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Senior In-House Copywriter (Cape Town)

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Benefits: Within the cost to company package
Location: Cape Town
Education level: Diploma
Job level: Senior
Type: Permanent
Reference: #Tam410
Company: Viv Gordon Placements (VGP)

Previously disadvantaged candidates will be given preference.

The in-house agency of a renowned financial services company is on the hunt for a senior through-the-line copywriter. We’re looking for a real all-rounder with below and above-the-line experience including direct Marketing experience. In this super role, your focus will be on creating compelling Marketing material that drives customer response and builds the brand while meeting the varied needs of a large and well-established financial services business. The ideal candidate has the ability to think conceptually and is someone who passionate about writing copy that sells.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in concept development that will resonate with the target market and translate these into content across all channels
  • Develop enticing copy solutions for direct mail campaigns, print, radio, TV, Outdoor, Social Media and Digital
  • Collaborate with designers to roll out concepts and copy to all channels
  • Ensure a consistent brand tone is maintained across all platforms
  • Participate in briefings, debriefings and presentation
  • Contribute to workflow and process improvements

Requirements The successful candidate must have/be:

  • Degree or diploma in copywriting, English and/or communication
  • Six+ years of copywriting experience in an ad agency or in-house agency environment
  • Proven creative thinking and writing skills through a portfolio of work
  • Must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the different copy and content requirements for various pieces of collateral – both long-form and short
  • Integrated experience (Digital, Below-the-Line, Direct Mail, ATL)
  • Exceptional written communication skills
  • Literacy in Microsoft Office
  • Calm under pressure and able to multitask
  • An independent thinker who can make decisions that will result in quality work

Please submit a relevant writing portfolio along with your CV and salary requirements on application.

Should you not receive a response within one week, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Company Description

Viv Gordon Placements (VGP) is a specialist recruitment agency in the advertising, marketing, media, digital, public relations and publishing industries.

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Senior Paid Media Operations Manager (Durban)

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Location: Durban
Type: Permanent
Company: Jellyfish

Job description

Jellyfish, delivers digital marketing solutions for a host of impressive brands. The agency’s award-winning combination of technology and talent help it to deliver paid media, UX, SEO, social media, analytics, optimization, creative and development solutions. We are looking for a motivated individual to join our team with proven paid media experience, and expert knowledge of the Google Marketing Platform. The successful candidate should be commercially aware, solution-driven and have a passion for our evolving industry.

The Paid Media Operations team provides operational support to global paid media teams at Jellyfish. They deliver a high standard work through process, efficiency and quality assurance.

The Senior Paid Media Operations Manager is responsible for the implementation of strategy and management of a portfolio of client accounts, and is able to effectively communicate on performance while continually managing client expectations. You will need to ensure quick and error-free execution of Paid Media Operations tasks, as well as the development and maintenance of best practices to assist with driving performance for our clients. You are also responsible for managing and mentoring your team in their career development and personal development plans.

You are required to have an expert understanding of Google Ads, Bing Ads, and the Google Marketing Platform. You will need to nurture relationships with global Paid Media teams, and work closely with Senior Paid Media Operations Specialists to ensure that you stay informed of latest releases, betas, and technologies.

The Paid Media Operations team provides operational support to global paid media teams at Jellyfish. They deliver a high standard work through process, efficiency and  quality.

You will need to align yourself with our global teams to service our international clients, and therefore be willing to work shifts when required.

Responsibilities

  • Master Jellyfish’s methodologies and internal and external tools required to deliver efficient and profitable PPC, Paid Social and Display campaigns
  • Ensure that regular account checks are performed on your portfolio of accounts and that issues are caught as they happen via the use of SafetyNet
  • Ensure that in-depth insights and analysis is provided on their portfolio of accounts, and that completed tasks are adding value to meet or exceed client expectations
  • Ensure that campaigns are optimised towards client and Jellyfish KPIs.
  • Ensure that tasks are completed responsibly within the hours allocated per client and constantly communicated with relevant teams
  • Project managing the Ops activity for a portfolio of accounts and being the escalation point for these
  • Ensure adherence to strict Paid Media Operations QA processes to deliver error-free work
  • Provide support and collaborate with local and international Paid Media teams
  • Understand latest industry changes, developments and automations; and ensure that processes are updated to include these efficiencies. This includes the platforms which Jellyfish uses to manage campaigns.
  • Maintain Google Ads, Bing Ads and Google Marketing Platform certifications
  • Independent of planned learning material provided by Jellyfish, extra reading on relevant subject matter including blogs, industry white-papers, etc is required.
  • Supporting and mentoring team members and assisting them with their individual performance in order to achieve their KPIs.
  • Assisting the Paid Media Operations Director with the team’s development needs, ensuring that each team member follows their training and personal development plan.
  • Setting a professional example in behaviour, attitude and results at all times.
  • Assisting the Paid Media Operations Directors with people related issues in accordance with company procedure.
  • Upholding the company’s position and integrity at all time, particularly within the realms of confidentiality and discretion.
  • Keep an accurate record of daily time and perform all other admin duties according to company regulations
  • Support the company’s corporate culture including adhering to established ethical and brand standards
  • Perform any other reasonable task assigned by a superior, specifically relating to Paid Search Ops, Display Ad Ops, or Paid Social Ops
  • Display the ability to be a key team member who leads by example
  • Support and education of junior members of the team as the team grows.
  • Follow all work requests / email instructions accurately and complete assign tasks in line with client objectives and deadlines
  • Achieve continuous improvement by pro-actively assessing Jellyfish’s practices and methods, updating process documents and automating where possible.
  • Regularly demonstrate measurable success
  • Maintain an in depth understanding of Jellyfish’s marketplace

Company Description

Jellyfish is your digital partner. We support and drive your digital transformation by providing the right technology, strategy and training.

We are a growing number of talented people across our expanding global network. We are Google’s leading global partner. And our close relationship is growing where we are, what we do and how we deliver it.

Working with Uber, eBay, Disney, Spotify, Skype, Nestlé, Ford, Aviva, UGG and ASOS – and many more – we are changing the way businesses work and how their customers experience their brand online.

Requirements


Knowledge and experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field would be an advantage
  • Experience in Paid Media Operations or closely related field
  • An expert knowledge of Microsoft office products, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint or Advanced knowledge of Google G-Suite products
  • Proven success working in the Google Marketing Platform, Google Ads and Bing Ads
  • Possesses the requisite Project Management skills required to ensure seamless standards of service and delivery
  • Experience with managing and mentoring a team
  • Displays leadership qualities
  • Highly analytical and data driven
  • Demonstrates a structured and methodical way of working, with the ability to cope with competing demands and effectively prioritise tasks
  • Exhibits a high level of attention to detail
  • Is commercially astute, identifies and suggests opportunities to the Company Directors

Skill requirements

  • Fluent English, excellent written and spoken
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation and communication skills
  • Numerically skilled – comfortable with numbers
  • Strong interpersonal skills, particularly influencing and listening skills
  • Strong email, telephone and face to face communication skills
  • Ability/interest in working in a fast paced, dynamic environment on multiple priorities

Key attributes

  • An unquestionable and relentless desire to learn new skills
  • Ability to think and act independently as well as collaboratively
  • Exceptional attention to detail and pride in any work produced
  • Self-motivated individual with high levels of energy
  • An outgoing, positive thinker, with consistent levels of evident enthusiasm
  • Flexible, versatile and copes well under pressure
  • Open, honest and direct, is comfortable in giving and receiving constructive feedback
  • Has high personal standards and promotes them in others
  • Possesses a sense of urgency and takes ownership of assigned responsibilities
  • Displays a strong work ethic
  • Lives and breathes Jellyfish boutique agency traits
  • Lives and breathes Jellyfish core values:
    • Be Positive
    • Be the Solution
    • Be Accountable
    • Be Passionate


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News24.com | Dog found with necklace, ‘engagement’ ring stumps Capetonians – but there’s a ‘pretty’ simple explanation

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It’s not every day that you come across a dog adorned with seemingly valuable jewellery on the street.

So when a puppy was found tied to a pole in Milnerton this week, wearing a pendant necklace and an engagement ring attached to its  collar, Capetonians scratched their heads in wonder.

It was not long before they came up with all sorts of theories on Cheryl-Lyn’s Rescue Organisation Facebook page, where photos of the well looked-after pooch were posted.

Many thought that it was the sign of a relationship hitting the rocks.

“Maybe they broke up and she gave the ring back… And he’s dumped her dog and the ring… Who knows… very sad this,” said one woman.

Another said: “So strange. Maybe a relationship squabble and girlfriend wanted to make a statement to bf by dumping his dog with jewellery he gave her . Really wierd [sic].”

A few thought it was a proposal gone wrong.

Someone suggested a man had perhaps tried to propose using their beloved dog but “something happened to them en route”, while another said: “Gosh. All I can picture is a dude bringing his girlfriend to that spot to surprise her with a puppy and a proposal and pupper is gone!”

On the back of depressing news about the GDP shrinking, it was inevitable that some would think the economy was to blame.

“I must be honest – I won’t be surprised if this doggie comes from a very loving home, but they are unable to care for it. So instead of taking it to a shelter, they tie it up hoping a good person will cross its path,” one woman said. “So the jewelry was placed on the dog, that whom ever finds the dog will take care of it. Jewelry can be sold in order to buy dog food… Sjoe… It’s so sad what ever the story might be.”

Other wild theories included themes of crime and even suicide.

But the truth turned out to be far simpler.

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Rescue organisation owner Cheryl-Lyn Potgieter told News24 that it subsequently emerged the dog belonged to a woman living on the street.

While it looked valuable, the items were costume jewellery.

“She said she just wanted her dog to look pretty.”

Potgieter said one man had phoned to claim that it was his wife’s ring that was stolen in Milnerton but he couldn’t produce photos.

She hoped that people would pay as much attention, or even more, to the many cases of animal cruelty that she dealt with every day in the Table View area.

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News24.com | Farmer’s chilling words to his wife before robbery: ‘They’re coming’

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“They’re coming!”

These were the chilling words that a Stellenbosch protea farmer shouted to his wife while doing a security check after hearing that a farmer in the region had been shot dead.

“It’s devastating,” an emotional Gerald Knight told News24 about being robbed hours after Louiesenhof vintner Stefan Smit was murdered.

“We’ve lived here for 25 years and right now, I feel like just leaving,” said Knight.

However, he has his protea plantation to look after, even if he is in terrible pain from the broken ribs he sustained during the robbery.

The Knights were ambushed by three robbers on Sunday night while doing a safety check following an alarming WhatsApp group message about Smit’s murder.

“The WhatsApp message told us to just close everything,” said Knight.

He then went to check if the back door was closed, and as he rounded a corner, he caught sight of somebody through the window.

“I screamed at Marie. I said, ‘They’re coming.'”

Horror

Taking deep breaths in between relating the horror that unfolded, Knight said two men broke their burglar bars with a crowbar and attempted to enter the house.

“I actually stopped them from coming in because I didn’t know where in the house my wife was.

“Then, he [one of the robbers] entered with a gun. And as he came in, he knocked me across the room into the kitchen cupboard. That’s when I broke my ribs.”

He was hit on the leg by one of the men who was demanding to know where his watch was.

“I have not worn a watch for 25 years,” he continued.

The second robber ran through the house to find his wife who had by then locked herself and their dogs in the “panic room”.

The couple used to breed Dobermanns.

Knight is convinced that their dogs would have been shot dead if they had let them out.

His wife activated the panic button just as a third robber tried to get in.

Knight said they took a 32-inch television set, a camera lens that was on the kitchen counter, cellphones and his wallet.

“They were literally in and out in five minutes. It was absolutely horrible.”

Their security company and the police arrived shortly afterward.

“The police were fantastic,” said Knight.

Earlier, Western Cape police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel André Traut said investigations were ongoing into the Louiesenhof murder as well as a robbery at the Glen Gall Farm in Klapmuts outside Stellenbosch on Tuesday morning.

In that incident, a woman and children were robbed.

At Louiesenhof, the Smit family trust recently concluded the sale of a portion of land on Watergang to the Stellenbosch municipality for R45m after it was occupied by a group of backyarders who renamed it Azania. The deal is still in the transfer stage.

Farmers in the region are jittery after the murder and robberies, which happened soon after Bonnievale wine farmer Tool Wessels was killed and his wife, Liezel, was seriously injured in May.

READ: ‘There is heartache’ – cleric says Bonnievale rallying around family of farm attack victims

Condemnation of the attacks and sympathy for the victims have come from all quarters, ranging from farmers associations and political parties to farmworkers’ association.

Vinpro and AgriSA have appealed to President Cyril Ramaphosa to take strong action against attacks on the agricultural sector and improve rural safety.

Louiesenhof is ironically next door to Beyerskloof, which has hosted meetings between presidents and farmers, most recently Ramaphosa.

Vinpro spokesperson Wanda Augustyn said: “As can be expected, the mood following the attacks is sombre.

“From Vinpro’s side, we are calling on wine-farming communities to be vigilant with regards to their own security and work together by becoming involved in policing or safety initiatives in their areas.”

Western Cape safety and agriculture MECs Albert Fritz and Ivan Meyer said they would urgently take up the matter with the police and the National Prosecuting Authority, adding that they would also start working on extra rural safety measures.

In the meantime, Knight said they had not gone for trauma counselling, adding that he would prefer to work through it himself. However, they are receiving good support from their family.

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Senior Financial Manager (bellville, Cape Town)

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OUR CLIENT DEALING WITH FINANCIAL OUTSOURCING SOLUTIONS REQUIRES A SENIOR FINANCIAL MANAGER IN BELLVILLE, CAPE TOWN

Please Note:

If you do not fit the specification with the minimum requirements your application will not be accepted for this position. Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete an Assessment or Test to demonstrate your knowledge of this position.

Requirements:

  • CA(SA)
  • 5 years of post-articles experience in Financial Services
  • Minimum of 3 years of management experience in a similar role is essential
  • Working knowledge of accounting packages – Sage Accpac, SAP, JD Edwards or similar
  • Understanding IFRS accounting principles and SARs legislation
  • Good written and verbal communication skills

Applicants must reside in BELLVILLE or surrounding area.

Only South African citizens, who are suitably qualified, live in the applicable area and meet the requirements of the position are eligible to apply for this vacancy.

Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

 

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Hardware Sales Representative (kwazulu Natal North)

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HARDWARE SALES REPRESENTATIVE (KWAZULU NATAL NORTH) in Kwazulu-Natal | Other Sales/Marketing | Job Mail | 4455329

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OUR CLIENT IS SEEKING TO EMPLOY A HARDWARE SALES REPRESENTATIVE IN THE KWAZULU NATAL AREA

Please Note:

If you do not fit the specification with the minimum requirements your application will not be accepted for this position. Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete an Assessment or Test to demonstrate your knowledge of this position.

Requirements:

  • Grade 12 Certificate
  • Experience / knowledge in hardware industry will be highly beneficial
  • 3-5 years solid sales experience preferably in the hardware industry
  • New business acquisition
  • Excellent presentation, negotiation skills and highly persuasive
  • Take full accountability for the sales area: plan, organize and drive day to day sales activities to meet sales objectives
  • Establish a realistic monthly action plan to achieve sales targets
  • Research competitors and know how to best defend and grow market share
  • Build long-term, value-based customer relationships with retailers, wholesalers and other key industry contacts
  • Must be willing to travel and overnight when needed
  • Own reliable vehicle a necessity

 

Applicants must reside in KWAZULU NATAL or surrounding area.

Only South African citizens, who are suitably qualified, live in the applicable area and meet the requirements of the position are eligible to apply for this vacancy.

Please take note: if you have not been contacted within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

 

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Health24.com | US watchdog takes hard look at CBD

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The US Food and Drug Administration took a good look at the safety and effectiveness of CBD products on Friday, as it weighs how to best regulate the hemp-derived compound going forward.

During a public hearing that stretched for hours, the agency heard testimony from people on all sides of the issue.

Explosion of interest

In opening the hearing, FDA Acting Commissioner Dr Ned Sharpless said, “critical questions remain about the safety” of the products, CNN reported.

“While we have seen an explosion of interest in products containing CBD, there is still much that we don’t know,” Sharpless added.

To say the market for CBD products has exploded in the past year would be an understatement.

Everything from oils to gummies to pills, creams and ointments are now for sale at supermarkets and specialty chains. You can even get massages infused with CBD, or cosmetics laced with the drug.

All of these products contain cannabidiol but not THC, the ingredient in pot that provides a “high”.

CBD products have swamped the market not because of any new medical evidence, but because of a change in federal law.

What do scientists really know?

Late last year, Congress passed a farm bill that lifted a decades-old ban on growing hemp. As long as the plant contains less than 0.3% THC, hemp can be grown legally anywhere in the United States by licensed farmers.

The bill specifically said the US Drug Enforcement Administration cannot regulate hemp products like CBD. So, it’s now up to the FDA to manage the CBD craze.

But what do scientists really know about the health benefits and risks of CBD?

Precious little, experts say, and consumers should take care that they aren’t wasting their money.

“You have a flood of CBD products that are coming from hemp that are going out onto the market, and you’ve got all sorts of claims being made about those from people who are trying to sell them,” said Timothy Welty, chair of the department of clinical sciences at Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, in Des Moines, Iowa.

The flood of CBD products has become so overwhelming that the FDA recently stepped into the fray.

Rare forms of epilepsy

The agency has whipped out a flurry of warning letters to companies marketing CBD products, telling them to stop making unfounded health claims for the substance.

Companies have falsely claimed that CBD can stop cancer cells, slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, ease nerve pain and fibromyalgia, and curb withdrawal symptoms for people undergoing substance abuse treatment, the FDA letters state.

To date, there’s only one use for CBD that has significant scientific evidence behind it – curbing the symptoms of rare forms of epilepsy.

The FDA last year approved the drug Epidiolex to treat two forms of childhood epilepsy. The medical evidence has shown that the highly purified CBD in Epidiolex can ease seizures.

For the rest of CBD’s potential uses, there is simply too little evidence to make a firm conclusion.

The next potential medical use for CBD could be for the symptoms of anxiety disorder, said Welty and Yasmin Hurd, chair of translational neuroscience and director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai, in New York City.

May decrease anxiety

Clinical trials suggest that CBD could help treat anxiety, but Welty feels there needs to be more study. Hurd is slightly more convinced, but agrees more study is needed.

“There is published evidence that CBD does decrease anxiety,” Hurd said. “That’s another indication where I can say I can believe the data; however, we still don’t know the dosing regimen that would be effective for anxiety. Those are studies that are ongoing.”

Other uses – as an anti-inflammatory, an aid for substance withdrawal, a sleep aid, a pain reliever – haven’t been conclusively proven.

In some cases, the evidence runs counter to what people might suspect.

There’s not much reason to believe CBD would be an effective means of pain relief, said Dr Ajay Wasan, vice chair for pain medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

“If you think of it as a medicine, it would be a weak analgesic,” Wasan said. “It’s really the THC component of medical marijuana which is the compound that gives you pain relief,” he explained.

Purity of content

“I’ve been surprised how much CBD has taken off and exploded with very little data,” Wasan said. “Most of the other herbal supplements, there are at least some studies on it before it becomes really popular. But for this, I haven’t seen anything.”

The bottom line, researchers said, is that people who want to try CBD for one reason or another should talk with their doctor first.

Besides that, consumers might consider buying CBD products from a state-run programme. Some states like Iowa have established such programmes to make CBD available medicinally, Welty said.

“Those products are more reliable, because they have a system to monitor the purity of content,” Welty said. “You’re a little more sure that you’re getting what you’re paying for.”

Welty is much less sure of the “artisanal products” containing CBD that are available in stores and dispensaries, and for good reason – studies have shown that most of these products fail tests for content and purity.

“The CBD products that come through that route, there’s essentially no control, and you as a consumer have no way to know what you’re getting,” Welty said.

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