Reports to: Marketing Officer

Department: Marketing

Grade: M1

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Visual & Digital Communications Assistant creates engaging written, graphic, and video content while staying up to date on latest marketing technologies and social media.

KEY DUTIES:

• Create, design, and lay-out, a wide range of day-to-day marketing materials, including print, digital, and social media in accordance with Yalelo branding
• Maintains Yalelo Uganda social media presence across all digital channels by creatively producing designs both static and motion to increase growth and retention of our customers.
• Measures and reports on the performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assesses against goals. (ROI and KPIs)
• Develops an intimate understanding of the Yalelo Uganda brand and culture ensuring brand execution through messaging, design, and overall digital experience.
• Develops engaging online content including forums, videos, graphics, and blogs; monitors and analyses content success.
• Keeps abreast of new social media sites, web technologies, and digital marketing trends; implements these new technologies in developing campaigns and update current campaigns to include new information.
• Develops ongoing customer digital engagement campaigns and programs to increase touch points and interactions with customers.
• Ensures an integrated approach and collaborates closely with the marketing team to create connections between experiential initiatives and digital, social media, PR, and shopper marketing.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate degree in Graphic Design is preferred; a portfolio of design samples is preferred.
• 1 – 2 years of graphic design and communications experience.
• Experience using and preparing social media posts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) to share key messages and updates preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Tools and Adobe Creative Suite (In Design, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and display initiative.
• Receptive to feedback and open to learning.
• Proven integrity, problem solving, analytical and interpersonal skills with ability to multi-task.
• Planning, organizing, preparing facilitation materials and guides skills.
• Portfolio of design work.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Please send the application, CV & academic documents as one pdf document to: careers@yalelo.ug, clearly specifying the job position in the subject line. The closing date for receiving applications is 06th August 2025.