Brand Communications Manager - Life Insurance (Sandton)
Grow People Partners · Sandton, Johannesburg
Overview
A vibrant life insurance company in Sandton is looking for an experienced Brand Communications Manager to lead a team of brand specialists. You will drive integrated campaigns, communications and brand experiences that help people navigate change with confidence. This is a permanent, full-time role offering R52 000 per month plus a bi-annual 15% incentive, ideal for a mid to senior marketing professional with financial services experience.
About the role
Our client, a dynamic player in South Africa's life insurance industry, is seeking a Brand Communications Manager to head up a team of brand specialists. You will lead the development and delivery of integrated brand and marketing initiatives that strengthen the company brand and support business objectives.
What you will do:
- Develop integrated marketing and brand strategies aligned to business goals
- Lead the planning and delivery of integrated marketing campaigns from concept to execution
- Partner with internal stakeholders across Product, Distribution, Digital, Communications, Learning and Operations
- Work closely with the creative studio, digital specialists, content team and external partners
- Support brand experiences, sponsorships, events and activations
- Measure campaign effectiveness and recommend improvements
You will manage multiple projects, coordinate timelines, budgets and stakeholder approvals, ensuring every touchpoint reflects the company brand and delivers measurable impact.
Requirements
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Marketing, Brand Management, Communications or a related field (diploma or degree)
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Brand Management, Marketing or Integrated Communications
- Previous financial services experience is a distinct advantage
- Proven experience in developing and delivering integrated marketing campaigns
Responsibilities
- Develop integrated marketing and brand strategies aligned to business objectives
- Translate strategic priorities into campaigns, communications and experiences
- Champion the brand across all customer and stakeholder touchpoints
- Lead the planning and delivery of integrated marketing campaigns
- Develop creative briefs and manage projects from concept through production
- Coordinate timelines, budgets, resources and stakeholder approvals
- Partner with business units to understand their objectives and marketing requirements
- Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders across various departments
- Present campaign concepts and recommendations confidently to stakeholders
- Support the delivery of brand experiences, sponsorships, events and activations
- Work with content specialists and creative teams to develop engaging, purpose-led content
- Manage multiple marketing projects simultaneously
- Coordinate internal teams and external suppliers to deliver high-quality work
- Monitor budgets, timelines and project performance
- Measure campaign effectiveness against agreed objectives
- Analyse insights and recommend improvements for future initiatives
- Share learnings and best practices across the team
Benefits
Bi-annual 15% incentive
Job details
- Organisation
- Grow People Partners
- Location
- Sandton, Johannesburg
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Mid (5+ years)
- Education
- Diploma
- Salary
- R52k per month / monthly
- Category
- Marketing & Communications
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
This role is perfect for a mid to senior marketing professional with a few years of brand management experience under your belt. The company is in life insurance, so if you have any financial services background, highlight that. When preparing your CV, focus on integrated campaigns you have led, how you managed stakeholders, and the measurable results you achieved. The interview process will likely probe your ability to translate business objectives into creative campaigns. Be ready to discuss how you have managed teams and external suppliers. Also note the salary is fixed at R52 000 per month, plus a bi-annual incentive, so consider that in your expectations.
How we help you prepare
This employer takes applications on their own website, so you'll submit this one yourself — but SPAAN NOW gets everything ready for you first. Here's how it works:
- Our AI tailors your CV to match this job's keywords and requirements, so it stands out to recruiters and screening systems.
- A custom cover letter is written specifically for this role — no generic templates.
- We gather the documents this job needs: CV and Diploma certificate. SPAAN NOW pulls these from your profile and packages them together, ready to attach.
- Once your application is prepared, we show you exactly how and where to apply — just follow the link to the employer and submit your ready-made CV, cover letter and documents.
- Mark it as applied under Applications to keep track, and if you're shortlisted, use AI Interview Prep to practise questions commonly asked for roles like this.
We do the hard part — tailoring and gathering everything — so applying yourself only takes a minute.
Spaan Talk
Nobody has said anything yet. Be the first.