Marketing Manager | Johannesburg | Apparel and Footwear Brand

SUMMARY:
Leading South African apparel and footwear brand is seeking a young, energetic and creative MARKETING MANAGER to assist in taking the prestigious brand to new heights with innovative ideas and strategies. We are looking for a Marketing Manager that has a good understanding of talking to Millennial and Gen Z consumers.

POSITION INFO:

Leading South African apparel and footwear brand is seeking a young, energetic and creative MARKETING MANAGER to assist in taking the prestigious brand to new heights with innovative ideas and strategies.  We are looking for a Marketing Manager that has a good understanding of talking to Millennial and Gen Z consumers.

Candidate must be willing to travel, work weekends and overtime as expected of them as they will join a high pressured and dynamic environment.  The position will be office based, in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg.

The person must be an independent and creative thinker, incredibly proactive, organised and have a lot of energy! The key goal is to explore unique and effective ways to increase brand awareness and maximise sales by understanding the impact of the marketing strategy across the business.

Qualifications and Preferable Experience Required:

• Appropriate tertiary qualification (B degree or equivalent in Marketing / Communications / Visual Communications or similar)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Marketing Manager; experience in the retail industry or alike would be an added advantage
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Experience in Social Media Management
• Experience in writing blogs
• Must have excellent writing skills
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Content marketing experience
• Digital marketing knowledge and experience - A MUST!
• Adwords competency and understanding implementation
• Mailchimp experience and how to set up lists, create campaigns and schedule campaigns

Attributes required:

• Dynamic and energetic
• Confident and Passionate
• Have initiative- being a self-starter
• Naturally inclined to work hard
• Action oriented (doer)
• Able to work calmly under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to think outside the box
• Time and project management

Salary:  Negotiable depending on level of experience

Start:  ASAP

Should you feel you fit the above criteria and have the necessary experience please provide a detailed CV together with a recent photo of yourself to apply for the Marketing Manager | Johannesburg | Apparel and Footwear Brand position.

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