Digital Corporate Communications Officer (1 Post)

POST 22: Digital Corporate Communications Officer, Corporate Communications and Marketing (1 post). Full time.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Developing and executing data-driven digital marketing strategies across organisational brands and platforms.
• Designing high-impact marketing collateral for digital and print formats, including social media creatives, digital adverts, banners, posters, emailers and presentations.
• Producing motion graphics and short-form video content optimised for platform distribution and audience retention.
• Managing and growing the organisation's social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn, including content scheduling, community engagement and performance monitoring.
• Managing website content creation and posts in line with the brand manual.
• Planning, executing and optimising paid digital advertising campaigns across multiple platforms, managing budgets and maximising return against defined KPIs.
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting on campaign performance and audience growth metrics.
• Maintaining brand identity and visual consistency across all internal and external communications.
• Supporting media relations through editorial writing, institutional publications and press communications.
• Engaging stakeholders and community audiences through targeted public awareness campaigns.
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Essential skills

• Strong graphic marketing and design skills, with a portfolio.
• Advanced working knowledge of the use of AI, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects for motion graphics and video editing.
• Working knowledge of CorelDRAW.
• Understanding of layout, typography, colour theory and visual hierarchy.
• Ability to adapt designs across multiple platforms and formats while maintaining brand consistency.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Visual Communication and Multimedia Design or a related field.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a university is an added advantage.
• Proven experience managing paid digital advertising campaigns with measurable results.
• Experience in social media management across multiple platforms.
• Familiarity with media relations, editorial writing and institutional communications.
• Knowledge of brand identity management and visual consistency principles.
• Results-driven, detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple outputs simultaneously.

How to apply: apply online on the Zimbabwe Open University careers portal (careers.zou.ac.zw) using the Apply button on this post. You need a free candidate account on the portal; it is activated with a code sent to your email address. Upload your CV (Word or PDF, up to 5 MB) and, optionally, a cover letter (Word or PDF, up to 1 MB). Closing date: 31 October 2026.