Company Overview

At the heart of every great company is the person that brings a valuable message to the world. Idieate is the #1 ranked design and development web company in Uganda. We are seeking a dynamic, positive, energetic, hard-working individual to carry the mantle of Content Manager. This role must ensure that our tone, message, web presences, proposals, and collateral are always first-class.

You will get to have impact on all aspects of the organization. The Content Manager will work directly with the CEO, sales, and marketing staff responsible for the following growth areas:

• Tone and messaging of content
• Digital content creation 
• Collateral and content curation
• Proposal creation
• Proposal management
• Proposal automation and supporting systems

Idieate is in the process of re-imagining its tone and full corporate messaging. You must enjoy working in a team, be a self starter, and have a keen focus on detail.

Education:

• Preferred – Bachelor's Degree (English, journalism, or a writing-related major)

Required Experience:

• 2–4+ years of experience in writing for a B2B-focused organization
• Experience writing web-based content
• Experience in managing and writing proposals
• Experience in managing an editorial calendar
• Experience in interviewing and working with industry experts to create content
• Experience enforcing and contributing to brand guidelines
• Excitement for learning new subject matter and growing industry knowledge
• Past performance in driving an organization's message
• Ability to manage systems and create processes that streamline proposal and content delivery
• Ability to organize tasks with strong follow-through

Beneficial Experience

• Familiarity with the professional services-based industry and web technologies
• Experience with generating content across different mediums such as digital, print, social, etc.
• Familiar with best practices for writing content for the web

Primary Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities for this position include.

• Creating, editing, and managing content for idieate's web presences
• Writing and developing large-scale proposals for enterprise clients
• Management and continual creation of prefabricated proposal content
• Management of our proposal content system
• Establish and maintain consistent tone and message
• Reporting, including team utilization reports and account updates
• Creating, managing, and making available organizational literature
• Proof-reading, editing, and ensuring quality across all public facing assets, including presentations, proposals, PDFs, white papers, etc.
• Promote a constant evolution through example and dedication
• Drive and monitor progress of projects

Required Qualifications | Qualities

• Interest or experience in enterprise design, development, SEO
• Ability to prioritize shifting initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to write short and long-form content
• Impeccable grammatical skills and vocabulary
• Strong communication skills: must be comfortable collaborating with clients and internal staff via phone, email, or in-person
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Self-organized, detail-oriented, self-starter
• Collaborative team player who maintains a positive attitude in challenging situations
• Open-minded
• Team player mentality

Idieate is looking for a highly energetic person excited about working in a fast-paced team environment to join our organization as an evangelist for one of the highest rated digital firms in the nation. The business development specialist will be integral in all aspects of the sales process which includes networking, creating outreach strategies, identifying opportunities, recommending solutions to potential clients, and ensuring that all prospects have the high touch experience consistent with our delivery of services.

This position offers a base salary and commission. Idieates' team members who demonstrate high performance and commitment will have the opportunity for career development and advancement within sales.

In this role, you'll get to:

• Work closely and collaboratively with executives in sales to develop and implement appropriate prospecting, presentation and overall sales strategies
• Engage with the business community, councils, and attend events regularly
• Conduct prospecting to qualify leads through research, networking, calls, emails, and social media
• Help manage inbound opportunities in conjunction with the marketing team
• Schedule meetings for the team to further assess a prospect’s business and potential for partnership with idieate
• Schedule web and marketing consultations as well as sales discovery meetings to further assess a prospect's organization as a potential partner for idieate
• Conduct needs qualification calls with specific prospects as assigned
• Work across multiple verticals including associations, finance, manufacturing, etc.
• Learn how a variety of businesses operate, what challenges they face on a daily basis, and how technology can dramatically improve their businesses and their employees' lives

We're looking for people who have:

• A track record of high achievement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Previous successful sales experience OR a strong desire to begin a sales career
• The ability and desire to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment
• The desire to meet and exceed measurable performance goals
• Are naturally curious and passionate
• The technical aptitude to master our sales tools and learn our services
• Highly self-driven sense of motivation
• The ability to deal with and thrive on objections and rejection
• Previous sales experience in which you demonstrated the ability to meet or exceed sales quotas a plus (but not required)
• Previous sales experience in the digital marketing space preferred but not required
• HubSpot certifications are a plus
• Willingness and ability to acquire HubSpot certifications once hired

Idieate is seeking an energetic, creative, and hard-working Marketing Manager to help further the reach of the #1 ranked design and development brand in Uganda.

As a top-rated digital firm in the world and we need help getting our message to the right people. We have a culture where your peers know how to get the job done with creativity, collaboration, and integrity. If you would like to be a part of this unique opportunity with room for growth and the chance to be a part of a dynamic marketing team, please review our requested skills, qualifications and education below!

Education:

A bachelor's degree in Communications or a related marketing major and/or exemplary past performance in the marketing industry.

Experience

The ideal new member of our team would have a minimum of 3 - 5 years of experience in marketing and has a proven track record of hands-on execution. Bonus points for applicants that possess previous experience building an energetic brand for the web/IT services industry in the commercial sector with a focus on B2B sales. Recommended experience includes:

• Experience in creative thinking
• Experience in managing and working within a team
• Experience in creating sustained and well-managed marketing processes
• Maintain key partnerships
• Ability to gain media traction through news and press outlets
• Experience in managing to and achieving key performance indicators
• Successful track record in a results-driven environment
• Experience in business to business marketing

Primary Responsibilities:

The Marketing Manager will be responsible for executing all marketing efforts under the direction of the CEO. The summary of responsibilities includes but are not limited to brand messaging, campaign creation, creative thinking, email marketing campaigns, event management, social media management, advertising, press release creation, presentation material creation, networking, and support for the sales team.

This individual will have the ultimate responsibility of continuing to build the strength and power of our brand as we continue to grow as one of the fastest-growing digital firms in the Mid-Atlantic.

Qualifications | Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to function in a team-focused environment
• Experience in social media management
• Experience with client segmentation (Experience in associations (non-profits), manufacturing, retail, professional services, healthcare, and IT are a plus)
• Ability to help develop vertical based marketing approaches and efforts for idieates’ target markets
• Development, execution, and results tracking of email campaigns.
• Understands the differences between marketing channels, how offers are developed, and how marketing works to support and enhance a company’s brand (targeting and communication).
• Superb writing skills.
• Understanding of marketing budgets.
• Comfortability in creating, managing, growing, and meeting key performance indicators focused on marketing goals
• Experience running and helping maximize ROI for tradeshow’s and events

Must-Have Skills:

• Great listener
• Self-organizing - You’ve dealt with busy executives/business owners who have great ideas but need you to take the ball and run with it
• You can catch the essence of an idea, get the details right, and bring a project to completion without wasting time in the wrong directions
• Experience with client segmentation (Experience in associations (non-profits), manufacturing, retail, professional services, healthcare, and IT are a plus)
• Excellent computer skills
• Flexibility and time management
• Experience with marketing automation platforms (Hubspot, Mautic)
• The ability to create detailed and compelling submissions for industry and business-focused awards