About the position
Our Client is Looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to join their team
Location: Cape Town
Scope of Role
- A senior position with a crucial role in supporting the marketing team through the execution of various marketing initiatives and campaigns.
- The role involves coordinating projects, managing content, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure marketing activities align with the company’s strategic goals.
- Responsibilities include facilitating brand alignment in accordance with the strategic direction of the organisation, ensuring the successful coordination of all corporate events, and managing media relations.
- The ideal candidate is highly organised, detail-oriented, and possesses strong communication skills, with proven experience as a corporate marketing and communications professional.
Key Responsibilities
- Event management
- Desktop publishing
- Creativity and ability to conceptualise solutions
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Independent and self-motivated
- Excellent communication skills
- Writing and editing
- Ability to perform under pressure
- Strong team player
- Ability to motivate colleagues
- Management of client, supplier, and employee relations
- Training and development support
- Presentation skills
- Diversity, adaptability, and agility
- Achievement-driven mindset
- Customer-focused with a drive for continuous improvement
- Innovation and creativity
- Integrity and transparency
- Project management (PR/communications-related)
- Budget management
- Responsibility and accountability
- Media and publicity relations
Job Description
- Translate corporate strategy into a marketing and communications strategy and implement it as part of the overall business plan
- Develop, implement, and manage communication strategies in conjunction with corporate communications and management for relevant business units
- Manage the preparation of marketing reports, presentations, and documentation
- Brief and manage external agencies (where applicable) to implement communications strategy activities
- Manage press releases and ensure accuracy and consistency of messaging
- Source quotations, process purchase orders, and manage the marketing and communications budget
- Establish and maintain relationships with industry stakeholders, lobbyists, and key customers
- Apply general project management principles in the execution of daily project work
- Ensure effective communication with all project stakeholders
- Manage resources where applicable
- Corporate identity management
- Publicity management
- Event management
- Internal communications management
- Product management support
- Media relations and placement
- Organising conferences, seminars, exhibitions, fundraising initiatives, promotions, special events, visits, tours, and open days
Other Duties
- Change management
- Communication and marketing strategy implementation
- Community relations
- Corporate advertising
- Corporate communications
- Corporate identity management
- Corporate positioning
- Crisis communications
- Employee relations and internal communication
- Environmental programmes and CSR management
- Government liaison
- Industry affairs
- Information services
- International relations
- Issues management
- Lobbying
- Media strategy management
- Market research and customer surveys
- Social investment programmes
- Sponsorship management
Essential Requirements
- Postgraduate qualification in Marketing, Communications, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of five years’ proven experience in a marketing and communications role
- Senior-level proficiency in both written and verbal communication
- Knowledge of SharePoint, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, social media platforms, Mailchimp, Sway, FrontPage, WordPress, and advanced MS Office Suite
- Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and work independently while contributing effectively within a team
- Strong creative thinking skills with the ability to develop innovative marketing approaches
- Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality marketing support
- Adaptability and flexibility in a fast-paced and evolving environment
Application Requirements
- A detailed CV, including a motivation profile highlighting key skills, highest achievements, and a brief statement outlining suitability for the role
- Valid driver’s licence and own vehicle
- Supporting qualification documents and certificates
Desired Skills:
- Marketing Manager
- Communications Manager
- Brand and Communications Manager
