The Content Manager is responsible for overseeing the creation, editing, quality assurance, and publishing of content across digital platforms. The role ensures all content is accurate, engaging, brand-aligned, and optimized for audience engagement while supporting clients' business and communication objectives.
Key ResponsibilitiesManage content quality and ensure all published content meets editorial and brand standards.
Edit and proofread content for clarity, accuracy, consistency, grammar, and style.
Verify facts, statistics, dates, names, and other content details before publication.
Review and approve content before client submission or publication.
Write, edit, and adapt content for websites, social media, and digital campaigns.
Collaborate with Creative, Client Service, and Strategy teams to develop effective content solutions.
Work with regional and global teams to ensure consistency in messaging across markets.
Manage social media content and community engagement where required.
Monitor content performance, audience engagement, and competitor activity.
Train, guide, and support copywriters and content contributors.
Manage external content partners and digital agencies where applicable.
Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
Minimum 5 years' experience in content management, digital marketing, journalism, advertising, or communications.
Experience creating and managing content for digital and social media platforms.
Agency experience is an added advantage.
Experience with CMS platforms such as WordPress is preferred.
Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
Strong understanding of digital content and social media best practices.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Creative thinking and storytelling ability.
Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.
Ogilvy Africa is the continent's largest agency network, serving over 40 countries through a team of approximately 900 professionals across Central, East, and West Africa.
As part of the global Ogilvy and WPP network, we partner with leading brands to drive growth through creativity, data, content, and technology. Our integrated One Ogilvy model delivers solutions across Advertising, Branding & Content, Experience, PR & Influence, and Media.
Beliefs at OgilvyPeople Need Regular OS Upgrades – Continuous learning and growth are essential.
We Need More Cows Than Milkmen – We value practitioners who lead through action.
Creative About Creativity – Creativity powered by data, content, and technology drives growth.
Diversity Is a Competitive Advantage – Different perspectives make us stronger.
Collaborative Advantage > Competitive Advantage – Great partnerships create great outcomes.
Team Individual – Team success comes before individual recognition.
Fail Often, Fail Fast – Experiment, learn quickly, and continuously improve.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or related field
- Minimum 5 years' experience in content management, digital marketing, journalism, advertising, or communications
- Experience creating and managing content for digital and social media platforms
- Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills
- Strong understanding of digital content and social media best practices
- Experience with CMS platforms such as WordPress
- Agency experience
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
What We Do
We are a WPP PLC subsidiary, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. We are pushing new frontiers as Africa's leading marketing and communication group through culture-centric innovation, creativity and collaboration. ABOUT US WPP Scangroup is a creative transformation company. We operate a multi-agency model across communication disciplines in Sub-Saharan Africa, focused on building better futures for our clients. Our 700+ people are brilliant, passionate and endeavour to build lasting relationships between the brands they work on and their consumers. Our core capabilities include: -Technology, E-commerce and data marketing - Brand stewardship & communications - Customer engagement & experience - Media Investment Management (media & content) - PR, Influence & Government Practice - Shopper marketing - Consumer research, market data & insights WHERE WE ARE Our Head office is in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition, we have offices in strategic locations across Africa including: Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda,South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. We also provide all communication services through affiliate partners in other African countries including Francophone to match client needs. WHY US? We excel in what we do because no one understands Africa and the African consumer like we do. We are one team, combining our strength to inspire and enable our partners be successful, achieve their ambitions and rise to new challenges. We use the expertise and knowledge we have garnered through the years, to respond to business needs swiftly.
