Job Opening: Marketing & Communications Executive
Industry: IT
Location: Nairobi
Gross Salary: Kshs 70,000 – Kshs 120,000
Our client is a start-up founded by technology enthusiasts with more than 30 years’ experience in the data centre industry across the world.
They have recently received their series B funding and are looking at expanding their team.
They seek to hire a competent professional who will design and execute Kenya’s marketing strategy, coordinate the production of relevant content for external or internal use.
They will also responsible for internal communication of the organization
KPIs
- Budget for marketing activities
- PR coverage (number of mentions/month in various media)
- Number of posts/month, engagement rate (likes, shares)
- Inbound contacts resulting from a communication from the company
Responsibilities
- Identify and plan market coverage to reach target audiences relevant to business development and revenue objectives
- Develop and execute marketing and communications campaigns which help develop clients, build the company’s brand, and drive growth objectives.
- Define the type of content relevant for a data centre and able to generate engagement with our targeted audience
- Champion the company brand internally and externally through communications initiatives. Ensure online presence including Multilanguage websites, social media, advertising and sponsorship opportunities.
- Liaise with the people in the organization or outside able to support the production of relevant content (interview, tips…)
- Plan and execute the organization of events
- Prepare a planning for communication activities and execute it in a timely manner
- Support the production of content (image editing, video recording, overlay of text in videos)
- Propose and execute the internal communication plan (content, themes, channels)
- Track marketing budget and propose initiatives in line with the budgeted money
- Propose formats for the production of content (emails, videos, PowerPoint, town halls)
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor/Master degree level or equivalent through experience
- At least 2 years of experience, preferably in B2B IT Services/data centre/telco/network environment
- Good understanding of Microsoft office applications
- Good team-working skills
- Knowledge in content creation and blogging
- Experience in organizing and planning events
- Active on social media
- Knowledge of video editing software
- Proposes new ideas, open to do things differently, look for impactful actions, curious about how others do
How to Apply
If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Marketing and Communications Executive) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 11th May 2022.
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV