Advertising Co-ordinator

Closing Date
2023/07/10

• Reference Number

SHO

• Job Title

Advertising Co-Ordinator

• Job Type

Permanent

• Location
• Country

South Africa

• Location
• Province

Gauteng

• Location
• Town or City

Edenvale

• Purpose of the Job

OK Furniture, a division of the Shoprite Group, Africa's largest retailer, currently has an excellent opportunity available to join our Avdertising team.

This opportunity will have you operating in a fast-paced furniture retail environment. If you have good administrative background, then this is the role for you.

• Job Advert Details
• Job Category

Advertising

• Job Objectives
• Managing the annual Activity Calendar, from which marketing is planned and expedited.
• Managing the budget and spends of said Calendar, as per each job's stipulations.
• Prepare and open Job Cards to respective Agencies or Suppliers, providing all appropriate support documentation.
• Manage processes that entail systematic debriefing (to whichever Agency or Supplier), quoting, booking, ordering of marketing jobs hence a good administrative background is beneficial.
• Manage processes which entail the checking and approval of various marketing channels, from Print, to Electronic, Social & Digital etc.
• Working closely with both internal and external parties to ensure all marketing jobs are planned and executed accordingly.
• Communicate marketing events to Branches to aide them in being adequately prepared for all advertising that occurs.
• Qualifications
• Grade 12, is essential
• Diploma or higher certificate, is desirable
• Experience
• Have a minimum of 5yrs working experience.
• Retail experience is a benefit.
• Knowledge and Skills
• Be flexible to travel when the need presents itself.
• Be fluent in both English & other official languages (read and write).
• Have good interpersonal communication skills.
• Have above average Computer skills/literacy in Googlesuite (Sheets, Docs, Presentations specifically) and/or Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Be selfmotivated.
• Be accurate, with the ability to pay attention to detail.
• Be fast paced with the ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Administration background is an utmost benefit.
• A creative mindframe is a benefit.
• Some advertising or marketing background is a benefit.
• Have some digital or social platform background (even if in a personal capacity).
• Be diligent in time management processes and be prepared to work the extra hours as and when they are required.
• Have the minimum of 5yrs working experience. Retail experience is a benefit.
• Be well presented and of a professional manner.
• Have a steady and referenceable employment history.

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