Marketing Associate at Investec Asset Management

Job Overview

Working with the existing marketing team to identify, communicate and execute marketing plans for Investec Asset Management (becoming Ninety One) with a particular focus on projects for the LISP/ platform business (Investec IMS). This includes digital marketing, preparation of marketing collateral, events and direct client communication. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceptualise and develop marketing campaigns that support the advisor business objectives, sales team initiatives and product launches.
• Drive the creation of content for marketing material, editorial and insight/viewpoint pieces.
• Co-ordinate the agenda, logistics, branding and marketing collateral requirements for events.
• Brief creative marketing team to deliver quality marketing outputs for the client group within agreed time frames and on budget.
• Engage and brief third parties, including creative agencies, where applicable.
• Ensure that all marketing material distributed to clients has been approved where applicable by product, legal and internal stakeholders, as well as compliance.
• Manage promotional budgets, which includes monthly monitoring of spend vs budget and forecasting.

Technical Knowledge and Experience:

• Degree qualified, BusSci Marketing degree or Business Management degree desirable
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• Marketing experience in LISP/platform business would be an advantage.

System Skills:

• Cvent and Salesforce knowledge advantageous

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent writing skills
• Must demonstrate high attention to detail
• Needs to have good organisation and project management skills
• Good at managing multiple stakeholders
• Must have a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Understand the needs of the sales channels and proactively seek opportunities to translate these to marketing deliverables.
• Able to liaise with internal stakeholders, sales and product to create marketing messaging and content.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure