Brand Communications Manager (Financial Services) - Sandton
Equity People · Sandton, Gauteng
Overview
Lead a small team of brand specialists and drive integrated marketing and brand campaigns for a financial services business in Sandton. This permanent role suits a hands on strategist with 5+ years of brand management experience who enjoys planning campaigns end to end, managing budgets and timelines, and working with creative, digital and product teams. Offering R50 000 per month plus a performance bonus.
About the role
Equity People is looking for a strategic, hands on Brand Communications Manager to lead a small team of brand specialists. You will drive integrated marketing and brand initiatives across the business, turning business priorities into campaigns, communications and brand experiences that land well with the right audiences.
This role sits in the financial services space, so experience in that industry is essential. You will partner closely with Product, Distribution, Digital, Communications and Operations, and you will be the kind of person who can hold the strategy together while keeping an eye on the details of delivery.
- Lead end to end campaign planning, from creative briefs through to rollout
- Manage timelines, budgets, resources and stakeholder approvals
- Work with creative, digital and content teams to produce engaging content
- Support events, sponsorships and brand activations
- Track campaign performance and recommend improvements
Requirements
- Degree or National Diploma in Marketing, Brand or Communications
- 5+ years of experience in brand management, marketing or integrated communications
- Financial services experience is essential
- A proven track record of delivering integrated campaigns
- Strong strategy, project management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Own transport
Responsibilities
- Develop integrated brand and marketing strategies
- Translate business priorities into campaigns, communications and experiences
- Lead end to end campaign planning, creative briefs and project management
- Manage timelines, budgets, resources and stakeholder approvals
- Partner with Product, Distribution, Digital, Communications and Operations teams
- Support brand experiences, events, sponsorships and activations
- Work with creative, digital and content teams to deliver engaging content
- Ensure governance, processes and sign off protocols are followed
- Measure campaign performance and recommend improvements
Benefits
Performance bonus
Job details
- Organisation
- Equity People
- Location
- Sandton, Gauteng
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (5+ years)
- Education
- Diploma
- Salary
- R50k per month / monthly
- Category
- Marketing & Communications
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This is a solid step up if you have been working in brand or marketing for a few years and want to lead a small team. Because the role is in financial services, your application should show at least one campaign you delivered end to end in that sector, including how you managed budgets, timelines and sign off with stakeholders.
In your CV, bring the numbers forward where you can: campaign reach, budget size, team size, and what changed as a result. In the interview, expect questions about how you juggle creative ideas with governance and approvals, since financial services brands work within tight compliance rules.
Have your degree or diploma and driver's license ready, and be prepared to talk through a campaign from brief to results.
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