Communications Project Specialist (Johannesburg)

Job description

Requirements:

• Degree in communications, marketing, journalism, public relations, or a related field.
• 3–5 years’ experience in communications, corporate communications, content marketing, public relations, or a related communications environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong editorial and proofreading ability.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working with senior executives or professional services firms is advantageous.
• Experience managing legal directory submissions is advantageous.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, manage, and deliver strategic communications projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop integrated communication plans and manage project timelines, resources, milestones, risks, and stakeholder updates.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to ensure effective collaboration and successful project delivery.
• Develop, manage, and maintain high-quality written and visual content across print, digital, website, intranet, and other communication channels.
• Manage the end-to-end development, review, approval, publication, and repurposing of thought leadership and marketing content.
• Ensure communications and marketing collateral meet brand standards, editorial guidelines, quality expectations, and risk management requirements.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, and other external service providers.
• Manage agency deliverables, timelines, budgets, and service levels while ensuring agreed outcomes are achieved.
• Manage the full lifecycle of legal directory and rankings submissions, including requirements, submissions, reviews, approvals, records, and stakeholder coordination.
• Monitor rankings requirements and market developments, analyse rankings outcomes, and identify opportunities for improved rankings performance.
• Develop and execute integrated campaigns across digital, social media, PR, website, and internal channels to promote rankings, awards, and recognitions.
• Measure and evaluate communications and marketing initiatives against defined objectives and KPIs, including content, campaigns, rankings, thought leadership, and stakeholder engagement.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations that provide actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging communications practices to identify opportunities for innovation and strengthen the firm's market positioning.

Requirements

• Campaign management
• Content strategy
• Digital amrketing
• Market ersearch analysis
• Project management
• Relationship building
• Stakeholder management
• Content creation

Posted on 20 Aug 14:10, Closing date 19 Sep