Recruitment Opportunities at Media24 (Pty) Ltd

Key responsibilities:

(The primary tasks, functions and deliverables of the role)

• Liaising closely with the editorial team
• Ownership of the calendar and running of content campaigns across different platforms
• Planning, creating and optimising content & campaigns that will be used to drive subscriber acquisition and loyalty.
• Brainstorming marketing campaigns
• Segmenting audiences and targeting them with context-specific campaigns and messaging
• Giving input into creative copy and design for display campaigns
• Keeping a forward-looking view of the upcoming campaigns and create emails, content and blurbs that will be used across all marketing channels.
• UX and UI screens
• Reporting on campaign performance and optimising for improvement
• Understanding and mastering the voice of the brand in communication 

Skills and competencies

(The abilities that the individual needs to perform this role effectively)

• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Excellent written communication and copywriting skills
• Strong customer focus
• Relationship building
• Attention to detail
• Pressure resilience
• Problem solving
• Creativity and a passion for design
• Expert knowledge of CMR and automation tools.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Journalism or Languages 
• Sound knowledge of CRM principles and tools;
• Proficiency in relevant software packages and applications; Braze experience is highly advantageous.
• Valid driver's license 

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Key Responsibilities:

(The primary tasks, functions and deliverables of the role)

• Build strategic working relationships with clients and maintain a high level of client contact (telephonic / face to face) to ensure that their specific requirements are addressed, in order to monitor and grow existing business
• Identify, generate and implement new business opportunities on an ongoing basis in order to achieve predetermined targets, actively promoting up-selling possibilities to own portfolio of clients
• Business and commercial model design
• Intelligence gathering on customers and competitors
• Formal proposal and presentation management and writing
• Provide professional and exceptional client service in all interactions with clients
• Implement and co-ordinate client related project plans
• Proactively and timeously identify and resolve issues, addressing problems and opportunities central to business success
• Prepare relevant reports to management as required and keep all administrative work updated
• Perform trend analyses and interpretations and utilize business intelligence effectively
• Identify opportunities for activations and events targeted at group subscriptions and manage these opportunities independently.  

Skills and Competencies

(The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively)Business acumen (including strong financial ability)

• Business Acumen
• Project Management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Problem-solving, analytical ability and logical thinking
• Leadership, influencing and persuasion (incl. negotiation skills)
• Building customer relationships
• Results and action-orientated
• Time management skills
• Organisational and administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Works well under extreme pressure and in target driven environment
• Professionalism and personal credibility
• Initiative and a proactive approach, seeking continuous improvement
• Flexible and open to change
• Sound understanding of the digital environment
• Sound understanding of the corporate environment and existing contacts

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Sales or Marketing qualification or equivalent experience
• Prior marketing or sales development experience would be an advantage, especially in a digital environment

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Key Responsibilities

(The primary tasks, functions and deliverables of the role)

• Ensure POs are transmitted and are placed with the suppliers on time and without errors.
• In constant communication with our principals, freight forwarders and the receiving team confirming ETA’s.
• Provide regular updates to the sales and receiving teams.
• To coordinate shipments and ensure that the correct mode of transport is utilized.
• To check the purchase order confirmations received and update daily schedule.
• Handover of confirmed orders for filing.
• To provide monthly SARS MRNs to the finance department.
• Respond to and resolve queries from suppliers/sales within 24 hours or receipt
• Update internal stakeholders on progress or status of shipments.

Skills, competencies, qualifications, and experience

(The abilities that the individual needs to perform this role effectively)

• Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous
• 2+ years working experience in an administrative role
• Previous experience in Book master would also be advantageous
• The ability to foster relations with principals/suppliers and freight agents
• Previous exposure to a customer service/administrative environment
• Efficient and deadline driven
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Pressure resilience   
• Planning and organising                                              
• Analytical thinking                                      
• Adaptability
• Customer focus
• Flexible and amenable to change
• Articulate with a friendly disposition
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Team player