Job description

We’re looking for a natural-born writer with exceptional copywriting skills to join our creative team. If you love spinning a juicy tale through your carefully honed skills of massaging the written word; and are as comfortable with crafting a punchy one-liner for Twitter through to an in-depth feature article for our Xulture trend-focused articles, do get in touch. We are looking for a sharp and witty writer who is multi-lingual in a number of SAs official and unofficial languages and who is not afraid to dig deep into the fabric of our lives to find a compelling story to craft.

We’re also hoping that our candidate has a strong techy & geeky side, as we look for creative executors on our team who understand the tech and digital world intimately and who are keen to shape their ideas and writing for the different platforms and endless media & technical possibilities out there…. So yes, you’re probably in your third or fourth year of work and are looking for somewhere that feels like home, somewhere where you get to work on exciting brands that talk to a broad sector of South Africans, taking your highly-considered words into the hearts of a listening and engaged consumer. You’re also wanting to learn more about being a creative in our industry and are willing to get your hands dirty in many spheres of the business besides writing, like community management, where your carefully worded replies light fires under the brandlove woodpile in our different communities.

Please note we are a new-age agency with a tightknit, nimble, and highly-diverse crew who are always learning and shifting. Although some days are a little mad, if you’re looking for a revisit of the Mad Men days, we won’t be the right fit. Candidates who are curious about culture and communications are most encouraged; as are those who are brimming with energy and ideas.

If you’re interested in submitting your candidature, please send your CV, profile if you have one and a cover letter telling us a bit about yourself.

Company Description

SoulProviders Collective is a creative agency based in Bryanston. We deliver content across media channels, wherever great creative is required from Broadcast, ATL, through to new media channels.

We are a team of young and passionate imagineers, creators, instigators, marketers, writers, designers – excited about creative content and the online space. We are going places, are you coming with us?

Requirements

• Insights-driven person on top of trends and societal changes
• Someone who is able to write great copy, easily, without loads of rewrites
• Someone in touch with social media and who understands the platforms and who is interested in where creative and tech merge
• Great at research and sharing insights with the team
• Cares about speed, details and accuracy
• Able to brainstorm and write up ideas in good time
• Gets on with work under pressure – efficient and high-performing
• Able to take critique and feedback on board and improve on the output
• Care deeply about developing their craft and produce inspirational, flawless work
• Afrofuturist and optimistic South Africans who is excited about our future and wants to bring-to-life future-minded ideas
• Must be energised and interested in being in an entrepreneurial environment

Great-to-haves

• Able to be trusted to get it right the first time
• Must be able to put a concept doc/creative strategy together if required
• Prefer candidates who enjoy being client-facing
• Team player – comfortable dealing with debate and different personalities
• Fast and efficient start-up style workpace
• Want to be part of a medium-sized business that is growing and expanding

Posted on 07 Sep 13:48

We are currently looking for a highly motivated online advertising campaign manager.

The Campaign Manager coordinates the creative, trafficking and reporting for the client and is responsible and accountable for setting up, managing, optimizing and troubleshooting of campaigns. This position requires excellent organizational skills along with the ability to manage critical follow-up on a wide variety of issues.

The candidate must be a detail-oriented, self-motivated individual able to work effectively within a team environment. He or she must possess the ability to manage significant volumes of digital campaign details and issues while remaining organized and highly responsive to internal and external client needs.

Position overview

• Implement high volume of campaigns in a timely and accurate manner in our ad serving systems.
• Reserving and booking of online campaigns in line with The Citizen Digital Specs.
• Manage receipt, testing, and any required technical adjustment of creative in time for campaign launch.
• Managing creative delivery and acting as the gatekeeper of high quality creative.
• Provide campaign screenshots within 24 business hours of launch, in agency/client templates if required.
• Collaborate with Sales on campaign management strategy for select categories. Send weekly updates on performance and pace for all campaigns.
• Send out in-company reporting on request to clients and final reporting within five days of campaign end date.
• Project managing the execution of sold advertising campaigns with internal Design, AdOps, Sales, Quality Assurance and Account Management teams.
• Monitoring and optimizing campaigns daily to ensure accurate and effective campaign delivery.
• Ensure advertising set-ups (including third party ad tags are firing correctly) and click through URL’s are correct at all times during the campaign period.
• Provide sales manager with interim and end reports monthly in order to ensure month end billing process runs efficiently.
• Analysing and reporting on audience segments.

Preference will be given to individuals who will add to the diversity of the organisation.

The Citizen reserves the right not to fill the position

Should you not receive feedback from The Citizen, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

Posted on 06 Sep 15:29