Senior Marketing Consultant- Vitality

3 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Marketing**Function**:Marketing Management**Date**:13-Feb-2023- Discovery - Marketing
Senior Marketing Consultant
- Vitality
- **About Discovery**
- Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.**Key Purpose**
- The implementation of brand and communication strategy within required timelines.**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**
- Input into the creation and implementation of projects plans
- steps plus lead times within the Fitness portfolio
- Brief, get approval and manage timelines for any marketing material related to project.
- Take accountability and responsibility for projects
- Translate communication into different media and position for different audiences
- Interact with operational business areas:

- Get approval
- Meet business needs
- Hold partner meetings
- Manage expectations of all stakeholders
- Maintain and build solid relationships
- Check the budget
- get approval and do cost analysis
- Get quotes from suppliers
- Ensure that consistent and relevant messages are being given
- Ensure quality of outputs
- Reflect on all projects and identify opportunities for continual improvement
- Partner relations - build strong relationship with all fitness partners and manage stakeholder expectations.
- Manage expectations of all stakeholders
- Manage ad hoc campaigns to drive engagement and physical activity amongst our members
- Must be passionate about being physically active and all things fitness related.

**Competencies**
- Time and project management
- Communicate very well in English both in writing and verbally
- Convert technical information to audience appropriate communication
- Critically evaluate communication elements
- Influence and persuade people to get things done
- Negotiate
- Present and sell your ideas
- Question processes, strategy and outputs
- Multi-task on multiple projects
- Unpack complex business needs and to provide creative solutions considering all stakeholders
- Build and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders, both at a strategic and operational level
- Partner relations

**Education and Experience**

**Qualifications**:

- Minimum 3-year undergraduate degree or diploma
- Preferable
- communication focused
- Minimum of 3 years-experience in Marketing, PR or Communication
- Relevant industry experience

Knowledge
- Discovery’s products and business processes
- Various media channels, and specifically digital
- Agency process and relationships
- Print and production processes (including time lines and costings)
- Critical elements of successful communication
- Knowledge of how their role and the Discovery Vitality brand fits into the bigger Discovery picture and single customer experience.
- Personal Attributes- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork spirit
- Attention to detail
- Enthusiasm and drive
- Initiative
- Self-starter
- Willingness to learn
- Resilience
- 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.


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