Who is a perfect GENIUSSET team member?

At the core of GENIUSSET, is the belief that ordinary Cameroonians can build world class products and services that can serve both the local and global markets. We seek to create epic sh*t by bringing together a set of geniuses (hence geniusset) who dare to bring out the best of themselves and their team through sheer curiosity, the love for learning, accountability and a passion for creating excellence. In this light, our culture is built on what we have termed the 5 foundational pillars of GENIUSSET.

1. PASSION FOR LEARNING – Pursue non-stop learning with passion, enthusiasm and curiosity. Failures are expected and valued as part of the learning process.
2. TEAM FIRST – Put team success ahead of personal glory and avoid unnecessary competition within and outside the team. We grow by absolutely supporting each other.
3. LET DATA GUIDE YOU – Challenge opinions not supported through data. Let evidence-based decision making by at the top of your mind.
4. GET THE DETAILS RIGHT –  Sweating the small stuff is the difference between mediocre and magnificent..
5. TAKE OWNERSHIP – Celebrate successes and take full responsibility for negative outcomes. Always ask what you could have done better and never shift blame to others.

If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you! We’ll overview your utility and decide whether you are a right match for our team.

Digital Marketer

The ideal candidate will be responsible for  planning and implementing powerful top-of-the-funnel digital marketing strategies. For this role, you should understand the full marketing mix and be familiar with ways to analyze market research and customers behavior. Ultimately, you should help the company achieve its business goals by building strong marketing campaigns for both online and offline. This is a rare opportunity to join a highly driven team of future leaders in the technology and creator economy. With deep passion and empathy for the client, the candidate shall find attract and keep clients. Our ideal candidate is passionate about  learning, marketing great products, and collaborating in a fast-paced environment. The candidate must be an ideal fit for our culture of curiosity, learning, accountability and excellence.

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 1 – 2 years’ experience in marketing.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Demonstrable experience in managing SEO/SEM, Content marketing, email marketing, social media marketing and Ad campaigns.
• Solid knowledge of website and marketing analytics tools (e.g., WordPress, Hootsuite, Google Analytics, SEMRush, etc.)
• Working knowledge of copywriting and basic graphic designing.
• Experience using social media campaign manager services.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to summarize and visualize data with at least excel.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies
• Focused and goal-oriented
• Track record of doing exceptional work. 

Role and Responsibilities 

Marketing Plan Development 

• Brainstorms new and creative growth strategies through marketing efforts. 
• Draft a plan, present to team, refine with feedback and then implement.
• Clearly understand and implement digital marketing campaigns which meet specific needs.
• Create strategies to build a genuine and long lasting connection with the audience.
• Be up to date with industry trends and adjust strategies accordingly. 
• Efficiently communicate with other team members to align goals.

Content Development and Copywriting

• Formulate creative ideas for ad and post copy, blog articles and email newsletters.
• Collaborate with other team members, particular the graphic designer to get the best user experience and make the most meaningful content.
• Learn content writing and implement lessons in projects ranging from posts, landing page copy, social media, ads to email lists.

Social Media Marketing

• Develop a high impact social media marketing strategy.
• Post content regularly and build a community around the brand. Engage this community and educate them on the product/service.
• Use social media marketing tools such as Hootsuite to schedule and automate posts.
• Drive followers, engagement, impressions and target at least at a 20% growth rate per month.

SEO and Email list

• Develop optimization strategies that increase the company’s search engine results rankings. This include both on page and off page SEO strategies.
• Do keyword research. Look for both short and long tail keywords with high search volume and have the potential of bringing in new clients. 
• Monitor regular performance metrics to understand SEO strategy performance.
• Update content and website links for maximum optimization and search engine rankings
• Do periodic SEO Audits and fix issues as per the results of your diagnosis.
• Identify target audience, create and manage email lists.
• Prepare online newsletters and promotional emails and organize their distribution through various channels.

Ads Campaigns

• Develop great ad ideas and be clear about your goals at the beginning.
• Coordinate and lead ad copy and content creation. Aim for the audience’s heart and aim to drive traffic.
• Launch optimized online adverts through Google Adwords, Facebook etc. to increase client’s brand awareness

Analytics

• Provide analytical reporting of campaigns to team.
• Gather and analyze website visitor behavior data (e.g. web traffic and rankings)
• Measure performance of digital marketing efforts using a variety of Web analytics tools (Google Analytics etc.)

Graphic Designer

The perfect candidate for this position is a curious, highly motivated Graphic Designer that is looking forwards to learn and produce world class designs. This is a rare opportunity to join a highly driven team of future leaders in the technology and creator economy. With deep passion and empathy for the customer and business, the candidate shall help deliver a more compelling customer journey, by providing design innovation and creativity to a wide variety of marketing communications projects across the business. Our ideal candidate is passionate about their craft, self-motivated and eager to learn, produce, and collaborate in a fast-paced environment. You should be able to execute across all mediums with strong design skills, be very organized and technically savvy. The candidate must be an ideal fit for our culture of curiosity, learning, accountability and excellence.

Qualifications

• At least A Levels or an equivalent. Must have sufficient prior experience in graphic design. 
• Skilled in at least Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects.
• Strong knowledge of corporate branding, print and digital media, typography, color theory, and various design principles
• Formal training in graphic design is a huge advantage.
• At least 1-2 years professional design experience.
• Exceptional design talent and craftsmanship
• An extensive portfolio that can be proven to be yours with emphasis on both raster and vector graphics designs.
• Ability to meet rigorous deadlines while exceeding client expectations.
• Good communication skills and ability collaborate well with team mates. 

Roles and Responsibilities

General

• Work on communications design initiatives from concept to completion
• Ask questions, gather requirements, and apply design thinking.
• Conceptualize and execute innovative solutions driven by business strategy and user/audience insight.
• Elevate design thinking across  client’s company/organization.
• Adhere to deadlines while managing multiple assignments
• Create production ready files from design files.
• Monitor and adjust designs to align with brand guidelines.
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas.
• Ability to teach graphic design to interns and basics to clients.
• Use the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic

Produce raster based designs.

• Using Adobe photoshop or similar tools, should be able to make sophisticated designs. These include flyers, marketing materials, design for print, amongst others.
• Must avoid copyrights infringements that can make the company liable to law suits. Avoid harvesting unauthorized graphics online.
• Make suitable graphics for social media that drive engagement and appeal to the target audience.

Produce vector based graphics

• Make logos using at least Adobe illustrator or a vector based graphic software.
• Must be able to make modern responsive logo designs that meet current international standards.
• Create a brand guide and brand identity and follow up to ensure its proper implementation.
• Should be able to create or at least edit vector based graphics.
• Should be able to design modern documents with Adobe Indesign.

Animation and motion graphics

• Ability to produce animated graphics or motion works is a big plus. 
• Use of Adobe After effects is a remarkable advantage. 

Software Developer

The ideal candidate is a talented programmer who can build secure and functional code. Shall provide quality coding solutions both for simple and complex applications. The candidate should have a deep passion for learning, self development, technology and software building. Attention to detail and an analytical mind are essential qualities for a successful career in programming. The goal is to design and build superior and innovative software by writing clean and flawless code. He/she should integrate very well in the team and be open minded enough to learn via iterations. The candidate must be an ideal fit for our culture of curiosity, learning, accountability and excellence.

Qualifications

• Qualification: Bsc., B.tech in Computer Engineering or Science or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge in any of the programing languages such as C++, PHP, JavaScript, and Python, Java, Python…
• Any certified software course knowledge will be an added advantage
• Detail-oriented and excellent concentration ability
• An analytical mindset and critical thinking
• Demonstrable ability to discover and fix errors in code.
• Creative and open to new ideas.
• Adaptable and willing to learn new techniques.
• Good communication skills.

Roles and Responsibilities

Write code for new applications/software

• Write clean and easy to read code.
• Write code that is flexible and permits integration of existing solutions.
• Conduct pilot tests to assess the functionality of newly developed programs. 
• Document programs scripts, including, drafts, revisions and final directions.
• Implement and bring to live work done by the UI/UX designer. Work in close collaboration with the UI/UX designer to ensure that design and final product are in line.

Maintain and manage existing code

• Maintain and improve the performance of existing software.
• Monitor newly launched programs. Follow up closely any bug reports, debug and fix problems timely.
• Test and maintain software products to ensure smooth functionality and optimization.
• Recommend improvements to existing software programs as necessary to  adapt to new business requirements.

Customer relations and teamwork

• Join the rest of the team in product development, from problem exploration, customer inquiry and market research to product design.
• Help write training manuals in order to train new users. 
• Make regular presentations of work and teach interns.
• Clearly and regularly communicate with management and colleagues.
• Will work closely with our consultant Ateh Rosius, especially during the training phase.