Communications Officer

A vacancy has been confirmed for a Communications Officer based in Saldanha, Western Cape. The successful candidate will join an established team within the marketing jobs function.

Overview

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

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 Saldanha 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 Saldanha teams, and the new Communications Officer will feel that from the first week.

Crucially, the role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Saldanha also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Where You’ll Work

Crucially, 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 Saldanha site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

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.

On top of that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Western Cape.

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

Notably, the Saldanha 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 Saldanha.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Saldanha.

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.

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

Practically speaking, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Western Cape.

Why This Role

Importantly, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Saldanha 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.

Beyond that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
• Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
• Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
• Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
• Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels

Minimum Requirements

• Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
• Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
• Strong copywriting skills with a portfolio of published work
• Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager

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