Digital Media Strategist

Overview

Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) – Digital Media Strategist

Region:
Cape Town or Johannesburg

Salary: R422 434 - R472 132

Type of employment:
Full time

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) seeks to hire a skilled digital media strategist to assist the Head of Communications in implementing effective internal and external communication digital campaigns that align with our theory of change, navigate a dynamic digital landscape and ensure brand-adaptability.

This role targets a strategic thinker with digital savviness. The candidate must understand various social media platforms and how to use them effectively, knowledge of social media best practices and content management tools, and familiarity with a range of web and digital design applications. The ideal individual thrives in identifying omnichannel digital media opportunities and can distil complex information into curated digital storytelling to promote CER’s strategic objectives.

We seek a confident and positive team player who can engage with diverse individuals, including senior management and external partners. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, proactive, creative, and committed to producing high-quality work.

We welcome applicants who have a genuine interest and passion for advancing environmental and social justice, along with a commitment to the shared values of our organisation.

CER is committed to diversity, inclusion and transformation and strives to reflect South Africa’s racial, cultural, sex and gender diversity within its staff complement. Candidates from historically disadvantaged or marginalised groups are strongly encouraged to apply for this post and will be preferred.

The Centre for Environmental Rights is a non-profit organisation and law clinic of activist lawyers who work with communities and civil society organisations in South Africa to realise our Constitutional right to a healthy environment by advocating and litigating for environmental justice. We seek a just, equitable, compassionate society which is resilient, celebrates diversity, and respects the inter-dependence between people and the environment.

We work across the following core themes:
Mining, Pollution and Climate Change, Corporate Accountability & Transparency, and Activist Support & Training. We have our main office in Cape Town, with another office in Johannesburg.

The salary range for the position is between R422 434 - R472 132 (total cost to company). The salary offered will be dependent on qualifications, level of expertise, and experience of the successful candidate. The salary package includes medical aid and pension subsidies.

At CER we value health, wellbeing, and work-life balance. We offer benefits including generous leave, wellness and psychosocial support, and study support.

• Manage digital content development and community management on CER’s social media platforms.
• Work in alignment with the communications and various programmatic teams to develop and execute engaging social media content suitable for various platforms.
• Develop social media content plans. Update CER’s websites and microsites with relevant information.
• Assist in creating/drafting media materials like social media posts, newsletters, podcasts, factsheets and infographics. Produce high-quality fact sheets, videos, webinars and images.
• Increase CER’s social media base through effective and responsive community engagements over different platforms.

• Understand how to connect the Centre’s organizational objectives with stakeholder needs.
• Develop and implement digital marketing strategies aligned with our objectives.
• Collaborate with programme teams to create engaging digital campaigns across multiple channels.
• Conduct market research to identify trends and insights, analyse engagement data to refine strategies and ensure strategic and brand alignment.
• Create creative strategies based on digital personas and stay updated on marketing trends and social media platform changes.

• Regularly utilise analytics tools such…