Design and Digital Marketing Specialist at Creative Consulting & Development Works

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify new marketing and communications opportunities and devise strategies to ensure strong brand identity for CC&DW and if I could…
• Profile key projects (internships and purposeful travel tours for if I could… and research and evaluation studies for CC&DW) and showcase how both companies employ best practice in being thought-leaders and innovators in their fields
• Implement and co-ordinate the day to day media, marketing and communications needs for both brands
• Support to CC&DW and if I could… on design and production of marketing materials
• Produce powerful infographics and use data visualisation to make data more accessible and communicate research & evaluation findings
• Contribute to producing powerful proposals, presentations and reports through design and editing skills
• Draft case studies, narratives and articles and build relationships with travel bloggers and journalists
• Produce content and co-ordinate all key communication and marketing channels for CC&DW and if I could… including websites, blogs, newsletters and social media channels with associated SEO monitoring and analytics
• Collaborate with CC&DW and if I could… teams and external partners on various projects and campaigns
• Ensure that our if I could… destinations are optimally marketed and contribute to the planning and launching of new destinations
• Contribute strategically and creatively to business growth and development

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree in Design, Marketing, Media or Journalism
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in this field, especially design and digital marketing
• Experience with designing and producing content, writing and editing especially for digital platforms
• Experience with editing including: reports, photos and video editing
• Experience with conceptualising, designing and producing infographics and creative data visualisation
• Experience of working in the development sector, or passion for development and/or travel

Technical Skills:

• Firm grasp of available tools and platforms in the social media space
• Tech savvy, strong digital skills and good SEO monitoring and Google Analytics skills
• Design creativity and ability, with very strong proficiency in InDesign is essential to this role
• A digital portfolio that showcases your digital and creative design skills
• Proficiency in Powtoon or other video editing platform an advantage
• Proficiency in WordPress an advantage

Values and Attitudes:

• Enthusiasm and commitment to socio-economic development
• Skilled, highly motivated, dynamic self-starter
• Lover of travel, new destinations and a global thinker
• Creative at heart and a keen story-teller
• Strong organisational skills, detail-oriented, ability to prioritise, multi-task, meet deadlines and work efficiently in a fast-paced team environment
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships, negotiate and network on all levels
• Strong drive, desire and commitment to work with CC&DW over time to build the brands with energy and creativity