SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Communicating the message through digital media, social media and other provincial content
- Producing designs and video material aligned to the campaign message
- Driving the political message in the media, within the organization and to the public more broadly
Prospective applicants must meet the following requirements:
- National Senior Certificate or equivalent
- Relevant tertiary qualification, may include Communications, Digital Marketing
- Computer literacy, particularly MS Office Suite
- Experience in creative design (Adobe Design Suite)
- Excellent command of English, both spoken and written, with Afrikaans and/or Setswana, written and
spoken, an added advantage
- Experience in drafting and dissemination of written communication for external purposes
- Media and social media monitoring experience
- Ability to identify and extract information from traditional media statements for amplification on social
media channels
- Ability to compile weekly and quarterly media and social media performance reports
- Ability to analyse and interpret statistical data
- Ability to process and understand complex and technical information
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to function well and work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent coordination and leadership skills
- Excellent organisational abilities and process driven
- Ability to work fast, accurately and creatively under tight timelines
- Systematic, comprehensive and displaying excellent attention to detail
- Produce accurate, high-quality work in line with the standards required
- Commitment to the values, principles, policies and programme of action of the Democratic Alliance
- Outcomes-orientated, not simply task-orientated
- An ability to work effectively and energetically around a demanding work schedule
- Willingness to go the extra mile, which include working long and irregular hours, weekends, and public
holidays, where necessary
- Applicants MUST be in possession of a valid driver’s licence and have access to an insured vehicle for daily use
