Local Communication Manager
Bolt · Dar es-Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
About Us
Bolt is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe and Africa, with over 100 million customers in 45+ countries. We’re a global team of more than 100 nationalities joined on a common mission – to make cities for people, not cars. And we need you to make it happen!
About The Role
The local Communication Manager is responsible for creating and implementing PR and marketing strategy for Bolt in Tanzania.
This role owns Bolt’s external communication in Tanzania across all owned and earned channels, including creating PR and marketing materials, administrating social media channels and acting as a contact point for the media and potential partners.
Your daily adventures will include:
Creating and maintaining good relationships with journalists, responding to media inquiries
Writing press releases and pitching news stories to the media
Preparing spokespeople and staffing interviews and press events
Overseeing the creation of all necessary marketing materials in Tanzania, including suggesting ideas and writing copy for ads, social media posts, blog articles and print materials
Supporting performance marketing and campaigns, driving growth for our products in Tanzania
Reaching out to other brands with attractive partnership offers and executing partnership campaigns with other brands or events
Creating proactive plans for PR and marketing in Tanzania with other local stakeholders to ensure a constant positive news flow about Bolt in-country
Delivering and measuring the results for PR engagements and local marketing campaigns
Other miscellaneous tasks, including supporting employer branding-related activities, ad-hoc driver engagement events and managing crisis communications when needed
About you:
4 years of relevant experience in Marketing and PR
Experience in drafting PR materials and working with journalists
Experience in running marketing activities, including social media management and offline marketing campaigns
Strong written and spoken communication, including great copywriting skills
Capability to collaborate with many different stakeholders, experience in an international environment is a plus
Good understanding of which marketing and PR activities work on the local market
Flawless written and spoken English, with other African languages being a plus
Good project management and reporting skills
Basic experience with Figma and other design tools is a plus
Experience is great, but what we really look for is drive, intelligence, and integrity. So even if you don’t tick every box, please consider applying if you feel you’re the kind of person described above!
Why you’ll love it here:
Play a direct role in shaping the future of mobility.
Impact millions of customers and partners in 500+ cities across 45 countries.
Work in fast-moving autonomous teams with some of the smartest people in the world.
Accelerate your professional growth with unique career opportunities.
Get a rewarding salary and stock option package that lets you focus on doing your best work.
Enjoy the flexibility of working in a hybrid mode.
Take care of your physical and mental health with our wellness perks.
Some perks may differ depending on your location.
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