Marketing Manager Job in Johannesburg, Northern Suburbs

Marketing Manager Job in Johannesburg, Northern Suburbs

Sparkplugs Recruitment – Marketing Manager Vacancy in Johannesburg, Northern Suburbs

Current open jobs at Sparkplugs Recruitment in S.Africa 2024

Fresh recruitment for Marketing Manager in S.Africa 2024

Remuneration: Market related
Location: Johannesburg, Northern Suburbs
Education level: Honours
Job level: Management Snr
Type: Permanent

 

Job description

Our client is a global leader in entertainment looking to hire a marketing manager for their globally recognised music and general entertainment channel.

Your key role will include but not be limited to:

  • Barter deals – ensuring we have barter deals in key markets that are used to their full potential.
  • Working with the commercial, programming and marketing teams to successfully implement campaigns and events.
  • Create strong relationships with external promoters, media partners and sponsors in delivering events.
  • Creation and maintaining an up-to-date marketing events calendar – working with events group on a regular basis.
  • Work closely with online and advertising manager to build the website as an effective sales and marketing tool.
  • Work closely with the on-air producer in the creation and placement of promo campaigns on this channel and other relevant channels.
  • Working on cross-functional marketing projects in conjunction with the sales and programming to make marketing revenue target.
  • Merchandise and branding materials – creation and sourcing of merchandise /branding materials within allocated budget.
  • Organisation of events, i.e: Christmas party/away days (alongside top management and human resources)
  • Pan-African events – responsibility for leveraging the pan-African events on a local level and ensuring events group are fully updated on all details
  • Building relationships with the pan-African teams and being the first point of contact for the cluster marketing structure

Other: 

  • Take on additional responsibilities of overseeing and supporting other operational functions as required by top management
  • Any other duties as determined by the channel director

 

Requirements

Knowledge and experience:

  • You must have six to eight years within a marketing management capacity
  • Seasoned professional
  • Preferably with previous media experience
  • First class track record of strategic and commercial development of market
  • leading brands
  • In-depth understanding of advertising sales process including planning and traffic
  • Extensive experience in commercial modelling
  • Strong commercial acumen and budget management skills
  • Excellent IT and technical skills (MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, business objects)
  • Proven experience of managing teams to measurable commercial success, this person will be able to encourage and support the production of exceptional creative content
  • Ability to develop, evaluate and recommend business options and deal structures
  • Exceptional communication skills and the ability to adapt communication styles
  • Willingness to travel extensively throughout Africa

Desirable:

  • Experience of commercial development in Africa

Essential:

  • Experience with advertising, distribution and sponsorship sales
  • Relevant tertiary education

Personal and interpersonal skills:

  • Hands-on approach to role
  • Ability to consolidate information to a succinct level
  • Strong individual with a genuine passion for the industry
  • High impact communication/presentation skills
  • Ability to develop good working relationships internally and externally
  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment
  • Dedicated, ambitious and committed, willing to work the long hours required to get the job done
  • Excellent management skills and solid track record as good people manager

 
Contact details
Roisin McCarthy
Sparkplugs Recruitment
roisin@sparkplugs.co.za