Work-Force
This is a current vacancy. The organisation is recruiting a Public Relations Officer for its Somerset West operation. The role forms part of a wider marketing jobs portfolio across Western Cape.
What This Role Involves
The Public Relations Officer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Western Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Somerset West and across the marketing jobs space.
In addition, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Somerset West operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Public Relations Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Western Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the marketing jobs group in Somerset West.
About Somerset West
Working in Somerset West means a place close to the Stellenbosch agricultural belt, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Western Cape region, and the Somerset West office benefits from those long-standing connections.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Somerset West, Western Cape.
Many candidates already living within reach of Somerset West cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Western Cape economy.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Somerset West.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Somerset West group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Notably, the team mix in Somerset West reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Somerset West.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Western Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Somerset West.
A Typical Day
Importantly, you usually start by scanning campaign dashboards over coffee, checking performance against targets and flagging anything that needs attention. Mornings are often given to creative work — briefing designers, refining copy, planning the next content drop — while afternoons mix stakeholder meetings, agency calls and a steady stream of approvals. In between, you’re watching what competitors are doing, listening to what customers are saying online, and shaping the next set of experiments to push the brand forward.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Notably, the Somerset West office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Somerset West.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
- Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
Candidate Profile
- Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field
- Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
- Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
On top of that, if your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.