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PRO has a Glamorous Image
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Salary

• The average salary range for a PRO assistant is
  around 18,000 to 20,000.
• This is a typical graduate entry-level role if
  you're looking to become a PR officer.

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Working hours

• Working hours are full time, generally 9am to
  5.30pm but can often increase depending on
  workload, with some unsocial hours.

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Skills

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and
  writing skills
• Drive, competence, flexibility and a
  willingness to learn
• Excellent organizational and time management
  skills
• Creativity, imagination and initiative
• Good teamwork, analytical and
  problem-solving skills
• Business awareness and a good knowledge of
  current affairs

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Responsibilities

• Planning, developing and implementing PR
  strategies
• Communicating with colleagues and key
  spokespeople
• Liaising with, and answering enquiries from
  media, individuals and other organizations, often
  via telephone and email
• Researching, writing and distributing press
  releases to targeted media
• Collating and analyzing media coverage

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What to expect

• PR officers are generally office based but you
  may be required to attend networking and media
  events as well as meetings with clients,
  suppliers and partner organizations.

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Work experience

• Pre-entry experience in PR, communications,
  marketing and media is highly desirable, although
  relevant paid experience may be difficult to
  find. PRO service company hire mostly experienced
  people.

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Qualification

• No set qualifications are required to become a PR
  officer, but most entrants tend to have a degree
  or a HND.

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Professional development

• Your training will vary depending on the
  organization or PRO service company. Some larger
  firms offer graduate training schemes, which
  provide you with a structured programme of work
  experience and skills development. However, the
  majority of training will be on the job.

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PRO service company
M-15,Al Wasl Building, Sheikh Zayed Road,
Dubai,U.A.E 971 43515 637 / 971 4271 3716 971
4 3515 647/ 971 508778797 jeena_at_virtuosobs.com
www.virtuosobs.com