Work-Force
Step into a Marketing Assistant role in De Aar and make your mark across Northern Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
About the Opportunity
An experienced Marketing Assistant is needed to support operations in De Aar. The role forms part of how the business keeps its marketing jobs portfolio strong in Northern 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 Marketing Assistant 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 De Aar much easier.
Why Join Us
You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The De Aar colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the marketing jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Crucially, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Crucially, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
Based in De Aar
Beyond that, the role is based in De Aar, in the Kathu iron ore belt. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across De Aar and the broader Northern Cape region.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in De Aar, Northern Cape.
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 De Aar.
Key Responsibilities
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
Minimum Requirements
- Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
- Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
- Strong copywriting skills with a portfolio of published work
- Strong project management and organisational skills
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.