Creative Content Manager - Midrand

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies seeks a Creative Content Manager at its Head Office. You will oversee content across social, digital, web, mailers, press, video, animation and photography to support marketing objectives and multi-channel campaigns.

Lead content teams, ensure brand consistency, and collaborate with Marketing, Promotions, Social Media and Design to deliver high-impact assets. This role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for retail storytelling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, Media Studies, or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in content creation, content strategy, creative production, editorial, storytelling, or multidisciplinary creative environments.
• 3-5 years' experience in a leadership or people management role within creative, content, editorial, or production environments.

Responsibilities

• Content planning and campaign alignment across channels.
• Define content formats, messaging, and style per channel and campaign.
• Manage Content Creators, Copywriters, and Photographers to produce high-quality content.
• Review and approve content for multi-channel consistency and brand alignment.
• Work with Marketing, Promotions, Social Media, and Design teams to ensure content supports integrated campaigns.

Skills

Content creation

Content strategy

Leadership

Digital formats

Collaboration

Brand guidelines

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's in Marketing/Comms

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has an opportunity available for a Creative Content Manager for their Head Office.The Creative Content Manager, manages content creation across social, digital, web, mailers, press, video, animation, and photography. Ensures all content supports marketing objectives, brand messaging, and multi-channel campaigns.

Minimum Requirements… Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Creative Writing, Media Studies, or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in content creation, content strategy, creative production, editorial, storytelling, or multidisciplinary creative environments.
• 3-5 years' experience in a leadership or people management role within creative, content, editorial, or production environments.

Responsibilities

Content planning and campaign alignment

• Plan content creation across channels based on marketing briefs and campaignobjectives
• Define content formats, messaging, and style per channel andcampaign

Execution and creative oversight

• Manages Content Creators, Copywriters, and Photographers to produce high-quality content
• Review and approve content for multi-channel consistency and brandalignment

Stakeholder alignment and collaboration

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance of all digital assets
• Work with Marketing, Promotions, Social Media, and Design teams to ensure content supports integrated campaigns.
• Incorporate feedback from internal stakeholders to enhance contenteffectiveness

Governance and quality control

• Ensure content complies with brand guidelines, legal requirements, and campaignstrategy
• Manages the organistaion of libraries and content assets for reuse acrosschannels

Competencies Essential:

Key competencies

• Multi-channel content creation: video, animation, social, digital, print,photography
• Campaign conceptualization and contentstrategy
• Experience designing digital content for online and social channels in retail or General Merchandise environments
• Strong understanding of digital formats, platform requirements, and user behaviour
• Lead, mentor, and manage contentteams
• Ability to balance creativity with performance and campaign objectives
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Detail-oriented and execution-focused mindset

Key Performance Indicators

• Digital content effectiveness - Engagement and performance of online and social assets
• Execution quality - On-time, accurate delivery of digital content
• Brand compliance - Adherence to brand and regulatory standards
• Stakeholder satisfaction - Feedback from Marketing and Campaign teams

SpecialConditionsofEmployment

SouthAfricancitizen

MIE,clearcriminalandcredit

Driver'slicenseand/orownreliabletransport

Remunerationandbenefits:

Marketrelatedsalary

Medicalaid

Providentfund

Staffaccount

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