Internal Communications Editor

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We’re the advertising and content marketing division of Media24, South Africa’s leading media company. We help brands grow by telling compelling stories, whether through high-impact advertising or insight-driven content marketing, on our trusted platforms or our clients’.

Our solutions are built on a deep understanding of audiences and the media landscape. We connect brands with the right people in the right way to drive engagement, action and long-term impact.

Now we’re searching for an Internal Communications Editor to help us deliver on that promise.

The award-winning Internal Communications team is looking for an experienced, strategically minded editor to work on one of it’s flagship client accounts. This full-time role is perfect for an organised, process- driven project manager; an eagle-eyed editor; and a skilled strategist, based in Cape Town.

What you’ll do:

• Conceptualising, planning and producing social media and blog posts for corporate social media channels.
• Conceptualising, planning and producing employee communications content for a variety of internal channels and stakeholders
• Preparing and maintaining internal and external content calendars and schedules
• Holding weekly status meetings with internal and external client contacts
• Brainstorming campaigns and creative concepts with internal and client teams
• Briefing senior content producer, designers and video team; researching, writing and editing copy where necessary
• Working with Media24 insights team to prepare monthly analytics reports
• Project managing out-of-scope and ad-hoc projects as required by client

What we require:

• Adept at project management and client liaison: organised, agile and articulate.
• Act as a strategic partner to clients, understand their business objectives and provide insight-driven recommendations
• Apply a strategic content framework to day-to-day content creation
• A healthy respect for platform best practices and editorial quality-control processes
• A working knowledge of most Microsoft and Adobe software is a must
• An understanding of data analysis and the ability to extract insights from statistics
• Social media smarts and ESN (enterprise social network) experience would be beneficial
• An editor who thinks visually – how will this copy work in an animated video or infographic?
• Ability to manage several briefs/projects/ stakeholders at once and turn work around quickly and cleanly

Why Media24 Advertising & Content Marketing?

Join us and unlock:

• The reach and credibility of South Africa’s most iconic media brands
• A chance to work where storytelling meets strategy and creativity drives results
• A fast-moving high-performing team committed to meaningful work
• Opportunities to grow learn and lead in a dynamic environment
• A values-driven culture built on courage, integrity, accountability and respect

If this sounds like a role you can thrive in, then apply today!

Given the employment equity policy of Media24, preference will be given to suitable candidates from the designated groups.