Job Recruitment at Crayon

Role Description

Looking for a talented Senior UI Designer to create amazing user experiences. The ideal candidate will work in close collaboration with strategy, content and development teams to translate high-level requirements into interactive workflows and transform them into beautiful, intuitive and functional user interfaces for clients. Applicants should have at least 10 years’ working experience in the web design space.

 

Salary

• R45,000 – R50,000 per month (Negotiable based on experience)

 

Responsibilities

• Great time management skills
• Able to interface with clients and be proactive with projects and brand ideas
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Adept problem-solving skills
• Great communication skills with the ability to provide rationales for creative choices made
• Good presentation skills
• Great working knowledge of existing and emerging technologies and platforms
• Able to work effectively with team members

 

Requirements

• 10 years’ working experience in the web design space
• Previous experience in mobile / web design
• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• XD / Sketch
• Adobe Animate
• HTML and CSS Coding (basic understanding)
• KeyNote/PowerPoint
• Portfolio of previous work is essential

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Role Description

Looking for a passionate and talented paid media manager to join a dynamic team in the short-term insurance sector. The ideal candidate would need to plan, develop, track and report across paid search and display channels as well as effectively manage and optimize each channel. Candidates must possess a firm grasp of all primary paid media platforms and have strong targeting and re-targeting capabilities. Additionally, candidates must have strong analytical skills with a proven ability to analyse, report and provide meaningful and actionable insights on campaign data. The role requires you to be comfortable managing meetings and presenting reports and performance updates.

 

Salary

• Negotiable based on experience

 

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing campaign plans and optimising to achieve key performance metrics by brand
• Work closely with all paid media partners: Google & Affiliates
• Maximise performance across paid media channels through effective optimisation strategies
• Conduct regular keyword analysis and identify trends, data patterns & opportunities
• Ongoing audit of search, display and social channels for each brand and provide insights as to how ROI can be increased
• Provides accurate campaign performance reports and analysis on a daily/weekly & monthly basis
• Understand and manager creative campaigns to improve ad performance and quality CTR’s
• Responsible for Google Ads budget allocation, planning and ROI reporting
• Work with designers or developers to optimize landing pages for optimum quality scores and create branding of banners etc. for key data capture
• Optimise paid media campaigns, landing pages, quality score, and conversion rates
• Implement recommendations and execute strategies for keyword opportunities, campaign structuring, targeting, and other facets of paid search in accordance with brand objectives
• Ensure evaluation and tracking to monitor campaigns and A/B testing setup and tracking is in place
• Contribute to campaign performance reports, using data to tell stories and provide actionable insights for team members as well as marketing managers and the wider digital team

 

Requirements

• Grade 12, SAQA* accredited equivalent
• Matric level mathematics
• Google Ads Certified essential (GMP certification advantageous)
• Related Marketing degree

 

Essential experience:

• Minimum 6 – 8 years’ hands on experience within a PPC campaign manager environment
• 6-8 years digital marketing experience
• Experience in the financial services vertical and e-commerce

 

Knowledge of:

• Google Ads platform
• Google Analytics
• Google Data Studio
• Facebook Business Manager
• Advanced Microsoft Office

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Role Description

The ideal candidate is a creative problem solver who will work in coordination with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain our next generation websites and web tools. This person must be comfortable working as part of a team while taking the initiative to take lead on new innovations and projects.

 

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Medial aid

 

Salary

• (Negotiable based on experience)

 

Responsibilities

• Revise, edit, proofread & optimize web content
• Work with cross-functionally to enhance overall user experience of our platforms
• Own various design tasks involved in the web development life cycle from start to finish
• Following agile software development techniques

 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
• At least 3 + years' of experience using WordPress, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM etc.
• Proficiency in React.js framework
• Back-end experience will be beneficial
• Ability to multi-task, organize, and prioritize work

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Role Description

The ideal candidate will plan and coordinate SEO efforts, including onsite and offsite optimization and keyword expansion research. This role requires an analytical and perceptive professional who is a skilled communicator and able to collaborate with various teams. Be a proactive and self-starter manager who can ensure that both internal and external SEO teams are working optimally and delivering on SEO goals and targets.

SAQA Accredited Equivalent - It is the onus of the applicant to provide the company and its subsidiaries with certified evidence that their qualification(s) meet the equivalent NQF level required for this role at time of application. As a registered Financial Service Provider, the company is mandated to ensure that all representatives are and remain fit and proper at all times. By applying for this role, you consent to having your relevant qualification and or accreditation or confirm that you are working towards meeting the competency requirements.

You further consent to the relevant information being verified.

 

Salary

• Negotiable based on experience

 

Responsibilities

• Working closely with and managing SEO agency partners
• Partner with marketing team members to develop integrated efforts across channels
• Work with Marketing Managers and channel peers, as needed, to finalise and agree budgets and volumes and KPI’s
• Ongoing audits of the SEO channel for each brand and provide insights and recommendations as to how SEO can be improved
• Work with Developers to implement SEO practice and optimize landing pages for optimum quality scores and ranking
• Contribute to the monthly Digital report, using data to tell stories, and provide actionable insights for team members as well as Marketing Managers and wider marketing team
• Ongoing competitor research

 

SEO Strategy and Roadmap

• Contribute to the creation of the SEO marketing strategy and plan by providing input regarding the implementation, as well as the execution of SEO strategies

 

Stakeholder Engagement

• To liaise with key resources and stakeholders (Marketing Managers, Channel Managers, Wider Digital function and Digital Marketing Team) to ensure alignment of internal and external stakeholders

 

SEO Performance

• • To manage the performance of SEO across all brands, as well as the management of internal and
• external stakeholders to ensure delivery of all SEO requirements

 

Leadership and Direction

• Translate the business goals and objectives to ensure the SEO strategy is aligned
• Develop and grow knowledge and talent within the team in order to stay on top of the latest SEO trends

 

Budgeting

• Manage the content and SEO budgets and report on ROI appropriately
• Insights and Reporting
• Prepare and coordinate the completion of various data and analytics reports by using a variety of tools to ensure we are delivering best in class insights that drive high performance through the organic channel

 

SEO Content Planning

• Develop and update the SEO plan by developing SEO content that aligns with social media, Adwords and other digital activities to ensure a well-integrated approach across all channels

 

Compliance

• Responsible for quality control of the SEO content
• Knowledgeable on GDPR, rules and regulations and ensuring compliance

 

Project Management

• Plan and manage the delivery of the SEO project, using an appropriate project management methodology to give assurance that intended outcomes are achieved
• Manage offsite and onsite optimization projects with the SEO Agency and understand reporting on performance

 

Continuous Improvement

• • Review existing operations in own area of work and implement innovation processes to generate new ideas and ensure continuous improvements are delivered in regards to search engine optimization

 

Organisational Capability Building

• Provide coaching to the wider marketing stakeholders to develop their SEO knowledge

 

Personal Capability Building

• Keep abreast of SEO and integrated marketing trends and develop own capabilities by formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfil personal potential
• Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media

 

Requirements

• Grade 12/ SAQA Accredited Equivalent (Essential)
• Mathematics to Matric (Essential)
• Relevant SEO certification (Essential)
• Relevant degree and/or Diploma (Advantageous)
• 4 to 5 years experience in hands on SEO (Essential)
• Knowledge of standard and current SEO practices (Essential)
• Experience within a financial services industry and Ecommerce (Advantageous)
• Experience in managing SEO, within a multi-brand organisation (Advantageous)
• 2 or more years proven experience as SEO Manager to deliver predetermined objectives as specified by more senior managers (Essential)

 

Reporting

• Apply comprehensive knowledge and skills and provide guidance and training to others to create relevant, lucid and effective reports 
• SEO Reporting

 

Computer and System skills

• Support business processes with comprehensive understanding and effective use of standard office equipment and standard software packages and provide guidance and training to others
• Advanced MS Office Skills.; Search Metrics, Screaming Frog, MOZ.; Google Analytics, WebTrends,
• Webmaster tools.; HTML/CSS

 

Project Management

• Use comprehensive knowledge and skills and provide guidance and training to others to manage projects and/or programs within desired cost, time and quality parameters

 

Commercial Acumen

• Apply comprehensive understanding of the business environment and objectives developing solutions while providing guidance and training to others

 

Costing and Budgeting

• Use comprehensive knowledge and skill for costing, budgeting and finance tasks and provide guidance and training to others

 

Data Collection and analysis

• Guide and train others to analyze data trends for use in reports to help guide decision making

 

Verbal and Written Communication

• Apply comprehensive knowledge and provide guidance and training to others to use clear and effective verbal and written communication skills to express ideas, request actions and formulate plans or policies

 

Planning and Organizing

• Provide technical guidance when required to plan, organize, prioritize and oversee activities to efficiently meet business objectives

 

Policy and procedures

• Provide technical guidance when required to develop, monitor, interpret and understand policies and procedures, while making sure they match organizational strategies and objectives

 

Customer and Market Analysis

• Conduct research and analyze data and provide technical guidance as needed in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of customer and market conditions that enables maximum return on investments

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Location: Sandton, Johannesburg

Company Description

A digital marketing and PR agency with a team of talented individuals spread across two cities. Translating what brands do in the real world into an online presence to create awareness, generate desire and grow brands.

 

Role Description

Looking for a highly skilled Full Stack Developer who is comfortable with both front and back end programming. You’ll be responsible for developing and designing front end web architecture, ensuring the responsiveness of applications and working alongside graphic designers for web design features, among other duties. As a Full Stack Developer, you will be required to see out projects from conception to final product, requiring good organizational skills and attention to detail. Experience developing custom templates & themes for Elementor & Divi is required, as is advanced Wordpress knowledge.

 

Salary

• Negotiable based on experience

 

Responsibilities

• Developing front end website architecture
• Designing user interactions on web pages
• Developing back end website applications
• Creating servers and databases for functionality
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones
• Ensuring responsiveness of applications
• Working alongside graphic designers for web design features
• Seeing through a project from conception to finished product
• Designing and developing APIs
• Meeting both technical and customer needs
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages

 

Requirements

• 5-10 years’ experience in similar role
• Advanced experience in WordPress
• Experience developing custom templates & themes for Elementor & Divi

 

Must have experience in the following:

Front End

• HTML
• CSS
• Bootstrap
• JavaScript
• HTML DOM
• JSON
• jQuery

 

Back End

• PHP
• SQL
• REST

 

Stack

• LAMP stack: JavaScript - Linux - Apache - MySQL - PHP
• LEMP stack: JavaScript - Linux - Nginx - MySQL - PHP

 

Experience in the following would be advantageous:

Front End

• Angular
• React

 

Back End

• Python
• Node.js
• MongoDB
• MEAN stack: JavaScript - MongoDB - Express - AngularJS - Node.js