Description

Corporate Communications Manager

About VIISAUS

VIISAUS is Nigeria's leading data-driven impact firm with a vision to harness the power of data and technology to drive positive change across Africa. Our mission is to empower individuals, organizations, and governments across Africa with innovative solutions that unlock it's full potential.

At VIISAUS, we are passionately curious about people and society. We deliver data and insights that make our complex world easier and faster to navigate and inspire our clients to make smarter decisions. Using innovative technologies and data science, VIISAUS turns big data into smart data, enabling its clients to improve their competitive edge.

About the job

The Corporate Communications Manager provides the media with information about the company and its products. They prepare news releases when the company launches products or upgrades existing ones. They may also issue a release if the company wins a significant contract or improves its market position.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with and provide assistance to the Head, Communications in all functional areas
• Produce valuable and engaging content for distribution along our marketing channels (e.g. website, blogs, social media, radio, etc.)
• Assist in implementing successful marketing campaigns for our clients (and for VIISAUS itself if the case arises) owning their implementation from ideation to execution.
• Write press releases, and content for the company website, infographics, blogs and newsletters;
• Assist in arranging and coordinating press conferences and planning events;
• Assist in writing business proposals for the company’s clientele;
• Adhere to the company’s style guide, ensuring that we produce high-quality and error-free copy for all external documentation;
• Work with key internal role-players to brainstorm content ideas, in line with the company’s strategy and in support of various brand initiatives.
• Experiment with a variety of organic and paid acquisition channels like content creation, content curation, pay per click campaigns, event management, publicity, social media, lead generation campaigns, copywriting, performance analysis and other PR initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field (essential);
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in communications strategy development (essential);
• An excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Knowledge of desktop publishing software (InDesign/Photoshop / Corel draw / Canva)
• Highly computer literate with capability in email, MS Office and related business and communication tools;
• Possess content writing experience for all media platforms;
• Proven social media and networking expertise.
• Strategic and creative mindset;
• Pay strong attention to detail;
• Have good interpersonal communication skills; and
• Possess excellent networking ability.