Experiences, Sponsorships and Partnerships Marketing Manager

Are you an individual with a strive to be the best? A brilliant partner who can influence, lead innovation & transformation across our Brands and Global Packaging footprint, then we have a great opportunity for you.

Job Description

The Culture, Influencer & Advocacy team will be responsible for fostering brand thought leadership and enhancing brand reputation by developing a culture strategy that defines cultural platforms, gives a framework for strategy to execution and defines detailed in-culture strategy to execution for all strategic brands. This team is also charged with identifying, negotiating and executing strategic in-culture partnerships (platforms and influencers) across the region.

TOP ACCOUNTABILITIES

Build a holistic SWC culture strategy with specific culture plans for all strategic brands: identify cultural platforms, build brand specific cultural calendars, negotiate and implement ideal experiential campaigns plus brand sponsorship & partnership models that will benefit strategic brands across SWC.
Grow brand MDS scores through relevant and authentic experiential marketing augmented by brand partnerships/sponsorships that build brand in-culture thought leadership and are embedded in Marketing Business Plans: develop, negotiate and execute in-culture growth experiences, sponsorship and partnership thought drivers, oversee the creation of compelling content tailored to engage both internal and external audiences, co-ordinate content distribution across various channels, including social media, blogs, and other digital platforms. Monitor content performance metrics and adjust strategies accordingly to optimize reach and engagement.
Driving Brand Visibility and Engagement: Ensure that Diageo's brands actively participate in consumer conversations, crafting stories and content that are not only newsworthy but also captivating to influencers, ultimately driving consumer engagement, shareability, and talkability.
Cultural Relevance and Integration: Take responsibility for understanding local culture, conversations, and tensions, ensuring that Diageo brands authentically integrate into these cultural spaces through compelling stories, content, and campaign executions.
Embedding Editorial Mindset: Lead efforts to instill an editorial mindset within the business, ensuring that brand plans consistently tell a cohesive story that leverages culturally relevant moments to drive momentum and reach, while also spearheading cultural calendar initiatives to enhance brand relevance.
Partnership Management: cultivate and maintain relationships with external partners, including influencers, industry organizations, and community groups. Collaborate with partners on co-branded initiatives, events, and campaigns to amplify reach and impact. Evaluate partnership effectiveness and ROI, making recommendations for future collaborations.
Measurement and Analytics: establish KPIs and metrics to measure the success of culture and influencer marketing initiatives. Utilize analytics tools to track performance, analyze trends, and identify areas for improvement. Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior leadership, highlighting achievements and opportunities.
Budget Management: Develop and manage budgets for experiential, sponsorship and partnership marketing activities, ensuring optimal allocation of resources. Track expenses, manage vendor contracts, and negotiate cost-effective solutions. Provide regular updates on budget utilization and forecasts to senior leadership.
Team Leadership and Development: Provide leadership and guidance to the experiences, sponsorships and partnerships marketing team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Identify training and development opportunities to enhance team skills and capabilities. Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCES & LEADERSHIP

5 years + experience in marketing in IPS and/or FMCG/Luxury good categories. Candidates with similar experience in peer companies will have an added advantage.
A deep knowledge of what it takes to get into consumer conversation and confidently drive the Marketing Team and business to follow this.
Track record of bringing successful new thinking into a business, leading business change and experience of experimentation and failure.
Possess passion for the function and a drive to always push and apply new approaches/thinking from plans through to execution at pace.
Can set a vision and create possibilities for brands and follow through to brilliant execution.
Possess real passion for Influence & Advocacy, and a drive to always push and apply new approaches/thinking from plans through to execution within PR, Social & Content.

Strategic thinking - A strategic and visionary leader able to make bold strategic choices that deliver for the short and long term.

Commercial acumen – An understanding of business end to end and providing robust counsel to executive team.

Performance driven - Has an acute focus on performance and results, is highly accountable and determined to win.

Agile - Demonstrates pace and urgency, responding quickly to emerging threats and opportunities.

Influencing – can navigate a matrix organisation and build brilliant relationships internally and externally.

Personally resilient – able to maintain emotional balance in the face of pressure and high-performance expectation.

Externally focused - Great external radar to spot opportunities and challenges and strongly networked into key communities of experts to understand market and legislation trends.

Invest in Talent – Track record of leading leaders and ability to build and nurture high performing teams and insightful into what drives performance.

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you’ll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we’ll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

Worker Type: Employee

Primary location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Posting Start Date: 13th September 2024

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