Head Of Digital / Social Media

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


Our client, an established and successful full-service agency group with specialist agencies in traditional advertising, digital advertising, public relations, B2B consulting and media is urgently looking for a Head of Digital / Social Media with exceptional organisational skills and project management experience to ensure all of the necessary deliverables for a project are completed and handed over on time and on budget. As well as making sure the project also aligns with the clientxe2x80x99s business goals and original proposals.

In order to be considered the following is required:

  • Tertiary degree / diploma in a related field (would be ideal)
  • Minimum three years of experience as a digital project manager, running projects and working directly with a team of developers
  • Agency-client relationship experience an added advantage
  • Minimum three years of experience running website development projects
  • Traffic and account management experience (advantageous)
  • SEO, Google Analytics and CRM software knowledge (advantageous)
  • Keen understanding in digital marketing
  • Experience managing multiple projects involving diverse teams
  • Attention to detail and superb organisational skills
  • Proactive and highly motivated
  • Ability to work well under pressure and confidence in multitasking
  • Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
Responsibilities:
  • Creating, maintaining and effectively executing all required documentation required for digital projects such as project timing plans, scope of work documents and additional xe2x80x93 required as per specific project
  • Act as an intermediary between the client and the internal production teams
  • Create, schedule and monitor project timelines within the agencyxe2x80x99s operating system
  • Manage internal and external project expectations
  • Track, monitor and report on project budgets, invoices and hours with the internal team and clients
  • Identify and communicate project risks throughout project life cycles
  • Build long term relationships with clients
  • In collaboration with the strategy team, plan and implement digital strategies for clients
  • Work closely with internal development team members to propose solutions for clientxe2x80x99s needs
  • Maintain a running status of tasks
  • Creating and delivering contact reports for digital related project
  • In collaboration with monitoring and reporting on retainer budgets
  • Schedule and traffic work into the studio
  • Creating and communicating a project plan, schedule and budget
  • Assigning tasks and deadlines
  • Scheduling frequent check-ins
  • Clearing roadblocks
  • Escalating challenges when necessary
  • Providing status reports to executives
  • Managing project scope
  • QA'ing project deliverables
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1269988
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned