Marketing Campaign and Brand Practitioner - Department of Institutional Advancement - 25964 at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

• The marketing campaigns and brand assistant provides essential support to the marketing manager, digital marketing specialist, and brand specialist by assisting with the development and execution of marketing campaigns and supporting brand compliance.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop appropriate copy and creative in collaboration of the internal design team or external suppliers;
• Ensure all creative and other content are approved by internal clients;
• Liaise with digital marketing specialist, social media and internal comms team to coordinate campaign content and roll out;
• Assist with review of brand applications, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines;
• Handle brand-related queries, including requests for logos, templates, and branding solutions;
• Monitor the quality and consistency of brand applications across marketing collateral, signage, and digital platforms;
• Ensure that marketing collateral is booked in advance and in good working order for all events through a booking system, track usage and identify broken items on return to repair or replace immediately;
• Assist with purchasing new corporate marketing collateral by following the University’s procurement processes by sourcing quotes from suppliers and arranging for purchase orders timeously;
• Coordinate and attend on-campus activations;
• Maintain a list of approved marketing suppliers;
• Assist the Digital Marketing specialist with campaign statistics;
• Provide a weekly status report to the Marketing Manager;
• Assist with the organising and management of video and photography shoots;
• Assist the digital marketing specialist with categorising and providing access to photography with the university community with the digital marketing specialist.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Marketing, Brand Management, Communication, or a related field;
• 3 years’ experience in marketing or brand, and advertising management;
• Manage multiple campaigns and deadlines efficiently;
• Strong organizational, project management and administrative skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

• Routine correspondence and ad hoc reports;
• Knowledge of HR principles, practices, philosophies, processes and procedures;
• Knowledge and understanding of building effective and collaborative working relationships;
• Project management principles and applications;
• Knowledge of legislative requirements in terms of records management;
• Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel;
• Client service orientation;
• Conflict handling skills;
• Ability to work under pressure without compromising detail and accuracy;
• Attention to detail;
• Organising and prioritising skills.          

ADDED ADVANTAGES 

• 2 years’ experience at a higher education institution;
• Advertising or marketing agency experience;
• Copywriting for social media.

CLOSING DATE: 19 June 2025