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  • Posted: Sep 5, 2022
    Deadline: Sep 18, 2022
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    The Nation Media Group (NMG) founded by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1959 has become the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa. It has been quoted on the Nairobi Stock Exchange since the early 1970s. As the leading multi-media house in the East African region, it has print as well as electronic media and the Internet which attracts a reg...
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    Brand Experiential and Activations Manager

    The Brand Experiential and Activations Manager plans and executes events and leads teams from the initial conception of the event to its successful completion. This role requires commercial experience with excellent event strategic planning skills. The successful candidate will have the ability to define project milestones and deadlines and coordinate both internal and external contractors to ensure a successful and enjoyable event that meets organizational goals and expectations. The candidate should be able to conceptualize new events from successful media assets and drive commercialization of the same.

    This role needs a strategic balance of creativity with logistics, financial planning, and vendor management duties. The person should have a good grasp of how to utilize digital platforms to ensure experiences enjoyed by few are seen by many. They should excel at multitasking and balancing big-picture concerns like venue and contractor selection with details like décor, effectively utilizing resources and personnel to stage large- and small-scale events.

    Primary Responsibilities

    • Overall strategic planning and management of all events for the Group to create a superior user experience to the clients and consumers
    • Drive commercially relevant projects and events with a high business impact with innovative features and unique concepts.
    • Develop concept plan, strategies and overall plan, managing the creative process from concept to completion.
    • Translate client's vision or objectives into clear creative strategies and deliverable product.
    • Oversee client pitches and proposals.
    • Champion excellent delivery of companywide internal and external activations to grow the brand both within the organization and without.
    • Ensure visual communication standards of the highest quality are met.
    • Negotiate and review contracts for various services and products with suppliers and contractors related to the event.
    • Oversee overall events logistics to ensure the events run seamlessly and in accordance with expectations.
    • Plan, manage and implement budgets to ensure both quality and efficiency, and establish schedules on short-term and long-term projects.
    • Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget and using the right resources.
    • Communicating, maintaining and developing client relationships including developing customer service strategies and policies.
    • Track and monitor progress of events against the schedule and set targets with the team;
    • Horizon scanning with a view to identify opportunities for events;
    • Identify market trends and spearheading system and technological adoptions or improvements;
    • Evaluating sponsorship events and their viability; and,
    • Provide regular updates to the Group's management on progress of the events business unit.

    Qualifications, Experience and skills

    • Bachelor's degree in public relations, Marketing, experiential marketing, commerce, communication, or any social science from arecognized institution.
    • At least 4 - 6 years' experience in managing and executing brand experiences/events
    • Demonstratable ability to handle scale and niche events.
    • Good appreciation on the role of media -both legacy and digital in expanding events impact.
    • Demonstrable solid understanding of commercial projects.
    • Proven ability to strategically manage, plan and execute event;
    • Proven, excellent communications skills including written and presentation skills;
    • Demonstrated strategic thinking and project management skills to organize different cross-functional stakeholders;
    • Commercial and strong analytical mind-set and results-driven;
    • Ability to build and sustain good working relationships with multiple stakeholders including colleagues, clients, vendors and contractors.
    • Ability to handle, prioritize, multiple projects simultaneously;
    • Business acumen with good leadership and interpersonal skills.
    • An “eye” for brand building using events.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Nation Media Group on career.staffingsoft.com to apply

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