Midweight-Senior Strategic Planner (Durban North)
| Remuneration: | R35000 – R40000 per month Cost to company |
| Benefits: | Medical Aid, Provident Fund |
| Location: | Durban North |
| Education level: | Diploma |
| Job level: | Mid/Senior |
| Job policy: | Employment Equity position |
| Type: | Permanent |
| Reference: | #Strat Planner #CS |
| Company: | Career Station |
Job description
Job description
A leading agency in Durban has a team of highly energetic, motivated problem-solvers, creative thinkers and strategic thinkers. Their aim is to create unforgettable, highly shareable brand experiences through quality content, memorable moments and beautiful imagery. They are the #NonStopSquad capable of making magic at a moment’s notice.
We are seeking a Strategic Planner to conceptualise and develop successful strategies that drive brand popularity and meet client objectives; whilst positioning the agency as a best of breed agency.
Responsibilities
- Develop effective 360 brand strategies for high profile clients using defined agency processes
- Work together with the team to unlock briefs: critically interrogating and understanding them and the client context
- Guide the team on the way forward on each job strategically to provide a tight single-minded strategic approach
- Research: uncover brand truths, competitive gaps and consumer insights
- Conceptualise ideas that align with client strategies and objectives or bring about something unique and exciting
- Articulate your ideas clearly; packaging and presenting these to the team and clients
- Work closely clients to guide strategic and research sessions
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- At least three to five years’ Strategic Planning experience from a through the line advertising agency (or similar)
- Diploma or Degree qualified in Marketing Communications/Brand Leadership/Strategy (ideal)
- Proven track record of creative solutions to various levels of problems
- An understanding of media and channel planning
- A sound understanding of marketing disciplines, and knowledge of branding/brand positioning/brand valuation theory
- An eclectic approach to problem solving with the ability to be both rigorously analytic as well as intuitive
- A team-focused mindset, able to work as part of a group and lead where necessary
- A sound understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research
- Excellent communication skills – presentation, preparation and persuasion
Posted on 21 May 13:03
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Career Station
Career Station is a boutique recruitment agency committed to finding and placing talent for multi-media and communication agencies and leading corporates. Whether you are looking to hire or seeking a job for yourself, our mission is to make that process both exciting and successful.