Junior Marketing & Brand Strategist (Sports)

Junior Marketing Strategist

We are looking for a curious, organised and solution-driven Junior Marketing Strategist to join our team, working across a diverse portfolio of brands within the endurance and triathlon space. 

Contract: Full-time, in-office (Remote Wednesdays) 

Location: Cape Town, South Africa 

Meet The Team

We are a dynamic team of brand architects, consumer physiologists, and experiential enthusiasts. We happen to specialize in sport; from endurance events and rugby teams to soccer academies. Located just off Bree Street, Cape Town, we service an exciting mix of local and overseas clients across a broad range of touchpoints and services. So if you have an innate interest, or even love, for sport and you consider yourself passionate about how to grow and engage audiences then this could be your next big move.

More About This Opportunity

As a Junior Marketing Strategist at Augment, you will have a unique opportunity to conceptualise and lead the execution of strategies across our client portfolio. You will work closely with a capable team of high performers to bring your campaigns to fruition.

Your role is to provide creative, considered and measurable campaign ideas that support our teams goals. You must be able to understand a brief, undertake relevant, thorough research and carry your ideas from concept to execution together with our team.

You are an ideal candidate if:

• A genuine enthusiasm for research.
• Finger on the pulse of current trends and the ability to tap into consumer behaviour
• A knack for copywriting
• Have a good understanding of a wide range of consumer touchpoints and channels (organic & paid)
• A genuine enthusiasm for research
• Good communication skills 
• A basic understanding of sales funnels and consumer psychology
• You are naturally curious and are able to think outside the box - while also being able to substantiate your ideas with data, manage expectations, and stick to a brief
• You are a dynamic self-starter with acute attention to detail
• Solution-driven and committed to delivering work of a high standard

Your roles and responsibilities:

• Developing and ensuring the execution of creative strategies that span multiple platforms and touchpoints.
• Pitching and presenting campaign ideas clearly and confidently.
• Analysing, reporting, and implementing learnings from past campaigns.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with our ops, paid and creative teams to ensure high-quality output.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they are completed on time. 

Your key skills and competencies:

• Strategic thinker: You can see the big picture, but youre also a planner who can turn ideas into actionable steps.
• Adaptable: You thrive in a fast-paced environment and can pivot quickly when needed. 
• Excellent communicator: You speak and write clearly and articulately. 
• Critical thinking. You are solutions-driven and come to your ideas by analysing situations and applying critical thinking in order to creatively problem solve.
• Research & analysis. You understand the importance of research and can analyze others and your own work to draw useful insights and learnings.
• Creative/ innovative. You generate new and innovative ideas.
• Follow-through on commitments. You live up to verbal and written agreements. You are organised and action-oriented.
• Team player. You reach out to peers and cooperate to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.

Work Hard, Play Hard

At Augment, first and foremost, you'll get to do meaningful work, upskill and develop while being on genuinely exciting and enjoyable projects. We're also not your average 9-5 company as we work across time zones. We are collaborative and we really care; we are passionate about what we do.

Some of the things to look forward to:

We kick-off the week with coffee away from the office. Every month we have group or individual 1 on 1s to see where we can improve as individuals and as a team. Wednesdays are optional remote days.

Perks & Incentives 

Above your basic salary there are performance-based bonuses plus other incentives such as gym memberships, health insurance and overseas trips to work towards. 

Growth 

We thrive on seeing our team members grow by creating a learning culture. Augment provides access to a range of short-course platforms for all employees.

Have you read this far?

If we seem like the kind of forward-thinking, boundary-breaking, creative agency you've been looking for, we'd love to hear from you.

Please fill in the following application form:

https://augmentagency.typeform.com/to/JfUb5fO3