UCD Careers Week Ciara Kennedy Wilson Hartnell Public Relations 10 th February 2011.
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What is PR?
"Public relations is the planned andsustained effort to establish and
maintain goodwill andunderstanding between an
organisation and its publics“
Institute of Public Relations, UK
Skills Required• Excellent writing skills• Strategic thinking• Interest in media / current affairs• Effective communications• Creativity• Time Management• Presentation skills• Energy and Enthusiasm
A Typical Day?
• No such thing in PR!
• Time management, ability to prioritise
Photocall
Media Relations
Stakeholder Engagement
Media Monitoring
Crisis Management
Design & Print
Campaign Planning
Press Releases
Digital
Client Services
Specialist Areas of PR
• Consumer
• Healthcare
• Lifestyle
• Sport
• Corporate
• Technology
• Public Affairs
• Digital
Agency or In-house?
• Same skill set required• Agency / Consultancy
– Level of client services – Portfolio of clients
• In-house– In-depth knowledge of industry sector– Reporting to Marketing Director, Head
of Corporate Affairs, Head of Communications
PR Qualifications
• Masters in PR– DIT, Aungier Street (one year, full time)
• Diploma in PR– Full-time / Part-time– Fitzwilliam Institute, European Institute
of Communications, Rathmines College, Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education
• Work Experience
Getting into PR
• Formal Qualifications
• Work Experience
• Opportunities through hobbies / interests
• Internship Programmes
Roles and Salaries
• Average gross salaries / guideline bands• Commensurate with experience • Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII)
website cites salaries as;– Entry level graduate: €20,000 - €23,500– Account Executive: €23,500 - €32,500– Account Manager: €32,500 - €50,000– Account Director: €50,000 - €65,000– Divisional Directors: €65,000 - €85,000
PRII
• Public Relations Institute of Ireland• Promotes the professional practice of PR
in Ireland• Best interests of people working in PR • Examinations / Qualifications• Training Workshops• Job Vacancies• www.prii.ie
WHPR
• Consistently ranked in top three agencies– Established 1973 as WHPR, acquired by
Ogilvy in 1984• 40 full time PR executives, plus external
consultants and shared support• Award winning programmes• Part of Ogilvy PR Worldwide• Member of the Public Relations
Consultants Association (PRCA)
Advice / Tips
• Work experience / internship
• Evaluate role of PR in context of other marketing disciplines
• It’s 99% hard work - don’t go into PR thinking it’s all fun and parties!
• PRII / MII websites and events