Job description

The Promotion Ambassador’s focus is on sampling, activating and selling both in-store across all channels and at events. It is the critical delivery mechanism for getting “liquid on lips” to drive conversion and sales. It is both an experiential activation role and a sales function. It seeks to drive brand love and ROS.

The Promotion Ambassador’s role will primarily involve being the interface of the brand with our consumer. This is a vital position within our company and is the first point of contact inviting the consumer into our brand, building great relationships with our customers and managing the perfect promotion platform in partnership with the merchandisers. This interaction could take the form of various aspects from sampling to activations to PR events to collaborations. A key focus will be driving conversion through the above interactions from interest in the brand to sales.

Key responsibilities:

• To sample/activate and sell in key locations (including the set up and removal of all associated equipment and branding material)
• To deliver an on-brand experience and convert consumers to PURA Soda
• To achieve conversion targets and agreed number of interactions
• To always represent the company and brand according to brand guidelines and activation guidelines
• To work closely with the relevant Sales Executives and support the delivery of monthly sales targets
• To keep a record of each activation and outcomes
• Safeguarding of company assets and branding material
• Additional ad hoc requirements, e.g. ad-hoc stock distribution

Company Description

PURA Soda represents the evolution of refreshment tapping into global consumer and market trends and insights around the move towards a “better for you” offer. Super tasty and refreshing soft drink with 65% less sugar than most other soft drinks, natural flavours and no colourants. PURA Soda is ideal as an everyday “better for you” tasty and refreshing soda.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Basic sales skills
• Completely relatable as a person
• Passion
• A pioneer
• Self-belief
• Time keeping
• Self-management
• Administrative skills
• Relationship building skills
• Car and valid driving license
• Presentable
• Strong command of English
• Matric as a bare minimum, preferably with a diploma or a degree
• Able to work weekends and after hours
• Clear criminal record

Posted on 06 Jun 15:24

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.

Posted on 06 Jun 10:49