Communications Practitioner at Wesizwe Platinum Ltd

Role Description

The purpose of the role is to support the broader Corporate Affairs vision and strategy related to marketing and communication. The role entails but not limited to writing, editorial and communication responsibilities. The role reports to the Communications Specialist

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication Science/Public Relations Management/Marketing Management
• Minimum of 4 years’ relevant experience in the corporate communications field
• Strong Marketing, Branding & Events Management experience is essential
• Experience working on a website and intranet content management
• Experience in an internal publishing environment, with knowledge and practical experience of working with various desktop publishing packages to write, edit and produce a range of internal company publications
• Highly experienced in working across all social media platforms, creating content and monitoring/evaluating social media chatter that affects the corporate environment.
• Experience working with multiple internal “customers” to deliver content that meets needs; experience working with external marketing partners

Job Requirements

• Supporting Internal & External Communication activities.
• Supporting Events Management: Branding and other event support activities.
• Supporting communication writing activities as delegated, including for the internal and external newsletters.
• Supporting update of company website and communication channels
• Supporting the management of external vendors contracted by the Communications department, including ensuring that payments are timely made to these vendors.
• With a strong focus on branding: Ensure the procurement and distribution of promotional material for the mine.
• Support internal branding activities of the mine, including procurement of branding material and ensuring visible Wesizwe and Bakubung Platinum branding within the mine premises.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.

Skills Required

• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Proven superb writing, messaging, copywriting and storytelling skills in long and short-form content formats; ability to write in different styles and voices for varied audiences (a portfolio of recent, attributable examples of writing may be required for review)
• Intermediate to expert skills with publishing packages
• Excellent media management skills with strong media release and editorial article writing capability and track record (a portfolio of recent, attributable examples of media release and editorial article writing may be required for review)
• Excellent work ethic, schedule flexibility and the ability to manage multiple projects under deadlines
• Commitment to quality, accuracy, and consistency including adherence to brand standards
• Intermediate to Expert skills with content management systems, basic HTML, web analytics, email marketing platforms, social media management tools and SEO
• Ability to self-direct as well as work in a team-oriented environment that includes meetings, discussions and research