Social Planning, Insights & Data Manager

Established in 2004 OLIVER is the worlds first and only specialist in designing building and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40 countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group were at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency spark creativity and drive insightful decision-making empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Planning Insights & Data Manager

Location: Durban South Africa Hybrid

About the role:

Werelooking for a Planning Insights & Data Manager to join our Strategy & Social team and help transform data into meaningful strategic recommendations. This role sits at the intersection of strategyanalyticsand social intelligence partnering closely with strategistscreativesand client teams to uncover audience cultural and commercial insights that inform smarter marketing decisions.Youllbe responsible foridentifyingtrends interpreting campaignperformanceand turning complex information into clear actionable recommendations that improve creative effectiveness and business outcomes. Ifyourenaturally curious commerciallymindedand passionate about using insights to solve business challengeswedlove to hear from you.

What you will be doing:

• Conduct audience cultural category and competitive research to support strategic planning.

• Analyse campaignplatformand social listening data toidentifymeaningful insights and opportunities.

• Translate qualitative and quantitative data into clear recommendations that inform creative briefs contentstrategiesand activation plans.

• Develop dashboards reporting packs and performance summaries for internal teams and clients.

• Partner with Strategy Directors Creativeteamsand client stakeholders toidentifyopportunities for optimisation and future planning.

• Support test-and-learn initiatives by helping define hypotheses measurementapproachesand key learnings.

• Monitor emerging cultural platform and consumer trends and proactively share opportunities with the wider business.

• Contribute to building best practice templates and reporting frameworks that improve planning capability across the team.

What you need to be great in this role:

• 46 years experience in strategic planning insights analytics or research within an agencyconsultancyor client-side environment.

• Strong analytical thinking with the ability toidentifypatterns and uncover meaningful insights.

• Experience using social platform analytics and social listening tools.

• Excellent storytelling skills and the ability to communicate complex information simply.

• Experience presenting recommendations to internal teams and clients.

• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.

• Experience with reporting or dashboard platforms such as Power BI Tableau or Looker Studio isadvantageous.

• FMCG retail or global brand experience is beneficial but not essential.

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Our values shape everything we do:

BeAmbitiousto succeed

BeImaginativeto push the boundaries of whats possible

BeInspirationalto do groundbreaking work

Bealways learningand listening to understand

BeResults-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community clients and creations

Our recruitment process does not employ artificial intelligence. Candidate evaluation and selection are conducted without AI-supported screening or decision-making.

OLIVER a part of the Brandtech Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all employees are encouraged to reach their full potential and individual differences are valued and respected. All applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race ethnicity religion gender sexual orientation gender identity age neurodivergence disability status or any other characteristic protected by local laws.

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively we work towards our missionembedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.