Marketing Manager Vacancy in S.Africa Feb 2017

Sparkplugs Recruitment – Marketing Manager Vacancy in Johannesburg, Northern Suburbs Feb 2017

Job description

Our client is a global leader in entertainment looking to hire a marketing manager for their globally recognised music and general entertainment channel.

Your key role will include but not be limited to:

• Barter deals – ensuring we have barter deals in key markets that are used to their full potential.
• Working with the commercial, programming and marketing teams to successfully implement campaigns and events.
• Create strong relationships with external promoters, media partners and sponsors in delivering events.
• Creation and maintaining an up-to-date marketing events calendar – working with events group on a regular basis.
• Work closely with online and advertising manager to build the website as an effective sales and marketing tool.
• Work closely with the on-air producer in the creation and placement of promo campaigns on this channel and other relevant channels.
• Working on cross-functional marketing projects in conjunction with the sales and programming to make marketing revenue target.
• Merchandise and branding materials – creation and sourcing of merchandise /branding materials within allocated budget.
• Organisation of events, i.e: Christmas party/away days (alongside top management and human resources)
• Pan-African events – responsibility for leveraging the pan-African events on a local level and ensuring events group are fully updated on all details
• Building relationships with the pan-African teams and being the first point of contact for the cluster marketing structure

Other: 

• Take on additional responsibilities of overseeing and supporting other operational functions as required by top management
• Any other duties as determined by the channel director

Requirements

Knowledge and experience:

• You must have six to eight years within a marketing management capacity
• Seasoned professional
• Preferably with previous media experience
• First class track record of strategic and commercial development of market
• leading brands
• In-depth understanding of advertising sales process including planning and traffic
• Extensive experience in commercial modelling
• Strong commercial acumen and budget management skills
• Excellent IT and technical skills (MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, business objects)
• Proven experience of managing teams to measurable commercial success, this person will be able to encourage and support the production of exceptional creative content
• Ability to develop, evaluate and recommend business options and deal structures
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to adapt communication styles
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout Africa

Desirable:

• Experience of commercial development in Africa

Essential:

• Experience with advertising, distribution and sponsorship sales
• Relevant tertiary education

Personal and interpersonal skills:

• Hands-on approach to role
• Ability to consolidate information to a succinct level
• Strong individual with a genuine passion for the industry
• High impact communication/presentation skills
• Ability to develop good working relationships internally and externally
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment
• Dedicated, ambitious and committed, willing to work the long hours required to get the job done
• Excellent management skills and solid track record as good people manager

Advantageous

We will consider candidates currently in an agency client service role with experience working with broadcasting clients.

Contact details
Roisin McCarthy
Sparkplugs Recruitment
roisin@sparkplugs.co.za