Group Editor

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Machine_ Full time

Company Description About Machine_**Machine_ is a creative solutions agency represented across Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, and is home to over 75 adventurous minds. At Machine_ we don't believe that intuition and gut feel are enough. That's why everything we do starts with an insight. Our team of experts uses these insights to create impactful and accountable solutions that touch consumers at every point in their connected world.

Machine_ is part of Publicis Groupe, one of the fastest-growing global networks.


Machine's mantra, Never Afraid, underpins our values of; doing the right thing, being curious, solution orientated and at its core 'giving a s**t'.

Living this mantra daily helps grow our Clients' businesses and these are the values we look for when recruiting new talent.

The right personality is just as important as the right experience. We're here to work hard and have fun while doing it.

Job Description Content planning, creation, editing & management**- In collaboration with client, plot monthly communication schedules.

  • Plan related content to support the monthly planning (write or commission, edit)
  • Commission writers and maintain a good freelance base of expert writers to contribute as needed.
  • Write copy as required for the elements (or brief junior writer to write as required).
  • Brief the communication elements into design studio and manage the process, with guidance for creative look and feel.
  • Conceptualise and write copy for communication elements as required by the client.
  • Strong writing skills to ensure style is consistent and that complicated topics are clearly explained to the member.
  • Ability to plan and edit content to take it to the next level, including turning articles into infographics, generating increasingly interactive and personalised content (like quizzes, gamification etc.)
  • Strong understanding of Google and Facebook analytics; able to compile reports on content performance for clients and present these to key stakeholders monthly.
  • Manage content budgets and timings, with the support of client service team.

Strategy- Take briefs from clients or potential clients, perform content audits and reviews and provide content marketing strategy, across print and digital.

  • Support teams in pitches by providing strategic content thinking for a variety of potential clients.
  • Constantly review the content marketing strategy you are implementing with your clients and optimise for best results; ensure all content produced is insightsled and performancebased.
  • Advise on content marketing and digital content best practice, for both inhouse team and clients.

Relationship & network- Grow meaningful, trust-based relationships with clients to ensure long-lasting business agreements that deliver on client needs.

  • Manage client relationships and place the client at the heart of your work.
  • Identify new business opportunities and nurture relationships with key stakeholders to allow for business growth.
  • Build trustfilled relationships within your team and among your peers at the agency so that you are both a pleasure to work with, and you enjoy working with those around you.

Qualifications- Strong editorial and communications background across multiple platforms

  • Minimum 3 years as a lead editor and content marketing strategist with experience in digital sales campaigns and loyalty and rewards programmes, and CRM.
  • Experience in creating omnichannel content marketing strategies for clients that are primarily digital.
  • Ability to multitask and plan across a range of projects.
  • Solid time management skills are essential.
  • Ability to work independently and make things happen.
  • Ability to bring creative thinking to a range of different marketing and content opportunities. Need to think out of the box
  • Very strong English language writing and editing skills.
  • Ability to be firm in one's beliefs on what makes great content.
  • People person, with good problemsolving skills and the ability to represent the agency in front of clients.
  • Be a strong leadership figure.
  • Confident reporting and presenting to key clients.
  • Comfortable tackling a range of content pillars, including content for clients in: financial services, FMCG, alcohol and more
  • Wellversed in digital content bestpractice and strategy, from mainstream social media channels and websites to digital magazines, WhatsApp and more.
  • Strong journalistic network of content writers, creators and producers for commissioning work.
  • Be fundamentally passionate about the power of content and content marketing, be excited by delivering great work to clients, and be willing to go above and beyond, outside of the 9to
  • Creativelyminded and able to assist with creative direction on shoots.

Additional Information

Personality Attributes:

  • Team player with the ability to work independently
  • Able to remain calm in a highly pressurized environment
  • Assertive
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