Marketing 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 provides brand marketing, media and advertising expertise, leading the Brand and Advertising team within the Marketing department.

Reporting line

The role reports to the head of Marketing. 

Job description

Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Brand, media and advertising

•    Assume responsibility of all branded touchpoints across all physical and digital platforms

•    Provide input into the annual marketing plan

•    Lead and manage brand, media and corporate advertising project plans and oversee the implementation of all projects, campaigns, budgets and reports

•    Manage a bottom-up budget-setting process and mid-year forecasts for the Marketing department

•    Manage the payment of relevant accounts and manage approved budgets

•    Lead the project management of all corporate brand campaigns

•    Assume responsibility for the management of the advertising agency’s scope of work

•    Manage and supervise the production of branded collateral, including product/technical and regulatory client material

Research surveys

•    Lead and supervise end-client-related brand research plans and competitor analysis

Media

•    Lead media strategy and planning efforts

•    Manage media budget and oversee consolidated media schedules

•    Ensure and maintain adequate brand presence across all used media channels

Third-party agencies

•    Manage relevant third-party agency relationships (media, advertising and below-the-line agencies)

•    Assume operational day-to-day responsibility of the media, advertising and below-the-line advertising agencies 

Internal stakeholders

Work closely with:

•    Digital Marketing team to optimise user journeys across the website and to ensure the corporate site is aligned to the corporate identity

•    Content team to ensure that content production is implemented in line with expected standards

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

•    Institutional Clients team to execute client-related projects and events

•    Various internal divisions within the Group, including Group and Retail Finance, Retail Product Development, People Operations, Group Assurance, Facilities and the Client Service Centre

Legislative requirements

•    Translate legislative requirements into implementable brand projects 

•    Manage the implementation of all 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

Leadership requirements

•    Demonstrate leadership aligned to our values 

•    Show integrity and ethical awareness

•    Ensure effective peer working relationships

Team management 

•    Lead and manage the Brand and Advertising team 

•    Provide clear, timely and constructive feedback, as well as ongoing coaching to direct reports

•    Responsible for performance management of the team in line with business processes and expectations

Education and experience

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

•    Minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience in brand, media and advertising

•    Expert knowledge and proven track record of brand, media and advertising management

•    Extensive experience of developing, maintaining and delivering on marketing strategies to meet company objectives

•    Proven track record of working with consumer research agencies

•    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.