Communications & Marketing Lead

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Alistair James Company Ltd Full time

Are you someone with a “hunger for growth” and “whatever it takes” mentality? Do you understand the advantages and benefits of a team environment and what it takes to thrive in one? Are you someone who "Questions things" and "looks for improvements"? Do you have experience in taking a fast-growing business’s brand to the next level?

The Alistair Group Communications & Marketing Lead will be a graphically creative, dynamic and hard-working individual, with strong copywriting skills and exceptional attention to detail. They will report to the Managing Directors working in collaboration with all service lines and support functions.

Working hours - Monday to Friday** (07:20 - 16:20) including alternate Saturdays (08:00 - 12:00)**

**EDUCATION, SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- 3-5 years of working experience in B2B marketing with a focus on developing and executing internal and external corporate communication strategies, social media management, website governance, event and trade-show coordination (internal and extra) and branding and merchandise management (ordering, stock taking, vendor relationships)
- Experience in the logistics or transport industry is greatly beneficial (not a must)
- Graphic Design skills are essential for a successful transition into this role.
- Completed Degree (Business Management, Graphic Design, Marketing, related)
- Advanced business communication skills enabling verbal and written communication as well as visualizations, at all levels of the organization.
- The ability to analyse situations and arrive at the best possible solution.
- The ability to understand business strategies as shared by the Directors and communicate, interpret and translate them across all levels effectively
- The ability to conduct presentations at all levels in the organisation.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel), Canva, Photoshop etc
- Have a strategic and creative mindset
- Flexibility to work in various time zones as needed
- The ability to adapt to different demands simultaneously, prioritizing tasks where appropriate and ensuring completion of tasks.
- A strong focus on accuracy, attention to detail, consistency, and quality. Keep the client's focus in mind where appropriate.
- Ability to build productive work relationships in a virtual/physical environment.
- A self-managed individual who can work to achieve objectives with minimum direction/supervision.
- Must be a collaborative worker and able to remain productive and work effectively at all levels of the organization.

**DAY-TO-DAY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

COMMUNICATIONS (Internal and External)
- Develop the strategy for the monthly internal newsletter sent out to employees
- Work hand-in-hand with HR to execution and approval the internal newsletter
- Work hand-in-hand with HR to develop communication strategies for employee engagement campaigns they wish to implement throughout the year.
- Be solely responsible for the execution and design of all verbal or visual material needed for each campaign
- Assist the directors in communicating (in a visually appealing manner) all company objectives and policies to all levels of the workforce (including blue-collar workers)
- Develop topic ideas, write and distribute the monthly external newsletter (MailChimp)
- Manage all public relations needs for the business (approve external articles, manage relationships with journalists and organise articles in industry-related publications when needed)

EVENTS
- Manage, book and organize all strategy-related team-building events, annual conference

and or trade shows, sponsorships and relevant training
- This includes sourcing and managing accommodation, travel itinerary, schedules, branding requirements and more.

BRANDING & MERCHANDISE
- Manage procurement process of all promotional material, stationary & office branding (Banners, business cards, pamphlets, management and office staff uniform company profiles etc)
- Control of branding and sign off on designs
- Ensuring consistency of brand representation across all locations
- Responsible for sourcing, ordering and delivering all client gifts throughout the year.

DESIGN & MEDIA
- Organising and storing company media (photos and videos)
- Creating new media (flyers, posters etc) and managing service providers (Photographer, videographer and freelance designer)
- Updating all marketing materials (i.e. Company Profile, posters, giveaways)
- Plan, design and execute all presentations to clients as per the brief provided by management

SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE GOVERNANCE
- Manage the social media calendar (including industry and client-related holidays)
- Actively updating and engaging on social media platforms on behalf of the Company (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram)
- Community Management of all social media platforms
- Manage website updates and SEOs and report on Google Analytics (WordPress/Divi)
- Add articles to the website on a monthly basis

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