Marketing & Communications Lead at Churchgate Group

The Churchgate Group has continuously enhanced the productivity of the most populous African nation through multi-channel business industries and cloud-embracing monuments. We are shooting for the stars and redefining the skylines of Lagos and Abuja with distinctive residential and commercial real estate of exceptional quality that positively enhances communities.

A half-century is a long time, but the Churchgate group has continuously delivered on its promise to enhance the productivity and economic growth of Nigeria’s most successful entities by providing choice properties across the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing & Communications Lead

Location: Central Business District, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

• Churchgate Group is looking for acommercially-minded Marketing & Communications Leadto drive measurable business outcomes for World Trade Center Abuja.
• This is not a pure social media, content, or awareness-driven role.It is acommercial marketing leadership rolefor someone who can translate marketing investment intolease inquiries, membership sign-ups, partnership deals, and pipeline contribution.
• You will be expected to think inROAS, CAC, and lead generation– not just impressions and engagement. You will be frustrated when marketing cannot be tied to revenue. You will take pride in building systems that consistently deliver commercial growth.

What You Will Do

• You will own the end-to-end marketing strategy for WTC Abuja, with selective support across the broader Churchgate Group where required.

Strategic Marketing & Brand Leadership:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing strategy for WTC Abuja
• Elevate brand positioning to align with global real estate and trade service standards
• Lead annual marketing planning, budgeting, and performance reviews
• Ensure consistent brand messaging across all WTC Abuja touchpoints

Digital Marketing & Performance Management:

• Oversee campaigns across Meta, Google, LinkedIn, and programmatic channels
• Build data-driven digital funnels for lead generation, membership acquisition, leasing, and events
• Manage website optimization, SEO/SEM performance, analytics, and content architecture
• Drive marketing automation using CRM platforms
• Design dashboards for real-time measurement of CAC, ROAS, pipeline contribution, and digital performance indicators

Traditional & Corporate Marketing:

• Lead development of brochures, print ads, outdoor campaigns, corporate communications, and event marketing
• Partner with media agencies and vendors for ATL and BTL campaigns
• Oversee corporate collateral including investment/pitch decks and executive-level presentations

Content, Communications & PR:

• Own content strategy across social, digital, print, events, and stakeholder communications
• Manage press engagement, talking points, crisis communications, and brand reputation
• Drive storytelling that reinforces WTC Abuja's premium positioning

Customer & Market Intelligence

• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer segmentation
• Translate insights into actionable recommendations for sales and executive leadership
• Monitor industry trends (real estate, memberships, trade services, events) to ensure competitiveness

Sales Enablement:

• Work closely with Sales, Trade Services, and Operations to ensure marketing directly supports commercial objectives
• Develop toolkits and campaigns that drive measurable revenue outcomes
• Train internal teams on brand standards, lead management, and campaign execution where required

Events & Partnerships:

• Lead planning and execution of high-impact corporate events, trade delegations, business mixers, and industry conferences
• Build and manage partnerships with embassies, chambers of commerce, global trade bodies, and investment agencies
• Strengthen WTC Abuja's positioning within global trade and business ecosystems

Team Leadership & Vendor Management:

• Manage internal marketing staff and external vendors including designers, media agencies, digital consultants, and event partners
• Ensure timely, high-quality delivery across all marketing outputs
• Negotiate vendor contracts and monitor performance against agreed deliverables

What Success Looks Like
Success in this role will be measured by real commercial outcomes, including:

• Lead generation– Qualified leads for leasing, memberships, and events
• Pipeline contribution– Marketing-sourced revenue pipeline
• Leasing/sales support– Marketing campaigns that directly support sales
• Membership growth– Measurable increase in WTC membership sign-ups
• Partnerships– New strategic partnerships with embassies, chambers, and trade bodies
• Brand positioning– WTC Abuja as the premier destination in Nigeria
• Business visibility– Increased market share of voice
• ROAS & CAC– Return on ad spend and customer acquisition cost within targets

What We Are Looking For
We are looking for acommercial marketing manager, not a social media manager.
The right candidate will likely have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field
• 7–12 years of marketing experienceacross both digital and traditional channels
• Proven track recordof multi-channel campaigns withmeasurable commercial outcomes
• Strong digital marketing depth– Meta, Google, LinkedIn, programmatic, SEO/SEM, CRM automation
• Experience interacting with C-suite executives
• Ability to step in for the VP where required– confident engaging internal and external stakeholders
• Professional maturity and leadership presence
• Structured execution capability– plans, budgets, dashboards, reporting

Preferred Background (Bonus Points):

• Real estate, hospitality, memberships, retail, finance, or high-end service industries
• Multinational organisation exposure
• B2B or enterprise marketing experience
• Premium or luxury brand experience
• Familiarity with global trade ecosystems and business councils

What We Are NOT Looking For (Deprioritise):

• Focus mainly on engagement/followers/social media growth, this is not a content role
• Cannot clearly explain business outcomes, marketing must tie to revenue
• No measurable revenue or pipeline contribution, results matter, not activities
• Overly narrow/specialised in only one aspect of marketing, needs breadth across digital, traditional, events, PR.

Why Join Churchgate

• This is an opportunity to lead marketing for one of Nigeria's most iconic developments – World Trade Center Abuja.
• You will have the chance to build a commercial marketing engine that directly impacts revenue, work directly with leadership, and see your campaigns drive measurable business growth.

Application Closing Date
24th June, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Applicants are required to submit:

1. Your updated CV
2. A link to your LinkedIn profile
3. A short note on why you are a fit for the role
4. 2–3 examples of marketing campaigns you have led withmeasurable commercial outcomes(leads, revenue, pipeline, ROAS)

Note

• Churchgate Group is an equal opportunity employer.
• We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.