Communications Assistant

Overview

A Communications Assistant position has become available at ENS in Team Marketing . This position reports directly to the Communications Team Leader, working closely with the Marketing Manager.

The working hours for this position are determined by the dictates of the practice, and the successful incumbent must be available and willing to handle urgent queries that may fall outside of standard hours from time to time. The successful candidate must have reliable transport and may be required to travel.

Scope

As a member of the Communications team, the successful incumbent will be responsible for increasing the profile of the firm through external communications and driving our internal communications across locations, departments and teams.

This position will focus on :

External communications, which includes managing the firm’s social media accounts; content marketing, such as holiday and commemoration marketing communications and managing the firm’s legal chapter contributions; as well as internal marketing, including coordinating and writing content for the firm’s internal newsletter.

General responsibilities

Social media

• Managing all content platforms (including website, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter & WeChat) including, updating the content (keeping it fresh & up-to-date), community management (including posting, responding to queries, monitoring for potential crises), examining and measuring the performance thereof in terms of (growth in followership, impressions, engagement, etc.);
• Tracking industry conversations and social media monitoring (including mentions of and content by ENSafrica and competitor benchmarking);
• Providing social media support to practitioners through appropriate training and knowledge sharing.

Content Marketing

Internal communications

Administration

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required

EEO statement

ENS is committed to transformation and achieving equity in its workplaces. Placement of a suitably qualified and skilled candidate will therefore be made in line with our Employment Equity objectives.

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