Marketing Manager and Brand Strategist
$720,000–$840,000 year
On-siteJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Job Summary
Develop and lead a multi-channel marketing strategy that promotes the organisation's values and core impact while acting as the brand custodian to ensure consistent visual identity and tone of voice across all touchpoints. Oversee digital footprint expansion including website, social media, email marketing, and paid campaigns, then partner cross-functionally with fundraising and events teams to deliver donor-facing materials and promotional campaigns. Monitor emerging trends and community sentiment to adapt strategies, advise the CEO on communications risks and strategic opportunities, and manage the marketing department budget and vendor relationships. Mentor the marketing team, set performance objectives, and present regular KPI reports to executive leadership.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a directly related field
- Minimum of 8 years' experience in marketing
- At least 3 years explicitly spent in a senior or leadership role
- Proven history of developing and executing integrated marketing strategies across both digital and offline channels
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role
- Experience managing creative teams, internal staff, and external marketing agencies
- Sound proficiency across digital marketing platforms
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to craft compelling narratives for diverse audiences
- Strategic thinking capabilities combined with a strong operational and project management discipline
- High emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity
- Ability to position oneself effectively and build trust with a well-established, tenured team
- Strong financial acumen
- Comfort managing departmental budgets
- Ability to report accurately on ROI
- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills
- Self-directed, resilient professional
- Comfort managing multiple competing priorities in a fluid environment
- Willingness to maintain an operational portfolio alongside strategic responsibilities
- Demonstrating strong operational discipline
- Permanent employment
- 08:30-4:30 Monday to Thursday schedule
- 08:30-2:30 Friday schedule
- R60 000 - R70 000 per month experience dependent salary
Desired Qualifications
- Postgraduate qualification
- Relevant professional marketing certification
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