Marketing Consultant - Gauteng

Industry: Other / Job Expires: 2018-05-24 21:25:26 / Location: Gauteng

Purpose 

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the incumbent will be responsible to assist the marketing department on projects and marketing campaigns . Provide support for delivery of marketing activities aligned to the defined marketing strategy. 

Qualification and Experience required 

• Tertiary qualification at NQ5 
• 5 years marketing experience in the service industry 
• Experience within the Insurance/Financial services environment would be advantageous 

Key areas of responsibility 

• Create marketing solutions that enable business to meet their objectives by:
• Driving and defining the implementation of the marketing strategy and solutions. 
• Interfacing with business people to define and co - ordinate marketing strategy. 

Understanding the impact of our strategy across business 

• Unpack complex business needs and to provide creative solutions considering all stakeholders 
• Work closely with business clients to solve business challenges with engaging communication solutions that you will need to develop and implement 
• Manage creative projects from conception to completion 
• Build and maintain relationships with key business people, both at a strategic and operational level 
• Constantly identifying opportunities to improve communication in all area s 
• Conceptualise, execute and manage targeted communication campaigns 
• Updating of content, documents and imagery on all digital platforms on ongoing basis – website and different digital tools 
• Create social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) content and uploading of content and images 
• Manage conceptualisation and production of content and delivery of Internal and external newsletter 

Proactive 

• Bringing ideas to business 
• Doing feasibility studies and defining new ways of doing things 
• Measure impact and drive corrective action 
• Ensure effective implementation of marketing plans 

Reactive 

Responding to business needs 

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies 

• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills. 
• Digital marketing 
• Computer literacy (MMS Office - Intermediate). 
• Ability to interface with clients and staff. 
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines 
• Must be able to travel in SA and SADC for business related matters. 
• Must be able to work late and on weekends 
• Good presentation skills and ability to interact with middle and senior management 
• Marketing 
• Stakeholder Engagement - maintaining good relationships with all stakeholders 
• Own transport. 
• Valid driver’s license 

Cost To Company 

300k – 550K PA