Vacancy: Permanent
Marketing: Senior Digital Marketing Coordinator
The Two Oceans Aquarium is seeking a Senior Digital Marketing Coordinator to join our Marketing & Communications Team to oversee our digital content creators, manage and identify audiovisual assets and needs, and facilitate the creation or content for both social media and other platforms in-line with the Aquarium and our non-profit Foundation’s strategic objectives.
The ideal candidate is an excellent planner with a diverse skillset to facilitate and contribute to a broad range of marketing activities, particularly digital content creation, social media management, advertising, digital asset management and conceptualizing of creative campaigns. A strong background in digital marketing is essential, as well as project management skills in this space.
This is a position that rewards organization, independence, flexibility, a collaborative spirit, and an excitement about the kind of work and projects undertaken by the Aquarium and its Foundation. Passion, creativity, curiosity, attention to detail, and the ability to juggle broad and diverse sets of business and marketing objectives, are essential.
If this is you, then read on:
Essential requirements are:
- Five years of relevant experience and/or a related qualification in media, marketing, project management, communications, English or a related creative field.
- Excellent verbal and written communication ability in English.
- Full computer literacy, use of MS Office, and comfort with online tools such as CMSs, CRMs, social media management tools, Google Analytics, etc.
- Experience in content creation in the form of short and long-form copywriting, and visual media, email marketing, and digital advertising.
- Responsibility, creativity, flexibility, and curiosity.
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a diverse team.
- Loving animals, the ocean and the environment are a bonus.
Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:
- Coordinating and contributing to the creation of a comprehensive content calendar for the Aquarium and Foundation.
- Ensuring that key processes, such as approvals, reviews, proofreading, adherence to brand guidelines are followed by content creators.
- Maintains and updates the Aquarium’s collection of digital assets and content, such as the website.
- Reports on the activities of the content team and the effectiveness of campaigns.
- Coordinates and plans marketing and communications campaigns in collaboration with the broader Marketing team, graphic designers, and internal stakeholders.
- Maintains a working knowledge of all digital tools and platforms used by the Marketing Team, and facilitates necessary training or procurement of new tools.
- Acts as second for other Marketing Team members as required.
- Supports the marketing Manager in the interpretation and implementation of the Aquarium and Foundation’s strategic objectives.
Reporting to: The Marketing Manager
Salary: To be discussed at interview
Starting date: 1 November 2024 or sooner.
Preference will be given to candidates who will add to the diversity of our organisation. The Aquarium reserves the right not to make an appointment in the event that no suitably qualified candidates apply for the position as advertised.
Interested applicants must email a maximum two-page CV, a covering letter of motivation, as well as a digital copy of their creative portfolio (if available) to vacancies@aquarium.co.za. Applicants always retain the rights to their portfolio content.
Closing date for applications: 30 September 2024
If no response has been received within 21 days of the closing date, candidates may assume that their application has been unsuccessful.