The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media
organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print
operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services, as
well as outdoor advertising. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading
multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and
international interest.
Our various media platforms include: The
Standard newspaper, KTN, KTN News, Radio Maisha, The Nairobian weekly
newspaper, Think Outdoor (billboard advertising) and Standard Digital. As part
of strengthening our operations, we are looking for smart, creative and
ambitious individuals to join our Digital team in the following capacities;
Responsibilities
Qualifications and
Experience
Responsibilities
Qualification And Skills
Responsibilities
Qualifications And Skills:
Business Executives
Job Description
Overall Purpose of the Job
The incumbents will be responsible for
generating revenue for the Group through servicing existing and recruiting new
clients.
Responsibilities
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Achieving set annual and monthly targets for
different platforms across Standard Group PLC.
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To follow systems and standards desired to
deliver highest customer service to clients.
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Liaise with Credit control and clients
regarding payment terms and debt collection while maintaining collection
timelines.
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Work with creativity and under minimum supervision.
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Maintain close and effective contact with
clients and ensure customer satisfaction.
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Attend regular sales review meetings for
updates and feedback.
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To support, maintain and grow business
contacts with both the existing and potential advertising clients and agencies.
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Develop strategy to increase sales volumes and
market share.
Qualifications and
Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communication
or a related field from a recognized institution.
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Marketing Society of Kenya, Chartered
Institute of Management Professional Qualification or its equivalent from a
recognized institution
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Two (2) years relevant experience in media
sales
Skills and Other
Attributes
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Good interpersonal skills
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Excellent written and communication skills
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Team player
E-Business Development Manager
Job Description
Responsibilities
E-Business Development Manager Reporting to
the GM-Digital, The Online Business Manager will be responsible for the
following;
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Creating new businesses for the Group’s
Digital Business in line with the Groups ambition to grow revenue through
e-business.
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Developing innovative products and services by
identifying and implementing new online businesses.
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Revenue optimisation, monitoring and reporting
on existing e-business revenue lines.
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Ensuring quality controls on our e-business
products and services are customer focused. Reviewing the departmental ‑
nancial, budgetary and production goals and making necessary adjustments to
always be on track.
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Manage customer care operations for Digital;
planning, operationalising and weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual, reporting
to the management against plans as required;
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Driving e-commerce traffic, social media
presence using modern tools and techniques; monitor and analyse using
appropriate analytic tools and report on traffic on e-commerce platforms;
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Budget preparation for Digital Business
Development department and relevant operations. Managing the said budget and
cost optimisation;
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Leading, directing, motivating and mentoring
the e-business team. Enhancing innovative culture and creating conducive work
environment to deliver on their day to day operations
Qualification And Skills
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At least 6 years’ experience in the digital
space, 3 of which in a managerial position
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Experience in business development is a clear
advantage
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology,
Information Systems, business or a relevant field from a recognized institution
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Knowledge of a discipline/function e.g.
production, finance, sales, training etc.
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An in-depth understanding of the digital
space, Google technologies, digital advertising.
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Use of modern analytic tools to increase
traffic and social media presence.
Data scientist
Job Description
Responsibilities
Data Scientist Reporting to the Technical and
Analytics Manager, the Data Scientist will be responsible for the following;
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Fuse consumer data (analytics) from Standard
Digital and third-party platforms, user behaviour and advertising data into
actionable recommendation and tools.
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Provide Editorial, Video Production, Social
Media, Sales, e-Business and Product development team with actionable insights
that will help them to effectively target, engage, and monetize content and
customers.
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Gather, organize and “wrangle” large datasets so
as to get actionable insights from them.
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Process unstructured data into a form suitable
for analysis, utilizing custom applications in order to perform necessary
statistical analysis.
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Collaborate with Web Developers to leverage
web and mobile platform performance and audience analyses to maximize
monetization opportunities and ROI.
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Establish a segmentation framework to
benchmark and monitor user engagement across a variety of user groups. Apply
statistical clustering methodologies to relevant user behaviour and
monetization data to identify actionable user segments and provide insights and
recommendations to improve user experience
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Assist in the on-going implementation and
optimization of business and revenue analytics and behavioural tools and
services in conjunction with Web Developers, Editorial, e-business, social
media and video teams which includes providing instrumentation requirements,
product integration and data collection against programming optimization tools.
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Enhance and leverage content categorization
and taxonomy, as well as monetization related data tools to improve content
ROI, including identification of strong content and/or audience sales
opportunities.
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Apply statistical expertise to study
correlations between platforms, audience segments, topics and monetization
metrics in order to deliver highly effective user experiences for consumers,
advertisers, and affiliates.
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Develop custom metrics, data related tools and
alerts to support editorial and product decision processes.
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Identify key data that’s important to track,
and work with Web developers to access it through the APIs available.
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Support business decisions with ad hoc
analysis as needed. • Research current trends in the industry and utilizes
up-to-date technology and analytical skills to support their assigned project
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Prepare technical reports, presentations, and
status briefings to communicate status and results of analysis.
Required Experience:
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At least 3 years’ experience working in
analytics or data mining, digital marketing or quantitative consulting roles
with focus on analysis of large data-sets. Experience with web reporting
technologies, app reporting tools, Social Media, SEO analytics and APIs.
Qualifications And Skills:
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A degree in Applied Statistics, Computer
Science, Applied Mathematics or related quantitative field from a recognized
institution.
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Demonstrated experience building statistical
models, lookalike models, and turning data into information.
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Strong knowledge of and experience with
classic and new/emerging business intelligence methodologies, data
manipulation, database creation, population, maintenance retrieval.
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Experience with, or knowledge of, data
visualization and advanced Microsoft Excel remote data access skills.
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Passionate about interpreting data into
recommendations and insights with the ability to clearly translate complex
information to all layers of the organization.
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Agile & Nimble analytical data junkie who
is excited about interpreting data all of the time and learning about what it
means and how we can use the info in a news environment.
How to Apply
If you possess the above qualifications and
the drive to meet the challenge, visit our website www.standardmedia.co.ke/recruitment to
browse through the current openings/vacancies and apply not later than 31st
March, 2018 Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
The Standard Group is an equal opportunity employer
and as such, canvassing of any form will lead to automatic disqualification.