Account Director – Corporate Communications
HelloKindred • South-Africa, gauteng • Posted July 18, 2026
Position Overview
Work set-up
Hybrid (4 days per week in-office, 1-day WFH)
What you will do
- Establish, manage and nurture client relationships across all levels of the client’s business.
- The ability to embed yourself into the business and act as a trusted advisor to senior-level clients (CMOs, Brand Managers, HR, c-suite level executives, heads of departments etc.) - ensuring you understand their business model as well as they do.
- Develop in-depth, long‑term brand and communications strategies.
- The ability to work with various PR agencies, across the African continent.
- The ability to create strategies for social media (SoMe) and digital platform in partnership with specialist agencies for implementation.
- Lead the development of strategies, campaigns and creative briefs that don’t just “full fill tasks” but move the needle for the client’s business.
- Own financial stewardship – be responsible for forecasti...