Pietermaritzburg: Marketing Coordinator

About the Role

The Marketing Coordinator role is a key position in our marketing team, responsible for planning and coordinating all marketing and sales support material. The successful candidate will work closely with the Sales and Product teams to design and implement marketing campaigns, manage marketing stock, and coordinate digital communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and co-ordinate the preparation and supply of all marketing and sales support material utilising appropriate resources.
• Work through the Marketing Manager together with the Sales and Product teams to design and implement marketing campaigns.
• Administration of the monthly marketing calendar and planned marketing activities.
• Use tracking systems to report on campaign performance for both online and offline marketing activities and tactics (in line with the marketing budget).
• Prepare and coordinate the end-to-end process of digital communication (newsflashes, websites, social media channels, e-commerce site) to all stakeholders.
• Oversee all aspects of marketing stock (merchandise and promotional giveaways), including design, ordering of replenishment stock, regular stock taking, and keeping records of all co-marketing expenses.
• Assist in the management of outsourced projects to various third-party suppliers (ensuring they are executed on time and on budget with guidance from the Marketing Manager).
• Coordinate and assist with visual displays at shows, exhibitions, conferences, and events where necessary.

Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in marketing diploma or degree.
• Preferably 4 – 7 years experience in a marketing environment.
• Agency experience (Advantageous).
• High level of competency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint) and a strong understanding of IT systems and applications.
• A working knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Photoshop required.
• A working knowledge of social media (organic and paid advertising) and Google Analytics.
• Good project management capability and an ability to run with multiple projects at different stages at the same time.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications mentioned in the original job description.

Salary & Benefits

No salary information provided in the original job description.