Marketing Assistant - Sandton, South Africa - Discovery Ltd.

Discovery Ltd.

Verified Company

Sandton, South Africa

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

beBee Recruiter

Description

Business Unit:
Marketing
Function:Marketing Management
Date:20-Apr-2023- Discovery - Marketing- Marketing Assistant
About Discovery

Discovery's core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fastpaced and dynamic environment enables smart, selfdriven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
Key Purpose
Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to
Designing graphic content, illustrations, videos and infographics
Managing graphic designs from conception to delivery
Generating innovative visual concepts
Collaborating with crossfunctional teams both internally and agency partners
Keeping uptodate with industry trends, best practice & developments
Ability to execute campaigns on a campaign management interface.
Partners with stakeholders to ensure design, content and segmentation adhere to best practice standards.
Works with Brand and Business owners to execute full lifecycle programs that are relevant and appealing to target audiences.
Reports on and analyzes key marketing metrics to ensure campaigns are meeting goals.
Tracks and executes endtoend campaign plans to optimize key traffic and revenue metrics including open rates, click through rates, engagement, and conversion.

OVERVIEW:

This position has a direct impact on the reputation the Company maintains in a highly competitive marketplace.
The incumbent works to facilitate the objectives of the department and Company
This is a highly visible position, impacting the business operationally and strategically.
The position works closely with the Marketing, IT, Data Science and creative departments and agencies
The position works closely with external vendors including Everlytic and SAP Hybris Marketing
The incumbent must be detail oriented to get the right message to the right person at the right time as well as results focused and delivers campaign reports timeously and with attention to detail

Competencies

Proven ability to communicate insights and action items driven from data.
Analytical and segmentation skills, strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to juggle shortterm needs with overall strategy
Creative, highly organized, articulate, flexible, and very handson.
Proactive, energetic, selfstarter who thrives on getting things done.
Clear understanding of marketing metrics and expertise in A/B testing and ROI analysis.
Working experience in the field of Visual/Multimedia Design/ Animation, Illustration and Brand Design.
Desire to take on new challenges, grow and learn every day.
Have verbal and written communication skills.
Have strong visual design skills; attention to detail and a demonstrated mastery of typography, colour and layout.
Proficiency with industry design tools (Adobe Creative Suite) and corporate communication tools (MS Office 365).
Education and Experience
Website design, IT programming or htmlbased training and experience a requisite
Bachelors' Degree in Marketing, graphic design, or related field.
At least 12 years of working experience
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.