Marketing Officer - Home Assured Magazine

Deadline: Strictly February 20, 2014 by 8am

Start Date: February 27, 2013

Position: Marketing Officer - Home Assured Magazine

Reporting to: Editor

Age: Below 27

Education:               

• Minimum bachelor’s degree preferably in Marketing/Public Relations or related field
• Minimum B in English in KCSE

E

xperience: 1-3 year’s experience in selling advertising space for a magazine

Salary: 30,000 with 15% commission on total advertising space sold in the Magazine

Duties and responsibilities

• Obtaining advertisers through cold calling or scheduled appointments.
• Selling advertising space to clients.
• Managing the social media sites for the magazine.
• Making telephone sales calls and carrying out online marketing of the magazine.
• Troubleshooting any problems clients might have with their advertisements.
• Acquiring and handling subscriptions.
• Tailoring the marketing materials to fit the magazine issue at hand.
• Managing (supervision and co-ordination) of advertising sales representatives.
• Making policies and plans for the advertising, selling and marketing activities of the magazine.
• Deciding on pricing and special deals the magazine can offer and coming up with new ideas that will help publicize and sell the magazine.
• Analyzing customer feedback and monitoring customer satisfaction.
• Drafting monthly reports on sales and recommendations for the next issue
• Liaising with finance for quotations and invoices
• Performance of any other duties related to marketing the magazine

Personality Profile

• Good interpersonal and group skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Relevant contacts in advertising

Minimum Qualifications: Degree, below 27 years, at least one year’s experience in marketing/advertising/customer service.

If you meet the requirements send your application letter, CV (not more that 5 pages) with three referees, testimonials and certificates all in pdf. format to magazine@homeassured.co.ke with the subject line “Marketing Officer- Current Salary- Net or Gross” e.g. “Marketing Officer- 15,000- Net”

Strictly do not apply if you do not meet the minimum qualifications, your application will NOT be considered. 

Application received after deadline will not be considered.