Brand Lead

The Unlimited; Durban; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

The Unlimited in Durban seeks a Brand Lead to turn business priorities into standout brand experiences and ensure consistent, powerful brand presence across customer touchpoints. You will act as the brand running partner to senior stakeholders, translating strategy into executable plans and ensuring brand consistency across all channels.

You will partner with Distribution and Digital leaders to drive a strong digital presence, leverage paid media and digital channels to strengthen awareness and

Qualifications

• BCom Marketing or related qualification.
• 5+ years' experience in a Brand Lead, Senior Brand Manager, Marketing Manager or similar role.
• Experience within Financial Services, Banking or a similarly complex consumer-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Distribution and Digital leaders to translate priorities into actionable brand initiatives.
• Drive a strong digital and social presence, using paid media to boost awareness and consideration, and champion high standard of creative execution.

Skills

Brand management

Stakeholder engagement

Digital marketing

Creative delivery

AI interest

Education

BCom Marketing or related qualification

Job description

We're on the hunt for a Brand Lead. You'll work closely with our Distribution and Digital portfolios, turning business priorities into distinctive brand experiences that build awareness, trust and commercial impact. You'll act as the brand running partner to senior stakeholders, translating strategy into clear, executable plans and ensuring our brand shows up consistently and powerfully across every customer touchpoint. If you're a commercially minded brand professional who combines creativity, execution and high ownership, we're eager to learn more about you.

As Brand Lead, you will partner with Distribution and Digital leaders to bring business priorities to life through impactful brand initiatives. You'll drive a strong digital and social presence, leverage paid media and digital channels to strengthen awareness and consideration, and champion a consistently high standard of creative execution. You'll also embrace technology, data and AI to improve the quality, speed and effectiveness of how brand work gets delivered.

• BCom Marketing or a related qualification
• 5+ years' experience in a Brand Lead, Senior Brand Manager, Marketing Manager or similar role
• Experience within Financial Services, Banking or a similarly complex consumer-focused environment
• Strong brand management, stakeholder engagement, digital marketing and creative delivery capability, with an interest in emerging technology and AI