Marketing Manager - 4 months Fixed Term Contract at Discovery Limited

Where you come in

As a Marketing Manager, you’ll partner with business and other stakeholders to develop and implement integrated and strategically aligned marketing and communications solutions. You’ll turn strategy into action by applying best practice marketing principles, leveraging key partnerships internally and externally, and making sure that projects are delivered on time and within budget. In addition, you’ll give specialist marketing advice to stakeholders, and you’ll be responsible for managing, coordinating and coaching a team when needed.

What You’ll Do

• Solve problems. Your job is to unpack complex business needs to define, co-ordinate and deliver high impact marketing, PR, communications and brand projects.
• Be creative. To solve these business needs, you’ll create integrated, best practice and creative solutions that are in line with the Discovery marketing model – and are consistent across all brands, businesses and communities
• Work across teams. You’ll collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including senior businesspeople and cross-departmental teams, to help achieve company and business unit objectives.
• Build relationships. You’re also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key businesspeople, both at a strategic and operational level.
• Manage a budget. Enough said.
• Coach people to be as awesome as you are where needed.

What You Bring To The Table

Knowledge

• You’re aware of different Discovery audiences, Discovery’s products and business processes.
• You know how to leverage various media channels, especially digital.
• You have agency experience – especially in design, media and advertising.
• You understand print and production processes, including timelines and costing.

Skills

• You can communicate well in English – and you have strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• You can convert technical information into audience appropriate communication.
• You can influence and persuade people to get things done.
• You have strong project management skills.
• You can multitask on different projects.
• You can present and sell ideas.
• You’re a keen negotiator.
• You can make decisions under pressure.
• You can solve complex problems.
• You can build trusted partnerships.
• You’re an expert at managing conflict.
• You’re very good at managing trade-offs.
• You instil confidence in others.
• You can guide, develop and motivate others.

Attributes

• Strong attention to detail
• All about solutions
• Dynamic and energetic
• Tenacious and persistent
• Flexible and adaptable
• Naturally inclined to work hard
• Action oriented (doer)
• Have initiative – a self-starter who can work independently
• You can think outside the box
• You can work calmly under pressure and provide answers and direction to others
• Team player
• People and relationship focused
• Confident
• Resilient
• Empathetic
• Diplomatic
• Sociable
• Seen as a trusted adviser by clients
• Driven
• Passionate

Qualifications

Education and experience

• Minimum 3-year undergraduate degree or diploma (BA or B.Com in Marketing or Communication)
• Postgraduate qualification in marketing is preferable
• Relevant industry qualification

Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience in Marketing or Communication
• At least two to three years of experience in the banking industry is preferred
• Experience in content marketing, product sales, advertising, rewards programmes, and client engagement would be advantageous.

Employment equity

• The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

• The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.