Integrated Marketing Specialist

Remuneration:	R35000 - R45000 per month negotiable cost-to-company
Benefits:	Structured
Location:	Cape Town
Remote work:	Some remote work allowed
Education level:	Degree
Job level:	Mid/Senior
Own transport required:	Yes
Travel requirement:	Occasional
Job policy:	Employment Equity position
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	#LEW 04/11
Company:	Lewyll Communications

Start 2025 on a positive note by moving your career forward to the next level

We invite suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for a Marketing Specialist opportunity within a highly-respected financial services group who specialise in the Wealth Management of middle to high Nett Worth clients


Strategic business deliverables :

Content (weight 40%)

Plan and coordinate communication and public relations activities to ensure clients, prospective clients and other stakeholders are consistently informed of the Group’s solutions and expertise, as well as accomplishments.

 Public relations

•  In collaboration with the Group’s public relations (PR) agency identify topics for press releases in support of the PR strategy and wider business objectives.
•  Manage PR for the Group:
• Build and maintain relationships with key spokespersons
• Schedule interviews and ensure spokespersons receive the necessary training, support, and briefs timeously
• Edit content for release
• Manage the approval process of media releases
• Update the media sections on the necessary website(s)
• Keep the business informed about media activity, by sending out alerts before interviews
• Manage the PR schedule

Communication

• Provide clients and prospective clients with topical and relevant content in a conversational, easy-to-understand tone on the appropriate platform and in the best medium – with a consistent reminder about why they invested or should invest with the company.
• Work closely with the Group’s agency
• Copy-edit and proofread all content
• Manage the design of content
• Manage content updates on all Group websites
• Conceptualise, manage and coordinate video productions across all strategies
• Project manage bi-annual CEO message to the company and clients
• Create content to support marketing initiatives, such as website articles post events
• Manage specialised reports – such as the environmental, social and corporate governance report

Brand (weight 30%)

• Effectively drive and maintain brands across the Group.
• Create and manage brand collateral – such as brochures, information books, history video, manifesto, one-page overview
• Management of brand touchpoints across offices
• Assist with rebrands and new brand rollouts
• Manage the branding of new offices
• Assist with new websites and new webpages on existing websites

Internal (weight 20%)

• Facilitate internal product and system launches for business units
• Facilitate internal communication for business units
• Keep the business informed of marketing activities – such as launch campaigns, performance, and marketing collateral changes
• Work closely with the Human Capital team to create internal features, and collateral required for conferences and other internal initiatives
• Facilitate internal company announcements

Events (weight 10%)

•  Assist with events – especially where PR is a requirement
• Facilitate auction items for charity events

Requirements:

Candidates must have a Degree (preferably at honours level) in Marketing and/or Communications. Plus a minimum of five years’ experience in a marketing environment, preferably within financial services. Extensive knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office programmes, digital tools and platforms, and design-related software.

Personal attributes

• Self-motivated
• A team player, who can also work independently
• Dependable
• Passionate
• Driven
• Creative
• Seeks new challenges
• Thirst for knowledge
• A person of integrity
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Good people skills

Posted on 06 Nov 14:31, Closing date 5 Jan