Project Manager and Social Media Associate

As a Junior Project Manager and Social Media Associate, you need to be a client facing, well organised individual who is able to engage in a broader business dialogue with clients. You will be expected to work closely with various clients and the et al Group companies, take and provide clear and directional creative briefs and support the teams through the successful execution of each brief and project. You will be the client’s representative at the agency, and the agency’s representative at the client’s organisation. You must develop a thorough knowledge of the various client’s business, and all aspects of advertising, including creative, media, research, and commercial production.

In addition to the above, you will also aid the Social Media Specialist in;

1) Developing social media strategies across social media channels

2) Executing social media campaigns across social media channels

3) Working closely with social media content creators (creative studios) 

4) Organic social media services including scheduling of posts, community management, and monthly reporting

5) Client presentations and status meetings 

6) Aligning with paid media and other strategic units

7) Working with relevant social media tools and software

You will work on and integrate platforms including, but are not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, as well as other digital channels including Blogs and Electronic Newsletters.

You must be a dynamic, independent thinker that can plan, execute, and finalise projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. You must be able to build strong client relationships, clearly understand client requirements, think on your feet and partake in on-the-spot solutions, manage the client, projects, and suppliers, take briefs, compile status documents, and run/participate in status meetings and creative reviews, compile CEs, project plans, manage budgets, communicate creative ideas from client to creative teams and write clear instructional briefs, and co-ordinate and execute activities and tasks required to meet all project objectives.

Requirements for this position

 1.1. Qualification Relevant tertiary education

1.2. Work experience - 0 - 2 years relevant working experience

1.3. Competencies

• Time management
• Extraordinary attention to detail
• People skills and very good communication skills 
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Professional, client-centric approach to all projects
• Solid administrative skills
• Exceptional project planning and implementation skills
• Organisational and time management skills

1.4. Other requirements

• Computer skills (Outlook, Excel, Internet Explorer, Word, PowerPoint) 
• Ability to use relevant software programs – intermediate Microsoft Word user
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work quickly and accurately
• Familiar with social media platforms