Digital Marketing Consultant (maternity cover) / Remotely

Digital Marketing Consultant (maternity cover)

Position: Digital Marketing Consultant (maternity cover)

Location: Remote

Application Deadline: Sunday 31st March, 2024

Duration: Fixed term (4 months)

Start Date: Monday 1 April – Friday 2 August, 2024

Salary: €1800-2500 (depending on location)

SPARK is seeking a freelance/consultant Digital Marketing Consultant (maternity cover) to support the global Communications Department.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

The responsibilities and tasks include, but are not limited to:

• Deliver the activities laid out in the annual social media content strategy across SPARK’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and YouTube channels to promote SPARK’s services, increase brand awareness and engagement among audiences;
• Manage day to day activity across social media accounts via SproutSocial, maintaining the Social Media Calendar (Google Calendar) and social budget;
• Regular production of creative content, including copy (English and Arabic), visuals and video;
• Create and optimise paid social ad campaigns;
• Provide quarterly insights analysis reports and recommendations to improve performance and identify opportunities for growth and engagement;
• Monitor trends, pitch and implement innovative content experiments;
• Provide training to relevant staff on content generation and optimising local social channels;
• Support with other duties as assigned.

Requirements and Skills

• Higher education or experience in Digital Marketing, Communications, Journalism or a field relevant to SPARK’s work;
• Strong English and Arabic language skills;
• Proven editing and writing skills for social media;
• Skills and experience in graphic design and video editing, plus familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and Canva is essential;
• Experience with SproutSocial or other scheduling software is desirable;
• Experience with WordPress and MailChimp is desirable;
• Familiarity with Google Drive/Docs/Analytics etc.;
• Good communication and social skills and the ability to work in a multicultural setting;
• Proven organisational skills and the ability to work independently.

SPARK Offers

• International and dynamic working experience;
• Fixed term contract (4-5 days per week);
• Working from home possibility

Please submit your application on the following link: https://vacancy.spark-online.org/Tab1/LoadProfileFromVacancy/552

About SPARK

SPARK develops higher education and entrepreneurship to empower young, ambitious people to lead their fragile and conflict-affected societies into prosperity. SPARK is a dynamic and growing, international not-for-profit development organisation with 100+ staff members, in more than 14 offices around the world. SPARK supports refugees in the Middle-East by providing them with scholarships in universities and higher education institutions in the region. SPARK also supports young entrepreneurs in fragile states, to start or grow their own businesses.