Marketing Executive

Step into a Marketing Executive role in Knysna and make your mark across Western Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

The Role

The Marketing Executive position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Western Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Knysna and across the marketing jobs space.

Practically speaking, 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 Marketing Executive taking on this position.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Marketing Executive 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 Knysna.

Why This Role

Importantly, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in marketing jobs from your base in Knysna. Many colleagues across Western Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

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 Knysna keep progressing.

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 Western Cape.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Knysna teams.

Based in Knysna

Working in Knysna means a place near the Cape Town International Airport hub, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Western Cape region, and the Knysna office benefits from those long-standing connections.

Many candidates already living within reach of Knysna 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 Knysna.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Knysna, Western Cape.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Knysna group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Practically speaking, the team mix in Knysna 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Western Cape, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Knysna.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Western Cape.

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

Notably, 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.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Western Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Knysna site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Beyond that, 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.

Daily Duties

• Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
• Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
• Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
• Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
• Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning

Who We’re Looking For

• 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
• Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
• Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
• Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.