Role: Digital Strategist

Location:Durban, South Africa

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Digital Strategist will coordinate our various digital mediums and assist our client in reaching their goals.The digital strategist will be tasked with analyzing user experience data, initiating digital projects, reporting on planned and current strategies, leading effective digital marketing strategies, and ensuring that projects are executed within budget. You will play a pivotal role in growing our business, customer base, and improving user experience. Ideal candidates for this position should be innovative, creative and multimedia savvy. Ultimately, the outstanding Digital Strategist should have a firm grasp of the various digital touchpoints, steer our Clients digital narrative, and drive highly effective digital campaigns.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• Evaluate and implement improvements on digital strategy.
• Research the latest digital tools and interactive trends.
• Create integrated and cost-effective digital strategies.
• Drive value for the organization.
• Analyse and report on digital campaigns.
• Analyse customer and user data.
• Engage with clients, research teams, and management.
• Map out how digital assets will be optimized for business results.
• Define and action digital events.

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• Degree in advertising, marketing, communication science or equivalent.
• Agency experience mandatory
• FMCG experience mandatory
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Firm grasp of emerging digital tools.
• Thorough understanding of digital touchpoints.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Insightful and perceptive.
• Business knowledge.
• Deadline driven.
• Understanding of web analytics.
• Possess broad knowledge of best digital practices.

Job Id: 9855

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ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

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OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far-reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. 

Inside Ideas Group and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.