Social Media Marketing Leader

Cape Town
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Logistics Marketing Media
Reference: 2354724

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Career Circuit

The organization has evolved into a globally recognized brand, known for delivering customized services and innovative solutions. With a strong international presence, it connects markets across regions, enabling efficient and reliable logistics solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide.

The company is focused on continuously improving operations while expanding into emerging markets. This commitment supports sustainable growth and plays a key role in facilitating global trade in a dynamic and ever-changing environment.

The Team
This is a high-performance team driven by data and focused on achieving real commercial outcomes. Creativity is applied with purpose, and excellence is the standard. The team operates with both tactical precision and strategic vision, consistently delivering strong results through dedication and discipline.

Think you have what it takes?

Role Overview: Social Media & Content Manager
The Social Media & Content Manager will be responsible for driving and executing a comprehensive social media strategy across global markets, covering both B2B and B2C audiences.

Key Responsibilities

Lead our Social agency on implementing, managing and monitoring the social media strategy for the global business, both B2B and B2C
Analyze engagement data through monitoring tools and identify trends in customer interactions to plan digital campaigns that further build our community online
Work together with the Senior Marketing Campaigns Manager on defining and executing a roadmap of strategic localized content to help achieve the defined business goals in a multitude of markets
Oversee and direct the delivery of our local Marketing Executives around the globe
Manage Brainstorm social content that is relevant and engaging and be the go to person globally for any other tasks required for Social
Provide the creative team with regional and local insights helping make our social content as relevant and engaging as possible
Draft creative briefs and ensure all information needed is included before sharing with the team
Stay up to date with the latest technology, trends and best practices in social media
Reporting: research competitors, present and share ideas, results and gap analyses on social
Design, prioritise and execute specific activities and social campaigns with the support of the central marketing team
Research influencers and brief agencies on upcoming campaigns

Actions:

Give strategic and creative input during prep phase of social campaigns
Recommendations to central marketing and product teams for content
improvements
Regularly re-visit our on-going strategy for Social Media
Manage 3rd party relationships with social, content & influencer agencies

Candidate Requirements

At least 5 years in social media and content creation
Degree in marketing, digital technologies or similar relevant field preferred but not essential
Experience with Sprinklr is an advantage
Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in English (Arabic an advantage)

You’ll enjoy and succeed in this role if you have….

In-depth knowledge of social media and what makes good content great, so our followers engage with the company brand to the max
Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success
Creative ideas and you excel working as a team
Good time-management skills
Great interpersonal and communication skills
Outstanding all-round understanding of marketing, content, partnerships, events, + influencers:

Leadership Behaviors

Building Outstanding Teams

Collaborate & break silos

Execution & Accountability

External focus

Growth mindset

Inclusion

Innovation

Setting a clear direction

Simplification

Skills

Ability To Drive Change

Brand Management

Communication Skills

Creative Thinking

Global Perspective

Industry Knowledge

Influencing Skills

Innovative Skills

Market Analysis

Organization & Planning

Presentation Skills

Results Driven

Strategic Planning

Teamwor

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About Career Circuit

Career Circuit is a truly South African, privately owned Human Capital Recruitment and Management Services company, established in 2010. With cumulatively in excess of 50 years’ Human Capital Recruitment and Management experience, we partner with Candidates, Clients, Strategic Industry Partners and Subject Specialists to facilitate successful professional business partnerships. As specialist “generalists” in our approach, we offer end-to-end Human Capital solutions.

Being an equal opportunity employer, our Career Circuit Team is a truly unique blend of individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures, who share a common passion - to maximise every possible opportunity to facilitate a positive difference in someone’s life. Suitably qualified and experienced, we are sensitive to the ever-changing business environment and pride ourselves in offering professional, dynamic, personalised and tailor-made solutions to our valued Business Partners.