Position Purpose
To create platform-relevant digital content that brings the Company's brands, products, services, people and customer experiences to life. The role leads video-first and digital content creation, supports social media execution and uses performance insights to improve engagement, customer response and Marketing results.
The role works closely with the Marketing & Design Coordinator and Marketing Executive across both TrenTyre Namibia and Tiger Wheel & Tyre Namibia brands.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Video, Reels, TikTok and YouTube
- Develop original short-form and long-form video ideas for TikTok, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, YouTube Shorts and YouTube.
- Plan, film and edit platform-native video content using strong hooks, pacing, captions, audio, movement, transitions and clear calls to action where relevant.
- Capture products, vehicles, branches, staff, customers, events, activations and on-site activities in a professional and engaging way.
- Develop simple scripts, storyboards, shot lists and content concepts before larger shoots.
- Direct staff or other participants during content shoots and assist them to feel comfortable on camera.
- Be comfortable appearing on camera or recording voice-overs when required.
- Identify relevant trends and adapt them appropriately for the Company's brands without weakening brand credibility.
- Repurpose strong content into multiple formats where appropriate rather than simply reposting the same execution everywhere.
Digital Content, Design and Photography
- Create digital-first social media creative including video covers, thumbnails, carousels, Stories, motion content and supporting artwork.
- Support the Marketing & Design Coordinator with static social media designs and campaign artworkΒ when workload or campaign needs call for shared creative support.
- Capture and edit high-quality photographs for products, vehicles, branches, events, staff and customer-related content.
- Use appropriate professional design, image-editing and content production tools confidently.
- Apply strongΒ design principles including hierarchy, typography, spacing, contrast, image quality and mobile readability.
- Maintain organised raw footage, project files, edited content, photographs and final approved assets.
Social Media Planning and Publishing
- Contribute video, trend-led, engagement and digital-first ideas to the monthly social media content planner across all brands.
- Work with the Marketing & Design Coordinator to create a balanced content mix across promotional, product, service, educational, customer, branch, lifestyle and entertaining content.
- Write captions, hooks, scripts and calls to action for assigned content.
- Schedule and publish assigned approved content accurately and on time using the Company's approved publishing tools.
- Support community management by monitoring comments, messages, questions and reputation issues and escalating where required.
- Check all assigned content for correct dates, prices, contact details, branch information, product names, links and promotion mechanics before publication.
Digital Marketing and Performance
- Support Meta Ads and Google Ads activity through digital creative, copy, campaign setup support, monitoring and basic optimisation where required.
- Apply basic SEO principles to digital content, website copy and local search activity.
- Support Google Business Profile optimisation through suitable content, images, posts and accurate information.
- Track social media and digital campaign performance using relevant platform analytics and Google Analytics 4 where applicable.
- Monitor meaningful indicators such as engagement, video retention, clicks, click-through rate, enquiries, leads, conversions and campaign cost where data is available.
- Recommend what content, format, platform, audience or creative approach should be improved, repeated, tested or stopped.
Campaign, Branch and Event Support
- Support Marketing campaigns from planning through launch, reminders, final push and close-out.
- Attend branches, customer sites, events and activations to capture content and support Marketing execution when required.
- Take the lead on event and activation content capture while working with the Marketing & Design Coordinator on artwork, production and logistics.
- Turn branch visits, activations and campaign moments into useful content across relevant digital platforms.
- Identify missing information or execution risks early and raise them with the Marketing Executive.
Brand Standards, Teamwork and Self-Management
- Apply approved brand identities, tone of voice, visual standards and Marketing guidelines consistently across all work.
- Keep each brand visually and verbally distinct while maintaining overall Company quality standards.
- Work closely with the Marketing Executive, Marketing & Design Coordinator, branch teams and other stakeholders.
- Take ownership of assigned work and follow through without repeated reminders or detailed instruction at every step.
- Share creative workload with the Marketing & Design Coordinator when priorities change while retaining primary ownership of video-first and digital content.
- Continuously develop knowledge of social media platforms, content trends, AI tools, digital analytics, automotive Marketing and the Company's products and services.
- Perform any other reasonable Marketing duties and responsibilities as required by the Marketing Executive or management.
KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES
- Quality, originality and brand compliance of video and digital content produced.
- Consistent production of useful TikTok, Reels, YouTube, photographic and digital content across the required brands.
- On-time completion of assigned content, campaigns and Marketing tasks.
- Accuracy of published information including prices, dates, branch details, links and promotion mechanics.
- Improvement in content engagement, video retention, clicks, enquiries, leads or conversions where measurable.
- Ability to turn Marketing briefs into completed work with limited supervision.
- Quality and usefulness of digital performance reporting and optimisation recommendations.
- Positive contribution to shared team workload and campaign execution.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Strong creative thinking and practical experience creating TikTok content, Instagram and Facebook Reels and Stories, YouTube Shorts and other social-first video content.
- Strong practical video production, photography, graphic design and image-editing capability.
- Strong copywriting, spelling and proofreading skills.
- Good understanding of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Meta Business Suite.
- Working knowledge of Meta Ads, Google Ads, Google Business Profiles, SEO and digital analytics.
- Good communication, time-management and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership and manage several brands, projects and deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to check own work accurately before submission or publication.
- Willingness to travel to branches, events, activations and customer sites when required.
- A minimum of 2 years' relevant experience in digital Marketing, social media, content creation, multimedia, design or a similar environment.
- Automotive, retail, multi-branch or consumer Marketing experience would be an advantage.
- A portfolio demonstrating personally created video, social media, design and/or photography work must accompany the application.
TECHNICAL & CREATIVE PRODUCTION SKILLS
- Strong practical proficiency in professional video-editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut or similar.
- Ability to create polished short-form and longer-form video content including captions, audio, transitions, pacing, storytelling and platform-specific formatting.
- Proficiency in graphic design and image editing using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Canva Pro or similar professional tools.
- Experience with Adobe After Effects or other motion graphics software would be a strong advantage.
- Ability to capture quality video and photography using mobile and/or camera equipment with a good understanding of framing, lighting and audio.
- Ability to create content from concept through to final execution including idea development, scripting, filming, editing and export.
- Ability to prepare and export content correctly for TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other digital platforms.
- Ability to work efficiently with raw footage, project files, audio, graphics, images and multiple content formats.
- Demonstrated practical capability must be supported by a portfolio of previous work.
QUALIFICATION REQUIRED
- Grade 12 (Matric).
- Driver's Licence, Code 8.
- A relevant diploma or degree in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Communications, Media, Graphic Design, Multimedia or a related field would be an advantage.
- Strong proven practical experience may be considered in place of a formal tertiary qualification