Job Vacancy: Editor/ Writer at Butterfly Effect Intelligence (South Africa)

Butterfly Effect Intelligence™ is a dynamic team of customised Market and Competitive Intelligence experts who believe that understanding the market environment and competitive landscape is essential to driving business growth.

Butterfly Effect Intelligence™ believes in partnering with businesses to drive insight and intelligence through a rigorous understanding of the external and internal business environment. Butterfly Effect Intelligence™ achieves this through a variety of trademarked methodologies and global best practice implemented with local insight enabling businesses to make better-informed decisions.

Butterfly Effect Intelligence™ offers experience in a wide range of industries working with some of the world’s leading companies.

COPY EDITOR/ PROOFREADER/ WRITER
Gauteng

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Editing/Proofreading/writing of company deliverables - checking copy, grammar, structure and content.

Ongoing market monitoring - Take ownership and accountability for the provision of ongoing monitoring services. This involves, but not limited to the following:

• Daily searching for relevant articles
• Abstracting articles in line with legal requirements and the requirements of the client, in the correct font and format which is grammatically correct.
• Ongoing source analysis and optimisation of the service
• Monthly research, analysis and report development on client identified trends.
• Monthly blog monitoring for competitor intelligence.
• Content update for portal/becoming familiar with the insurance Market.
• GIA newsletter distribution and management of sales leads.
• Proofreading and becoming a grammar specialist.

Project work - When projects are initiated this role will be responsible for support in the project process. This can be in the following ways (but not limited too):

• Desktop research.
• Setting up interviews.
• Telephonic interviews with respondents.
• Analysis and insight generation into data.
• Project presentation development and results analysis.
• Capturing stakeholder/expert interviews.

General administration:

• Distribution of marketing information.
• General administration and support.
• Management of email contact lists.
• Minute taking.
• Ownership of time management sheets.
• Office administration for managing and sourcing suppliers.

REQUIREMENTS:

Non- negotiable (please don't apply unless you have the following):

• At least two years' experience in writing/editing/proofreading.
• Must have a degree/ or three year diploma.

Advantageous

• Hard-working, goal-oriented, self-motivated.
• Experience/knowledge of the financial services industry.
• Excellent command of the English language (first language), and sound grammar and punctuation skills.
• Ability to cope under pressure.
• Ability to stick to tight deadlines.
• Computer literate.
• Good communication skills.
• Interact well with others.
• Competent, confident.
• Good understanding of business language.
• Willing to learn and be taught.
• Ability to multi-task.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: jobs@bflye.com

Website: http://www.bflye.com

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