Brand Manager | Brand & Advertising | Brand & Advertising

About the company

Allan Gray is Africa’s largest privately-owned and independent investment management company managing more than R500bn of assets. We are focused on generating long-term wealth for our clients who include individuals, retirement funds, insurers, trusts, companies and foundations. They invest through our focused range of unit trusts, retirement products and life insurance investment pools or in segregated portfolios across both the institutional and retail business. Our headquarters are in Cape Town, with additional offices across South Africa, as well as in Windhoek, Namibia and Gaborone, Botswana.

Purpose of the role

Based at our Cape Town offices (V&A Waterfront), this role supports the Marketing manager with brand-related projects, including media and advertising, across both the retail and institutional businesses.

Reporting line

The role reports to the Marketing manager.

Job Description

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Brand and advertising

•    Manage assigned brand-related projects under the supervision of the Marketing manager

•    Work closely with third-party advertising and fulfilment agencies on assigned brand projects

•    Provide advertising agency with strategic direction on proposed creative

•    Guide the creative development process to completion on assigned projects

•    Execute all projects in line with the corporate identity

•    Compile creative and media briefs

•    Provide input for media strategy and planning as well as campaign budget management for identified projects

•    Understand various research methodologies, interpret research results and formulate clear action plans in response to research insights

•    Manage assigned branded collateral

Internal stakeholders

Work closely with the below stakeholders by providing marketing expertise across identified projects:

•    Digital Marketing team in the day-to-day execution of brand projects to optimise user journeys across the relevant sections of the website and to ensure the corporate site is aligned to the corporate identity 

•    Content team as part of the execution of brand-related projects

•    Retail Events and Distribution teams to execute client-related projects and events

Legislative requirements

•    Translate legislative requirements into implementable brand projects

•    Manage the implementation of assigned product/technical-related legislative requirements

Personal competencies

•    Ability to adapt quickly to new situations and requirements

•    Ability to work with multiple stakeholders

•    Independent working approach

•    Measured and considered approach to challenges

•    Ability to think strategically

•    Comfortable collaborating with others

•    Ability to work under pressure and deliver according to tight deadlines

Leadership requirements

•    Demonstrate leadership aligned to our values

•    Show integrity and ethical awareness

•    Ensure effective peer working relationships

Qualifications and experience

•    Bachelor’s degree or Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce, Marketing

•    Minimum of five years’ relevant experience in brand, media, and advertising

•    Proven track record of brand, media, and advertising management

•    Demonstrable technical marketing skills

•    Company product knowledge is advantageous

Location

1 Silo V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Closing date

Friday, 06 March 2026

Please include PDF copies of your matric certificate and university transcripts with your application.