Social Media Campaigner - Junior Position at Marcus Evans Group

• We are looking for driven, enthusiastic, and passionate professionals to join our Summits division as a Social Media Campaigner. The Marketing Executive will be responsible for the creation and execution of marketing campaigns using direct mail and email, within budget, to promote events to senior decision-makers in major organizations throughout the region.
• This is a junior position, fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.
• This is an in-person role located in our Cape Town office.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide relevant, accurate, and current information of our potential clients, this is essential for the company’s marketing campaigns.
• You will develop a fundamental understanding of each event.
• Analyze and identify target client contacts based on event topic and geographic markets.
• Grow, develop and improve client contact information by conducting internet and telephone research.
• Build and maintain the data quality of our contacts database.
• Plan, implement and monitor marketing campaigns to generate marketing referrals for sponsorship sales and direct marketing.
• Proactively contribute to the overall effectiveness of event marketing campaigns.

Qualifications

• Recognized degree or diploma in any discipline, preferably in Marketing.
• You will have a demonstrable experience in lead generation or excellent research abilities.
• Practical marketing experience will be considered an advantage (1-2 years)
• Excellent knowledge of the English language (verbal and written).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to adapt to a performance driven culture.
• Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Able to start immediately.

Compensation & Benefits

• Comprehensive induction training, ongoing mentoring plus continuous on-the-job training & development.
• Promotion up the ranks is achievable with consistently high performance.
• Professional work environment.
• Attractive basic salary and commission package.