Contract Assistant Manager / Manager / Senior Manager, Communications

About the role

The Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) Communications Division sits within the Marketing Group. It supports STB in public relations, media engagement and marketing campaigns to drive corporate and destination messaging, safeguard its corporate identity and reputation, and promote its destination campaigns to the public, stakeholders and the media. The role provides media-related support to Line Units and Regional Offices and is open to Assistant Manager, Manager or Senior Manager level.

Key responsibilities

• Communications planning and message development: advise on integrated PR approaches, develop and execute PR plans, and write press releases, speeches, message houses, media responses and interview talking points
• Media engagement across traditional, online and social channels: cultivate media, manage media events, handle media queries, suggest story angles, arrange interviews and monitor and analyse media coverage
• Crisis communications and issues management: identify and anticipate issues, and develop plans to manage them
• Stakeholder engagement: advise internal and external stakeholders on media and PR strategy and execution
• Marketing communications: work with marketing teams to integrate media initiatives into marketing campaigns
• Annual report: oversee the production of STB's Annual Report
• Singapore Tourism Awards 2028: support planning of the awards event

Required profile

• At least 3 years of experience in public relations, corporate communications or journalism
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage internal and external stakeholders
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Motivated, organised, adaptable, able to multitask and perform under pressure within tight deadlines
• Project management experience is a bonus

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date; only shortlisted candidates will be notified.