RS Hunter Limited is recruiting to fill the following position:
Job Title: Marketing Manager (Media & Entertainment)
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities
- Barter Deals - Ensuring we have barter deals in key markets and are used to their full potential.
- Working with the Commercial, Programming and Marketing teams to successfully implement events.
- Create strong relationships with external promoters, media partners and sponsors in delivering events.
- Creation and maintaining an up-to-date Marketing events calendar – working with all AM group on a regular basis.
- Work closely with online and advertising manager to build the website as an effective sales and marketing tool.
- Working on cross-functional Marketing projects in conjunction with the sales and programming to make marketing revenue target.
- Merchandise and Branding materials - creation and sourcing of merchandise / branding materials with in allocated budget.
- Organization of events
- Organization of in house events Pan African Events – Responsibility for leveraging the pan African events on a local level and ensuring AM group are fully updated on all details.
- Building relationships with the Pan-African teams and being first point of contact for the emerging markets group.
Requirements
- 6-7 years relevant experience
- Seasoned professional
- Preferably with previous Media experience
- First class track record of strategic and commercial development of market leading brands
- In-depth understanding of advertising sales process including: planning and traffic
- Extensive experience in commercial modeling
- Strong commercial acumen and budget management skills
- Excellent IT & Technical skills (MS Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Business Objects)
- Proven experience of managing teams to measurable commercial success, candidate will be able to encourage and support the production of exceptional creative content
- Ability to develop, evaluate and recommend business options and deal structures
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to adapt communication styles
- Willingness to travel extensively throughout Nigeria and the rest of Africa
- Experience with marketing, events, advertising, distribution, sponsorship and sales
- Relevant tertiary education
- Hands-on approach to role
- Experience of commercial development in Africa
- Ability to consolidate information to a succinct level
- Strong individual with a genuine passion for the industry
- High impact communication/presentation skills
- Ability to develop good working relationships internally and externally
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment
- Dedicated, ambitious and committed, willing to work the long hours required to get the job done
- Excellent management skills and solid track record as good people manager.
Application Closing Date
25th October, 2013
Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and CVs to:
[email protected] using Job Title as the Subject of the mail.