Creative Communications Agency Head (Durban)
Remuneration: | Market related |
Location: | Durban, Umhlanga Rocks |
Education level: | Degree |
Job level: | Management Jnr-Mid |
Travel requirement: | Occasional |
Type: | Permanent |
Company: | FMI, a division of Bidvest Life |
Job description
We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated and creative individual to join our growing Internal Agency at FMI.
Required approach
- Knowledge of brand, marketing, stakeholders, product pricing, packaging, distribution and positioning
- Familiarity with latest brand and marketing trends and best practices
- Ability to conduct research and analyse data if needed
- Excellent communication style and teamwork facilitation
- Results-driven attitude
- Smart and creative
- A highly conceptual, creative mindset
- Energetic and passionate
Responsibilities
- Oversee briefs and execution of briefs coming into the agency from brand, marketing or other departments within FMI
- Meet with stakeholders to determine objectives and strategies for various projects, and communicate effectively to your creative team, who then need to execute on the concepts, communications and design work required
- Present and execute creative ideas for brand and marketing activities
- Ensure all work produced in the studio exudes our values of excellence, empathy and bravery
- Assist in development and optimisation of brand campaigns and marketing activities (product launches and promotions)
- Track and measure campaigns and report back to brand and marketing
- Work collaboratively with the campaign manager, ensuring all elements of each campaign’s communications are executed as intended, and help her/him in tweaking accordingly as per campaign insights and learnings
- Manage relationship and budgets with PR and digital agencies
- Understand the market and FMI’s brand, and effectively upskill the team accordingly so that all work produced is on brand and relevant for the various audiences
- Understand industry, competitors and market trends, and ensure the creative agency has regular updates and exposure to these insights
Company Description
FMI, a division of Bidvest Life, is an innovative life insurance company, poised for considerable growth. We offer a complete suite of life insurance products, including temporary and long-term Disability, Critical Illness and Life cover. We are proud to offer products and services that can really change people’s lives while truly caring about the difference we can make. We are committed to creating products that protect people from the risk of not being able to earn an income, no matter how severe their injury or illness. At FMI, we celebrate paying claims, because we see it as an opportunity to support our clients’ plans and dreams, both now and in their future.
At FMI, our customer and their needs are at the centre of our business. We are invested in supporting them and protecting the future they are trying to build. We strive to make cover available to everyone and ensure that they are taken care of in their time of need. We like to think of ourselves as partners to our policyholders, rather than providers, and building long-lasting relationships is what we value most.
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Requirements
- Excellent communication skills – strong written & verbal; clear, concise, precise, sharp, powerful, impactful
- Strong management ability and team coordination
- Organised and efficient
- Team-player
- Strong strategic ability
- Trends and trend forecasting ability
- Critical thinker
- Creative thinker and problem-solver
- Excellent product understanding
- Ability to position new products through clear, clever, and creative communication
- Experienced in meeting tight deadlines
Posted on 20 Mar 11:00
Caryn Parsons
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