Media and Marketing Executive

Help The Rural Child Charity Shops is a chain of retail shops that form part of the Goedgedacht Trust, selling donated second-hand goods to raise funds to support rural children and the communities in which they live.

We are currently recruiting to fill the position of a Media and Marketing Executive to help us build brand awareness, bring creative flair to our campaigns, and manage various tasks relating to communications and marketing within the organization.

This is a full-time position based at our office in Mowbray, Cape Town.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design flyers, newsletters, posters and social media posts for various campaigns and/or mail drops – creating
HTML/ digital versions where necessary
• Liaise with various service providers where necessary for projects
• Update website when necessary
• Create and manage mailing databases
• Prepare mailing lists and content for mailing/ social media campaigns
• Coordinate new campaigns/events and measure results
• Conduct market research using social media tools
• Cold call where necessary for purposes of increasing marketing/donor footprint.
• Be willing to tackle tasks and duties as assigned by the Operations Manager – which may not fall under your
usual scope of work

REQUIRED SKILLS
• Demonstrated ability in creative writing, copywriting, business writing, editing and production of marketing
materials.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Working knowledge of website construction and design
• Web and Graphic Design at advanced level.
• Digital marketing experience essential.
• Experience using Mailchimp
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Previous experience with NPO is advantageous
• Proficient in English – written and spoken