Activations Manager


Department:  Marketing and Communications               
Reporting to: General Manager: Marketing
Salary:           R995 920.00 – R1 244 901.00.00 TCTC
Paterson Level: D3
 
Job Purpose:  
 
Developing and executing experiential marketing strategies for the brand and stakeholders to bring brand proposition to life. The scope further includes creating memorable immersive impact on targeted segments and engage. It involves marketing through experiences that engage the customers and create an emotional attachment to the brand through physical and interactive experiences used to reinforce the brand and make customers and stakeholders feel as if they are part of the brand. Develops and executes strategies for brand-focused events and campaigns to drive brand visibility, customer and stakeholder engagement, and brand awareness.
 
Minimum Qualification requirements & Experience:  
 
Bachelor’s Degree (brand management, marketing or equivalent).
Post graduate or advanced degree (an added advantage).
Brand campaign (on the ground) and through the line experience.
Brand activation management experience.
6+ years of experience in planning, developing and launching of products/services and at a managerial level within marketing and communications environment.
Previous experience in complex stakeholder environments – including a proven track record of accomplishment in a matrixed, fast-paced, rapidly growing, and customer centric environment.
 
Key Performance Areas:
 
Participate in the development of the Brand SA’s business strategy.
Contribute towards the Marketing Strategy.
Develop, implement and manage the brand experience and Events Strategy.
Planning and Organising.
Stakeholder engagements.
Staff Management and Development.
Financial management/oversight and compliance.
Compliance, monitoring and reporting.
 
Required Technical Skills, Competencies and Attributes:  
 
Communications: Knowledge of operations of the South African and international media.
Working knowledge of the public sector.
Knowledge of the broad political, legislative and economic arenas – locally and internationally, i.e. awareness as a global citizen.
Budgeting.
Development of marketing strategy and activation.
Brand and reputation management.
Advanced MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Deliver inspirational presentations, creativity, adaptability, leadership, problem solving and strong attention to detail.
Team player, Negotiating and consensus building.
 
Brand South Africa is committed to ensuring and maintaining workplace diversity and the attainment of employment equity, having due regard to qualifications and appropriate experience. Brand South Africa encourages applications from Colored Males and Females, White Males and Females as well as people with disabilities.
Please note that certified copies of qualifications will be requested from the shortlisted candidates ONLY.
The processing of your personal information by Brand South Africa will be done in accordance with the POPI Act 4 of 2013. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. Brand South Africa reserves the right not to make an appointment.
 
The closing date for applications is 14 November 2025
 
For enquiries please contact: destinyp@affirm.co.za  or 011 883 5035
 
*Should you not hear from us within three months from the closing date please consider your application unsuccessful

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