Job Description

Junior Brand Manager | Umhlanga Rocks | Seychelles based hospitality GroupWe are looking a motivated JUNIOR BRAND MANAGER to join the team of this Seychelles based Hospitality Group. The group manages a number of luxury lodges as well as offers many ocean-based activities. The head office is located in South Africa, Umhlanga Rocks.As the perfect candidate, apart from the below skills, the personality plays a crucial role here and it is required that you love the outdoors, sun and are comfortable swimming in the ocean as on the occasions, you will be dealing with water-based marketing campaigns.Job Overview:As Junior Brand Manager, you will be responsible for driving both sales and marketing initiatives to achieve business objectives. This role involves developing and executing effective sales and marketing campaigns, supporting the sales and marketing teams, and contributing to the overall growth of the organization.Responsibilities:

• Implement strategies for lead generation through various channels, including digital marketing, events, and partnerships.
• Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns that align with sales goals and overall business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a unified approach to marketing and sales efforts.
• Assist the sales team by providing marketing materials, sales collateral, and other resources to enhance their effectiveness.
• Collaborate with sales to understand customer needs and tailor marketing strategies accordingly.
• Work closely with the sales team to make sure all marketing material, rates sheets, content and other documents are always up to date.
• Conduct market research to identify trends, competitor activities, and customer preferences.
• Utilize market intelligence to adapt marketing and sales strategies for optimal results.
• Monitor and analyze sales and marketing metrics to measure performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Provide regular reports and insights to leadership on the effectiveness of campaigns.
• Formulating campaign strategy, researching potential marketing channels, analyzing competitors, and testing.
• Analyzing the performance of campaigns, identifying strategic opportunities, and facilitating change to hit and exceed expectations and KPIs.
• Building audiences and digital community management.
• Audience engagement.
• Copywriting and content creation.
• Optimization of copy.
• Brainstorm new and creative growth strategies.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and developments in digital marketing as well as consumer behaviour and recommend improvements.
• Email marketing and campaigns.
• Blog building and publishing.
• CRM Management.
• Facilitate all design projects internally and with external design agencies.
• Facilitate any copy, media or content required for web builds, internally and with external digital media agencies.
• Maintaining the relationship with external PR agencies.
• Provide support to the sales and marketing managers, across all companies.

Skills Required / Pre-requisites:

• Bachelors degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• Must be a graduate and hold a diploma or degree in marketing or business.
• Proven 2 years' experience in both sales and marketing roles.
• Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office. (Excel / Word / PowerPoint / Outlook).
• Excellent email etiquette.
• Possess strong business writing skills and be able to produce high-quality documents.
• Exhibit a high level of attention to detail.
• Be aware of all the latest digital marketing tactics strategies and securities.
• Be willing to work in a dynamic, ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
• The ability to think creatively and work independently.
• Must be able to travel locally and internationally, when required.
• Proficient in digital marketing strategies and tools.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to derive insights from data.
• Creative thinker with the ability to contribute innovative ideas.
• This role offers a dynamic opportunity for an individual to leverage both sales and marketing skills to drive business growth and success.

Benefits:

• Salary structure will be discussed with shortlisted candidates
• 21 days annual leave per year.
• An excellent working environment.
• The opportunity to develop your skills and grow within the business.
• The opportunity to travel to our destinations in the Seychelles, when applicable

Start: ASAPTo apply for Junior Brand Manager | Umhlanga Rocks | Seychelles based hospitality Group, please send your CV in WORD document WITH UP-TO-DATE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND A FULL-LENGTH PHOTO INSERTED ON THE CV.We appreciate all applications. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment, within 10 working days of the application.Recruit for Africa is a recruitment agency based in South Africa specialising exclusively in hospitality, retail, chefs and lodge placements. Our agents are specialists in their fields and will be able to advise you and assist in the recruitment process, from the moment you apply for a job until you start your employment. Do not look any further and contact Recruit for Africa to find you the perfect employee or to secure your dream job!DisclaimerPersonal information received from applicants will only be processed for the purposes obtained as disclosed in our privacy policy. By applying for this job, you accept that we can process your personal information as specified and you agree to our privacy policy found on Recruit for Africa website. Recruit for Africa (Pty) Ltd has safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality of this personal information.Recruit for Africa will only send emails from @recruitforafrica.com domain and will never ask job seekers to pay recruitment, visa or any travel fees into our account.

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