WhatsHotAfrica Network Director // Apply before 19th March

WhatsHotAfrica Network Director // Apply before 19th March

WhatsHotAfrica is looking for talented, motivated digital professionals with experience working both in Africa but also having knowledge of international digital best practices.

Are you ready to take the next step professionally? Are you poised to shift into a management position with significant upside? Are you prepared to take up the chance to help a growing business achieve substantial and lofty goals?

WhatsHotAfrica is in the process of scaling up and is on the lookout for individuals with both key digital skills, the ability to utilize those skills in a team setting (across time zones and cultures). You must also be able to identify new digital trends which can maximize traffic and growth.

Responsibilities include:

• Daily oversight of all fifteen sites in the network, working with content and contributor teams across the continent, and managing content calendars and content flow. (You will have three regional hub directors to work with.)
• Daily oversight of all social media programs and opportunities for both traffic growth and community engagement. (Again, via the regional directors)
• The creation of an 18 – 24 month plan for growth (the network goal is 30 million pageviews a month) including revenue optimization
• The creation of an immediate (6 – 9 month) plan for the analysis of relatively new and emerging Social Media platforms and our plan for optimization.
• The creation of a plan for podcast development and launch
• The creation of a plan for video content improvement and expansion.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 – 7 years within the digital space with on-the-ground Africa experience being a non-negotiable requirement.
• Proven record within digital in terms of traffic and social media growth.
• Familiarity with consumer-facing media networks, advertising, measurement, and monetization strategies.
• Ability to use data and analysis for product planning and understanding impact.
• A bias for action when managing competing priorities in a way that keeps the team focused while demonstrating progress to internal partners.
• Experience participating in technical discussions and running meetings with technical and business leaders.
• Ability to effectively manage outsourced technical development resources
• Outstanding written and verbal skills.
• Ability and desire to work in a fast-moving startup environment.

Salary & benefits et cetera are significant and experienced professionals will be fairly compensated with significant opportunities for advancement.

APPLY TODAY! Send your CV, cover letter including links to LinkedIn profile, 
recommendations, and professional details to jobs@africanewmediagroup.com

About WhatsHotAfrica

WhatsHotAfrica is a network of premium celebrity entertainment news websites operating in fifteen countries across Africa including Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa namely Kelebrity, Naijalebrity, Ghanacious, and Zalebs.

The sites, collectively, have over 8 million page views per month with 3.5 million social media followers – making it effectively the largest network of celebrity sites on the continent.

The company which is ready to expand and grow even more – is looking for a dynamic experienced digital executive to help lead the move into podcasts, upgrade our video content, improve the social media program, driving both traffic, and revenue up.

About Africa New Media Group (ANMG) Limited

Africa New Media Group (ANMG) Limited owns and operates mobile content websites in 15 countries across Africa, and is rapidly growing through a combination of first-mover status, proprietary technology, and the opportunities that only Africa presents digitally.

We are focused first on countries where English is the primary language of business, but will soon shift to French countries as well. Our focus is on rapid expansion, and growth and we are scaling up for the post-Covid world and our next 18 – 24 months of rapid growth.

ANMG Limited is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and we do not tolerate, in any form or manner, ever, discrimination or harassment in any form.