Marketing / Fundraising Officer

SUMMARY:
Our client, an NPO, operating in the arts and music industry in KZN, requires a Marketing and Fundraising Officer with a passion for arts, culture and artist development to join their dynamic team.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

• Marketing & Communications Responsibilities: overseeing marketing campaigns, web management, content creation, media relations, social media management, and internal communications.
• Marketing Management & Planning: drafting and executing marketing strategies and plans aligned with company objectives.
• Brand Development & Management: ensuring consistency and growth of the company brand across all platforms and touchpoints.
• Sales & Promotion: driving awareness and participation in company programs, initiatives, and services.
• Creative Centre Management: promoting and supporting the organisation’s facilities including the Resource Centre, Recording Studio, Rehearsal Spaces, Performance Area, and Training Rooms.
• High-Level Reporting: preparing strategic reports and presenting insights on marketing and communications activities to management and the Marketing & Communications Committee.
• Stakeholder Management: building and maintaining relationships with partners, sponsors, media, and the creative community.
• Media & Creative Sector Experience (optional but preferred): familiarity with the dynamics of the creative industries to enhance engagement and visibility.
• Public Relations & Media Relations
• Digital & Social Media Management

• Strong strategic marketing and brand management skills
• Fundraising expertise
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Media relations and PR expertise
• Digital marketing and social media proficiency
• Content creation and storytelling ability
• Project management and campaign coordination
• Stakeholder and partnership management
• Analytical thinking and reporting skills
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the creative and cultural sector

• Passion for arts, culture, and artist development
• Creative, innovative, and solution-oriented
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Collaborative and relationship-driven
• Values-driven with an understanding of the non-profit environment
• Support fundraising, sponsorship, and donor communications through strategic marketing (can be part of stakeholder management)