Senior Content Strategy & Communications Lead

Publicis Groupe ANZ; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking a Senior Content & Communications Specialist to lead editorial and strategic content across key clients. The role blends corporate and internal communications with B2B and B2C storytelling, requiring strong client engagement and relationship management.

You will oversee content planning, editing, and delivery across channels, guiding the design studio and managing budgets while driving results and growth opportunities for clients.

Qualifications

• Proven editorial and communications leadership experience.
• Omni‑channel content strategy development for digital clients.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects with deadlines.
• Strong English writing and editing skills.
• Experience with financial services, telecoms, healthcare sectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop content strategies and communications plans aligned to client KPIs and audiences.
• Lead planning, editing, and writing for B2B, B2C, CRM and internal comms.
• Research and create content across channels from long‑form to short social copy.
• Proofread for brand alignment and accuracy; manage briefs with design studio.
• Lead content performance reporting and optimize strategies based on insights.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Omni‑channel strategies

B2B/B2C content marketing

Budgeting & project mgmt

Client engagement & relationships

Strong English writing

Leadership presence

Strategic storytelling

C-suite communication

Education

Bachelor's in Communications

Tools

Viva Engage

SharePoint

CRM tools

Job description

Publicis Groupe ANZ is seeking a Senior Content & Communications Specialist to lead editorial and strategic content across key clients. The role blends corporate and internal communications with B2B and B2C storytelling, requiring strong client engagement and relationship management.

You will oversee content planning, editing, and delivery across channels, guiding the design studio and managing budgets while driving results and growth opportunities for clients.