MPRTC Recruitment

The most essential and important resource any company can possess will undoubtedly be the talent that they employ. This is where MPCT is crucial, in that we specialise in the most diverse and complex resource; we supply people, the right people, for your company.

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Senior Officer: Global Markets works and reports directly with the General Manager: Global Markets to assist in managing South Africa’s reputation through proactive and coordinated marketing and communication in key global markets.

Key Responsibility areas

The role will essentially have three functions: administering, reporting, and representing.

Specifically, Senior Officer: Global Markets will, with minimal supervision, support the programme in the following ways:

• Supporting the development of programme plans
• Assisting with programme activations/events
• Support the building, maintenance and enhancement of relationships with key stakeholders
• Assisting General Manager: Global Markets with relevant internal organisational reporting
• Working with and through Brand SA’s Research department to use research insights and analysis to inform programme design
• Working with and through Brand SA’s Communications department to support Global Markets’ communications plans and engage with media on related work
• Working with and through Brand SA’s Marketing department to position the nation brand positively in global markets

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science / Economics / Sales and Marketing / Business Management or equivalent
• Postgraduate degree in Political Science / Economics / Sales and Marketing / Business Management (e.g. MBA) will be an advantage
• Five+ years’ combined experience in marketing, research, communications, public relations, stakeholder relations
• Proven working knowledge of a foreign language will be an advantage
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including good public presentation skills
• Proven capacity for effective teamwork and experience in a supervisory role
• Experience in overseeing budgetary and administrative matters

Attributes and competencies

• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and often demanding environment and to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to interpret and analyse HR data
• Big picture thinking
• Report writing skills for presentations, reports and stakeholder relationships
• Service Oriented
• Diversity awareness
• Honesty and integrity
• Discretion
• Professionalism
• Excellent change management ability
• Corporate Governance
• Excellent line management skills
• Excellent verbal communication
• Advanced MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good understanding of the domestic and international political, economic, socio-cultural and technical environment in which the organization operates

Brand South Africa is committed to ensuring and maintaining workplace diversity and the attainment of employment equity, having due regard to qualifications and appropriate experience. Please include certified copies of ID, and qualifications and contact details of at least three referees. Brand South Africa encourages applications from people with disabilities and women.

The closing date for applications is 27 October 2017.

This position is subject to competency assessments. Brand South Africa retains the right not to employ.

To view full job profile please go to: www.brandsouthafrica.com

If you have not heard from us in three months, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Email CV to:

az.oc.spogriv@cinimod

Posted on 16 Oct 07:44

Cape Union Mart

Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd has been equipping South African adventurers since 1933, and is South Africa’s favourite outdoor adventure store. Stocking everything one needs for outdoor pursuits – including hiking, camping, trail running, mountain biking, snow sports, travel and more – Cape Union Mart is an essential first step in every adventure. Cape Union Mart has stores across South Africa, and in Namibia and Botswana.

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Our client is a multi-disciplinary, award-winning creative agency that’s in love with motion design in all shapes and sizes.

Using design, illustration, 2D animation, 3D animation, editorial and live action production – we strive to strategically and emotionally connect brands and agencies with their consumers and approach every project with a unique and positive perspective using design, illustration, 2D animation, 3D animation, editorial and live action production.

We are currently looking for an awesome creative director; a passionate and talented individual with a deep-seated desire to be the best they can be An individual with brilliant ideas and stories to tell, needing a platform and a great support team.
 

• Minimum eight+ years’ experience as a senior design director   
• Minimum three+ years of experience as manager/managing a creative pipeline with multiple deliveries and outcomes successfully 
• Pro-active problem solving 
• Strong decision maker 
• Fantastic people and communication skills 
• Direction of multiple projects at once, while willing to take on the design of special projects too 
• Comprehensive knowledge to direct 2D and 3D animation processes in both Maya and 3DS Max as well as an extensive design background and practice of Adobe CS 6 Suite 
• Understanding client expectations and giving them more than expected 
• Forward-looking, solution-driven approach 
• Thorough experience in the briefing process (in both putting briefs together as well as briefing) 
• Great with creative writing and conceptualisation 
• Experience with client presentations and nurturing relationships 
• Brilliant at creative problem solving 
• Optimistic in the most complex of projects   

Posted on 11 Oct 16:15

Job description

My client, one of SA’s largest independent advertising agencies has a superb opportunity for a dynamic digital strategist to step up into a challenging position which offers unbelievable scope for career growth in the social media arena.

In order to be considered for this opportunity, it is essential that you can place a huge X in the following boxes:

• Design social media strategies to achieve marketing targets across multiple social platforms
• Create, manage and publish original, high-quality content
• Create budgets for social media activities
• Continuously optimise strategy, positioning and targeting of clients’ platforms and messaging
• Create and maintain social media editorial calendars and posting schedules
• Stay up-to-date with new digital technologies and social media best practices
• Develop benchmark metrics to measure results of social media campaigns
• Work under tight deadlines with short turnaround times
• Prepare weekly or monthly reports on social media platform traffic and ROI
• Reporting (qualitative and quantitative) and interpreting data into actionable insights
•  Minimum of four years’experience with demonstrated success in social media community management, community building, social media strategy development, and outreach (examples of work to be presented)

In a nutshell, they are looking for a digital-savvy social media strategist who is knowledgeable about content marketing, social strategy development and strategic planning, community management, customer service, campaign optimisation, campaign analytics, the sales funnel and influencer marketing.

Requirements

• A degree in marketing, journalism or public relations, plus formal training and experience in the social media space
• Excellent writing skills within the social media context

Posted on 06 Oct 15:44