Senior Marketing Manager - Lagos Region at MultiChoice Group
MultiChoice Group is a leading entertainment company and we’re home to some of the most recognised brands on the continent. Our entertainment platforms – DStv, GOtv, Showmax and DStv Now – are a hub for more than 19 million people across 50 countries. Through Irdeto, we‘re a world leader in content security, management and delivery for pay-media companies.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Marketing Manager - Lagos Region
Location: Lagos, Nigeria (On-site)
Job type: Full-time
Career level: Mid-Senior level
Responsibilities
Strategy and Execution:
- Generate integrated and targeted marketing strategies that grow market share and the brand’s reputation, improve our customers’ experience and ultimately drive growth/acquisition
- Develop and implement a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute intentional actions to execute strategy and achieve the business plan objectives
- Ensure alignment of business and brand objectives to increase awareness, consideration, purchase, and brand loyalty
- Conduct research analysis and interpret feedback to inform and continuously improve marketing strategies (including optimizing reach, recall, engagement, and other marketing metrics to maximize ROI)
- Formulate, develop and implement creative advertising, media, and promotional campaigns for channels
- Obtain customer insight to identify and evaluate strategic and innovative revenue generating sales initiatives
- Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product
- Establish brands’ annual objectives, strategies, positioning, tactics and measures
- Develop an understanding of all elements of the business – Value chain, distribution, etc. – to create long-term barriers to entry against competitors in a highly competitive marketplace
- Create awareness and understanding of MultiChoice (product) brand identity
- Implement and manage a “Brand Visibility Program’’ improving visibility of the products/brand at various touch points
Operational Delivery:
- Propose, formulate, develop, and initiate relevant, suitable, and cost-effective marketing initiatives (including advertising, sponsorships, events, brand activations, promotions etc.) that contribute to creating and growing awareness, demand, and equity for Multichoice brands within the Region
- Evaluate market trends to maximise business opportunities and mitigate emerging issues/concerns
- Lead the development of creative briefs for DStv and GOtv
- Manage ad agency performance and deliverables including briefing, and development of DStv/GOtv market roadmap and overseeing national and strategic brand campaigns Redefine promotional activity including below the line (BTL) and channel-specific marketing across all channels Evaluate market trends to address business opportunities and issues
- Lead marketing launch plans for a variety of products
- Lead development of creative briefs
- Build new businesses, great products and iconic brands
- Constantly monitor performance of managed brands/products to ensure it meets company objectives
- Develop the core positioning and messaging for the product within the northern region.
- Track and analyse brand/product performance and trends in terms of volume and profitability
- Constantly monitor performance of DStv and GOtv to ensure they meet company objectives
- Prepare and present regular feedback and performance reports
- Administer tactical programs of the assigned product line and assist in the development of MultiChoice Nigeria (MCN) product.
Relationships and Service Support:
- Leverage external and internal networks to identify optimization opportunities
- Create and manage working relationships with above the line (ATL) & below the line (BTL ) agencies, media houses, super dealers, authorized distributors, and accredited retailers with a view to leverage the relationships to achieve MCN business goals and objectives.
- Identify and analyze potential partner relationships for the product.
- Maintain close contact with sales and distribution functions to “sense check” business conditions and trends.
Marketing Budget Management:
- Manage the annual Marketing (Brand) budget and forecasting activities
- Track and manage marketing spend
- Continuously identify areas for improved efficiency
- Rigorously monitor Marketing performance against approved budgets and put measures in place to address variances. Continuously identify areas for improved efficiency
People Management:
- Ensure that the team is adequately resourced and that the team is equipped and enabled to perform (attraction, selection, retention & development of Marketing team)
- Ensure departmental goals are understood and actively pursued by team; work responsibility clearly delegated
- Performance reviews to be conducted regularly, ensuring everyone has a clear picture of current performance, recognition given where it is due and low performers are acted upon
- Ensure coaching and mentoring of team members
- Manage performance of team members
- Facilitate development of team members and ensure under performers identified, improved, or removed
- Display ethics in leadership and decision making
Qualifications
- Candidates should possess a Post Graduate (preferred)
Experience:
- A minimum of 8 years marketing experience (or similar experience in a commerce, business administration or sales role)
- 5 years of management experience
- Experience in the media and entertainment industry would be beneficialWorking experience in Africa would be beneficial
Technical Competencies:
- Conceptualization of strategies, campaigns, etc.
- Technical/functional brand strategies knowledge
- Content marketing strategy, development, execution and optimization
- Copywriting and content creationVendor and Media agency management
- Commercial acumen
- Developing value propositions
- Data/market analysis and interpretation
- Competitive analysis
- Expressive written communication skills
- Content creation
- Market/target audience analysis
- Ability to initiate action and get work done
- Detailed commercial and financial acumen, balanced with creative flair
- Brand Strategy, development and management
- Reporting and Research
- Financial Management/Budgeting Basic understanding of related marketing regulations
Behavioural Competencies:
- Strategic Thinking
- Relationship building
- Coaching Networking
- Risk Management
- Negotiation Skills
- Future Oriented
- Conflict resolution
- Decision making
- Critical appraisal
- Holistic thinking
- Persuading & Influence
How to Apply
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