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Bring your skills as a Social Media Manager to Secunda and join a team that moves fast. This Mpumalanga role is one to watch.
About the Opportunity
The Social Media Manager vacancy forms part of how the Secunda branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the marketing jobs side of the business moving forward.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Secunda team.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Secunda teams, and the new Social Media Manager will feel that from the first week.
Why This Role
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Secunda colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the marketing jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Importantly, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
The Environment
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.
Equally, 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.
Equally, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Mpumalanga.
Your Role
- Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
Minimum Requirements
- 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
- Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
- Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
- Strong copywriting skills with a portfolio of published work
- Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.