CareerPlan

Growth Media Strategist

Durban, South AfricaFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-10-22

Core

Owns the strategic media answer defining where growth will come from, what audience or behavior must change, and the principles guiding the response for clients.

Role type

Senior strategy-level media strategist

Builds

Strategic media plans and growth logic for clients

Domain

Media advertising and marketing strategy

Required skills

Strategic thinking, Category understanding, Audience thinking, Data interpretation, Storytelling, Cross-functional leadership, Measurement logic

Responsibilities

Interpret client briefs into strategic media growth challenges, define sources of growth (recruit, switch, retain, etc.), define strategic audience hypotheses, define the role media must play in solving business problems, provide strategic direction to Journey Planners, define strategic KPI logic before planning begins, identify strategic implications from PCA for future campaigns.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC