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Looking for your next move as a SEO Specialist in Aliwal North? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Eastern Cape.
The Role
This SEO Specialist role sits within the marketing jobs function in Aliwal North. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.
The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the SEO Specialist taking on this position.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the marketing jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Aliwal North much easier.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the SEO Specialist is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
Equal Opportunity
Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Eastern Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Aliwal North.
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.
Where You’ll Work
In addition, the environment is creative, deadline-driven and data-aware. Cross-functional work with sales, product and design is the norm, and ideas are tested with real audiences quickly.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Aliwal North site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Crucially, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.
What We Offer
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Aliwal North contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the marketing jobs space in Eastern Cape.
Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.
Crucially, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Aliwal North keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Aliwal North teams.
Working in Aliwal North
Beyond that, the role is based in Aliwal North, along the Sunshine Coast tourism belt. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Aliwal North and the broader Eastern Cape region.
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 Aliwal North.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Aliwal North, Eastern Cape.
Many candidates already living within reach of Aliwal North cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
Meet the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Aliwal North group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
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.
Equally, the team mix in Aliwal North reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Core Functions
- Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
- Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
Candidate Profile
- Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
- Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
- 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
- Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.