After nine years of operation, Digicel Group Limited has 10.8 million customers across its 32 markets in the Caribbean, Central America and the Pacific. With revenues of US$2.2 billion, the company is renowned for delivering best value, best service and best network.

Digicel is the lead sponsor of Caribbean, Central American and Pacific sports teams, including the Special Olympics teams throughout these regions. Digicel sponsors the West Indies cricket team and is also the title sponsor of the Digicel Caribbean Championships and the Copa de Naciones Digicel. In the Pacific, Digicel is the proud sponsor of several national rugby teams and also sponsors the Vanuatu cricket team.

Digicel also runs a host of community-based initiatives across its markets and has set up Digicel Foundations in Jamaica, Haiti and Papua New Guinea which focus on educational, cultural and social development programmes.

In 2004, Digicel developed Digicel Rising Stars – an annual talent show to support aspiring young music artists in the Caribbean. The show has spanned the Eastern Caribbean, Haiti, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago ranking as one of the top-rated shows.

Digicel is incorporated in Bermuda and its markets comprise: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Curacao, Dominica, El Salvador, Fiji, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Nauru, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Vanuatu. Digicel also has coverage in St. Martin and St. Barts in the Caribbean and has recently acquired a license in French Polynesia.

Visit http://www.digicelgroup.com/ for more information.

Assist the Advertising & Branding Manager in delivering the marketing activity required to support the growth of the business and its subsidiary businesses and to increase brand awareness.
This activity includes, but is not limited to, marketing collateral, product launches, website management, PR activity and ad hoc campaigns.

• Bachelor degree in Marketing, Communications, Business administration or Journalism
• Experience working in a Marketing role in Telecommunications Services
• Understanding of the key elements of marketing mix and experience in working across these
• Experience working with technical products / terminology
• A minimum of 2 years' recent, full-time experience as Marketing & Communications Executive or Advertising Executive

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels of the organization
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize numerous tasks to meet tight deadlines.
• Languages - English & Spanish - a benefit
• Creativity and willingness to work on own initiative
• Ability to work under pressure with strong attention to detail
• Willingness to learn;
• Commercial awareness;
• Good administrator; good clerical skills
• Resilience, to enable you to deal with problems and constructive criticism;
• Word, PowerPoint and Excel proficiency

? Provide brief on campaign and collateral to agencies & Prepare photo shoots
• Preparation of copy for marketing collateral including brochures, letters and website. Proof reading, editing and updating existing technical and corporate marketing collateral to ensure that the accuracy and consistency of information is maintained. Liaising with internal contacts to source information, gain input/feedback and approval for documents
? Act as go-between concerning questions and problems between agencies and Digicel – Liaising with advertising agencies and ensure that they are prompt regarding creative deadlines
? Liaise with Media buying agency and act as the team Media planner – Negotiate and monitoring radio trivia – Update Media rate chart
? Coordinate with the agencies & Medias for the distribution of the ads (to all Media)
? Control outdoor branding quality – Provide monthly report – Liaise with DAE’S to ensure better Media coverage & Branding opportunities in the provinces
? Confer with department staff to discuss topics such selection of advertising media

2010-10-31