Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Management: Senior Manager - Brand Marketing
About Apollo Agriculture:Apollo Agriculture is the commercial farming platform that helps small-scale farmers maximize their profits. Apollo’s ML-powered credit models and automated operations technology unlock the massive, untapped small-scale farming market, starting in Kenya. With optimized financing, high-quality farm products, and digital advice, Apollo farmers are already more than doubling their farm profitability. Apollo’s team brings together technology, credit and operations experience from The Climate Corporation (acquired for USD $1 Billion), Google, Capital One and One Acre Fund. We value evangelical pursuit of mission with a pragmatic approach, humility in the face of challenge, active discussion of disagreements, and considerate listening.
About the Role:Apollo is seeking to hire a Communications Associate to join the Brand Marketing team. This role will write and edit copy for a variety of campaigns and communications initiatives, primarily to our farmer customers, field agents and agrodealer partners. She/he will work closely with the communications team as well as other departments to brainstorm ideas, and create content and messaging to support meeting of company goals. The Communications Associate will also facilitate the delivery of this content via the various communications Apollo uses to connect with our teams and customers e.g. our SMS platform, internal communications channels etc.
Your Day-to-Day:
- Write and edit original content for a range of uses both with internal stakeholders and external partners and customers
- Work closely with internal teams to participate in and contribute to the creative process, from brainstorming to execution
- Consistently produce high quality content, tailored to our rural/peri-urban customer base, to support effective communication as part of larger marketing initiatives
- Understand and interpret creative briefs from department leads, executing on content in a timely fashion. Work with department leads to edit and iterate on copy based on feedback
- Manage your time well and prioritize tasks to ensure your responsibilities are met
- Execute communications and content created, by uploading or posting them to relevant channels
You:
- Have excellent writing and editing skills with demonstrated ability and experience in copywriting for different mediums
- Have impeccable grammar and spelling, holding high standards of quality for your work
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment and are able to create great content in a timely fashion
- Have excellent communication skills and are open to feedback
- Are a collaborative team player
- Have great time management and project management skills
We:
- Have excellent writing and editing skills with demonstrated ability and experience in copywriting for different mediums
- Have impeccable grammar and spelling, holding high standards of quality for your work
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment and are able to create great content in a timely fashion
- Have excellent communication skills and are open to feedback
- Are a collaborative team player
- Have great time management and project management skills
Apollo Agriculture does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Apollo Agriculture is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.Apollo Agriculture is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we may conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search and motor vehicle history.Apollo Agriculture does not charge any fee to consider your application at any stage of the recruitment process.