Media and Communications Manager

About the Role

The Media and Communications Manager will develop content for and promote Tongston’s work through traditional and social media platforms. 

Roles & Responsibilities 

• Organising and running marketing campaigns over social media platforms (such as: Facebook, Twitter, Website, Blog, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube).
• Creatingcincluding text posts, video and images for use on social and traditional media.
• Regular posting on social media platforms.
• Creating scripts for marketing and promotional videos and materials. 
• Managing Tongston’s website and blog.
• Promoting products, services and content over social and traditional media, in a way that is consistent with Tongston’s brand and strategy.
• Interacting with customers, partners, stakeholders and dealing with inquiries.
• Developing new social media strategies and campaigns.
• Managing a budget to be spent on promoting social media posts and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising.
• Keeping track of data and analysing the performance of social media campaigns.
• Collaborating with marketing and business development colleagues to ensure branding is consistent.
• Sourcing and engaging key stakeholders (such as social media influencers).

Education & Experience

• A university degree in English, communications, marketing, business management or a related field of study. 
• An understanding of social media marketing.
• Existing experience running one or several social media platforms.
• Demonstrable track record in handling social media campaigns.
• Understanding of website management, graphic design skills and search engine optimizaton. 
• Proficiency in key applications (MS Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Corel Draw, Adobe Systems and any other required applications).
• Proficiency in cloud software applications (Skydrive, DropBox, Google Docs, Outlook).

Skills & Competence 

• Creativity, Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills. 
• Organization and Planning.
• Self-Management.
• Advanced communication and business writing skills.
• Strong script writing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet challenging deadlines regularly.
• Strong data analysis and presentation skills will be an asset.