Discovery Limited
Job Details
đź“Ś Job Title: Marketing Consultant
🏢 Company: Discovery Limited
🏬 Business Unit: Marketing
🗂️ Function: Marketing Management
đź“Ť Location: South Africa
đź’Ľ Employment Type: Full-Time
Company Overview
Discovery Limited is one of South Africa’s leading financial services and health innovation companies. The company’s core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance and protect their lives through innovative products and services.
Known globally for its forward-thinking solutions such as the Vitality program, Discovery offers a fast-paced, dynamic environment where innovation, growth, and positive societal impact are at the center of its operations.
Job Overview
Discovery is looking for a driven Marketing Consultant to lead strategic marketing initiatives across the Vitality portfolio, with a key focus on corporate employees and financial advisers.
This role combines campaign strategy, stakeholder management, brand activations, performance insights, and content development to drive business growth, improve customer engagement, and support sales KPIs.
This is an excellent opportunity for marketing professionals with experience in digital campaigns, brand communications, and strategic growth initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Growth & Sales Enablement
- Develop and implement growth-focused marketing strategies
- Support acquisition and engagement across corporate and IFA channels
- Align campaigns with sales and pipeline priorities
- Drive uptake of Vitality products through adviser and employer networks
Campaign & Project Management
- Manage end-to-end campaign delivery
- Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Execute campaigns across digital and offline channels
- Optimize campaign performance and ROI
Employer & Brand Activations
- Plan employer-facing activation campaigns
- Manage activation budgets and agencies
- Deliver high-impact brand visibility initiatives
- Coordinate with partners and internal teams
Communications & Content
- Manage adviser communication channels
- Improve open and click-through rates
- Adapt messaging across audience segments
- Support social media and digital communication strategies
- Collaborate with creative teams on campaign visuals and storytelling
Stakeholder & Portfolio Management
- Engage with distribution, product, and CVM teams
- Manage cross-functional stakeholder expectations
- Oversee the Vitality growth portfolio
- Drive campaigns focused on retention and lapse reduction
Performance & Insights
- Analyze campaign data and performance metrics
- Use insights to improve future campaigns
- Support KPI-driven decision-making
Qualifications
Education
- Minimum 3-year undergraduate degree or diploma
- Postgraduate degree preferred
- Marketing, Communications, or related qualification preferred
Experience
- 2–3 years’ experience in:
- Marketing
- PR
- Communications
- Corporate experience advantageous
- Relevant industry experience preferred
Skills
- Digital media and channel expertise
- Campaign strategy and execution
- Stakeholder management
- Agency and vendor management
- Creative thinking and campaign ideation
- Content development and communication strategy
- Adobe Express and Canva proficiency
- Google Analytics knowledge advantageous
- Basic data analysis skills
- Strong cross-functional collaboration
CV Tips
- Highlight marketing campaign management experience
- Include digital channels worked on (social, email, programmatic, etc.)
- Showcase KPI-driven campaign achievements
- Mention stakeholder and agency management
- Include tools such as Canva, Adobe Express, Google Analytics
- Highlight corporate or financial services marketing exposure
- Emphasize communication strategy and content development skills
Benefits of Joining the Company
- Opportunity to work with a leading South African brand
- Career growth in a dynamic marketing environment
- Exposure to strategic portfolio campaigns
- Innovative and purpose-driven workplace
- Cross-functional collaboration opportunities
- Professional development and learning exposure
Company Policy
Discovery Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
The company’s Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. Applications from persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
To apply for this job please visit careers.discovery.co.za.
