Marketing Campaign Consultant - Bank Marketing at Discovery Limited

As a Marketing Manager, you’ll partner with business and other stakeholders to develop and implement integrated and strategically aligned marketing and communications solutions. You’ll turn strategy into action by applying best practice marketing principles, leveraging key partnerships internally and externally, and making sure that projects are delivered on time and within budget. In addition, you’ll give specialist marketing advice to stakeholders and you’ll be responsible for managing, coordinating and coaching a team when needed.

What You’ll Do

• Solve problems. Your job is to unpack complex business needs to define, co-ordinate and deliver high impact marketing, PR, communications and brand projects.
• Be creative. To solve these business needs, you’ll create integrated, best practice and creative solutions that are in line with the Discovery marketing model – and are consistent across all brands, businesses and communities
• Work across teams. You’ll collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including senior business people and cross-departmental teams, to help achieve company and business unit objectives.
• Build relationships. You’re also responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key business people, both at a strategic and operational level.
• Manage a budget . Enough said.
• Coach people to be as awesome as you are where needed.

What You Bring To The Table
Knowledge

• You’re aware of different Discovery audiences, Discovery’s products and business processes.
• You know how to leverage various media channels, especially digital.
• You have agency experience – especially in design, media and advertising.
• You understand print and production processes, including timelines and costing.

Skills

• You can communicate well in English – and you have strong writing and verbal communication skills.
• You can convert technical information into audience appropriate communication.
• You can influence and persuade people to get things done.
• You have strong project management skills.
• You can multitask on different projects.
• You can present and sell ideas.
• You’re a keen negotiator.
• You can make decisions under pressure.
• You can solve complex problems.
• You can build trusted partnerships.
• You’re an expert at managing conflict.
• You’re very good at managing trade-offs.
• You instil confidence in others.
• You can guide, develop and motivate others.

Attributes

• You have strong attention to detail.
• You’re all about solutions and can think outside of the box.
• You’re dynamic and energetic; flexible and adaptable
• You’re action orientated, tenacious and persistent, with a natural inclination to work hard.
• You have initiative – a self-starter who can work independently, but also collaborate well.
• You work calmly under pressure and provide answers and direction to others.
• You are people and relationship focused and seen as a trusted adviser by clients.
• You are confident and resilient; passionate, and empathetic.

Education And Experience
Qualifications

• Minimum 3-year undergraduate degree or diploma (BA or B.Com in Marketing or Communication)
• Postgraduate qualification in marketing is preferable
• Relevant industry qualification

Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience in Marketing or Communication, with three years in a management position.
• Experience in the financial services is preferred
• Experience in content marketing, product sales, advertising, rewards programmes, and client engagement would be advantageous.