relationships with key journalists.
Promoting news stories and features to the media
Organize/Assist with event management including press conferences
Update internal media database on daily basis
Serve as a team player and contribute to the development of the PR team
Assist in driving the media relations strategy of the company
Provide in-house training on media relations and PR skills to new staff during orientation
Co-ordinate the PR works for project based clients
Developing an effective media relations strategy
Reporting directly to the Managing Director

Education

Diploma, BS in Hotel Management
  • at Saint Joseph University
  • June 2008

Basic Courses: Hotel Accounting & Financial Administration  Restaurant Management & Cost Control Purchasing & Production Management  Front Office, Housekeeping Management, rooms division Additional Courses: Hotel Law  Human Resources Hotel Marketing  Tourism Hygiene  Event organisations Internet Technologies Public Relations

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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