Creative Content Manager - Midrand at Dis-Chem Pharmacies

Job Description

• Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity available for a Creative Content Manager for their Head Office.The Creative Content Manager, manages content creation across social, digital, web, mailers, press, video, animation, and photography. Ensures all content supports marketing objectives, brand messaging, and multi-channel campaigns.

Minimum Requirements…
Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, Media Studies, or related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in content creation, content strategy, creative production, editorial, storytelling, or multidisciplinary creative environments.
• 3–5 years’ experience in a leadership or people management role within creative, content, editorial, or production environments.

Responsibilities

 Content planning and campaign alignment

• Plan content creation across channels based on marketing briefs and campaign objectives 
• Define content formats, messaging, and style per channel and campaign 

Execution and creative oversight

• Manages Content Creators, Copywriters, and Photographers to produce high-quality content
• Review and approve content for multi-channel consistency and brand alignment

Stakeholder alignment and collaboration

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance of all digital assets 
• Work with Marketing, Promotions, Social Media, and Design teams to ensure content supports integrated campaigns.
• Incorporate feedback from internal stakeholders to enhance content effectiveness

Governance and quality control

• Ensure content complies with brand guidelines, legal requirements, and campaign strategy
• Manages the organistaion of libraries and content assets for reuse across channels

Competencies
Essential: 

Key competencies

• Multi-channel content creation: video, animation, social, digital, print, photography
• Campaign conceptualization and content strategy
• Experience designing digital content for online and social channels in retail or General Merchandise environments 
• Strong understanding of digital formats, platform requirements, and user behaviour
• Lead, mentor, and manage content teams
• Ability to balance creativity with performance and campaign objectives 
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Detail-oriented and execution-focused mindset

Key Performance Indicators

• Digital content effectiveness - Engagement and performance of online and social assets 
• Execution quality - On-time, accurate delivery of digital content
• Brand compliance - Adherence to brand and regulatory standards
• Stakeholder satisfaction - Feedback from Marketing and Campaign teams

Special Conditions of Employment

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit
• Driver’s license and/or own reliable transport 

Deadline:21st October,2026