Vacancy: Marketing & Communications Supervisor
LightBox is looking for an experienced Marketing & Communications Supervisor.
LightBox is looking for an experienced Marketing & Communications Supervisor.
The ideal candidate must live the
products in their category; are experts in their field know their customers and
have a fundamental understanding of where the market and film industry is
going.
Its all about strategy, execution and follow-through. From initial concepts to launch campaigns, sales and distribution– it starts and lives with the Marketing Supervisor.
Marketing Supervisors utilizes all of
the P’s of marketing to develop a mind-blowing product strategy, rally the
company around a launch and distribution campaign and build momentum that plows
through the competition.
We’re looking for individuals that show they can do whatever it reasonably takes to get a product to market and are passionate about a product’s success.
The right person for this position
will be able to demonstrate their creative energy and passion for shaping
successful campaigns. This is not a cookie-cutter job and we are not looking
for cookie-cutter people.
Job Purpose Summary: The Marketing and Communications Supervisor’s role is to ensure that effective marketing and communication strategies are developed and implemented in alignment with organizational priorities and client needs within the company’s framework.
Core Job Responsibilities: Service Delivery responsibilities include working together with the creative teams (people, process, technology) to build client and/or audience satisfaction, increase efficiency, meet established quarterly metrics, and grow the business by looking for new opportunities to build and develop new audio-visual content for audiences.
Job Purpose Summary: The Marketing and Communications Supervisor’s role is to ensure that effective marketing and communication strategies are developed and implemented in alignment with organizational priorities and client needs within the company’s framework.
Core Job Responsibilities: Service Delivery responsibilities include working together with the creative teams (people, process, technology) to build client and/or audience satisfaction, increase efficiency, meet established quarterly metrics, and grow the business by looking for new opportunities to build and develop new audio-visual content for audiences.
Solution & Implementation
Development responsibilities align with sales efforts to advance new prospects
by providing marketing operations and decoupling expertise to advance new
prospects to audiences, clients and markets.
This involves assessing the current
situation, determining how our service offerings match their needs, defining
the specific delivery model and leading the implementation of solutions with
them through continuous engagement.
Champion the company brand identity across all developed materials and digital platforms. Act as a brand steward, upholding brand, standards and consistency in all projects.
Qualifications Skills and abilities
To be successful in this position you
must have the following skills and abilities:
- Degree in marketing, communications, business
or related field with an in-depth of combined marketing communications,
professional services, or agency business development experience.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience.
Experience in the film industry is an added advantage.
- Excellent project management and
organizational skills; ability to prioritize and balance multiple projects
simultaneously.
- Experience in a business development or
account management role in an agency, corporate or consulting environment.
- Expertise in marketing operations, agency
management, or decoupling marketing solutions.
- Demonstrate strategic understanding of
emerging channels like social media, mobile, and digital.
- Excellent written and verbal communication
skills.
- Comfortable with web-based project management
tools and collaboration technologies.
- Proven ability to make a professional and
positive impression with senior management within potential client
organizations.
- Successful track record at building and
presenting concepts/programs for clients and new business opportunities.
- Proven track record of showing improvement in
cost, quality and cycle time metrics in a creative environment.
- Understands components, cycle times and
production and distribution requirements of web and video/multimedia
deliverables.
- Common sense is a MUST.
Behavioral competencies
- Results driven, proactive & able to work
autonomously
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Problem solving attitude
- Flexible, change embracing in rapidly evolving
work and market environment
- Ability to relate to and work with a wide
variety of stakeholders
The ideal Marketing Supervisor
- has a colorful background.
- has unparalleled expertise and passion within
the categories that they have managed
- has a vision about the future of the film
industry and the creative economy
- is resourceful and hates to miss deadlines
- is assertive and takes initiative
- has a strong work ethic
- is passionate about the user experience above
all else.
Research & Development Officer.
Job Purpose Summary: The incumbent should work towards the introduction, innovation, and improvement of products and processes within the company.
Core Job Responsibilities:
Job Purpose Summary: The incumbent should work towards the introduction, innovation, and improvement of products and processes within the company.
Core Job Responsibilities:
Product research and development
- Working knowledge in conducting a thorough
study to support in-house productions. The research phase includes
determining production specifications, production costs and production
time line.
- Come up with new production designs based on
the requirements and ideas created during the research phase.
- Evaluate the production services offered by the
company to ensure they are still functional, identify potential changes or
upgrades and make recommendations where needed.
- Continuous research on social media
effectiveness and give recommendations where appropriate to assist the
company advertise its products to a wider audience.
- Designing research methods and materials,
sampling, conducting literature searches, conducting interviews, analyzing
qualitative and quantitative data, contributing to reports and
presentations for production.
- Fulfil a range of research administration
tasks including; organizing fieldwork, booking interviews and focus
groups, preparing reports, maintain accurate records of experiments and
investigations, data inputting and supporting general production
administration.
- Engage different audiences for the different
products to be created and provide feedback that is beneficial in both pre
and post developmental phases.
- To aid the company in staying competitive with
others in the industry by researching and analyzing the production other
businesses are creating, as well as the new trends within the industry.
This research will guide the department in developing and updating the
productions created by the company.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in any field from a recognized
University.
- 3+ years of experience in a similar position.
- Excellent computer skills including data input
and analysis packages – SPSS, STATA
- Strong attention to detail and ability to
multitask.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and
PowerPoint and advanced Excel skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical and
interpersonal skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication
skills.
- Self motivated to learn new concepts and
participate in new projects.
If you wish to start an exciting
career opportunity in a film production company and are up to the task, kindly
send a detailed resume with three referees, current e-mail address and
telephone contacts indicating the job title on the subject line to
people@lightbox.co.ke to reach us not later than 30th November, 2015 by close
of business 5:00pm.
Please note only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.