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Role: Communications Officer. Location: King William’s Town, Eastern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
What This Role Involves
The Communications Officer vacancy forms part of how the King William’s Town 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 King William’s Town team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Communications Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Eastern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
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 King William’s Town much easier.
The Environment
Equally, 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 Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Practically speaking, 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.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the King William’s Town site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Our Commitment to Transformation
In addition, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
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.
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 King William’s Town.
Meet the Team
Importantly, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the King William’s Town office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Eastern Cape operations get busy.
Beyond that, the team mix in King William’s Town 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.
What We Offer
On top of that, 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 King William’s Town. Many colleagues across Eastern Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.
Practically speaking, 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 King William’s Town 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 Eastern Cape.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the King William’s Town teams.
Based in King William’s Town
King William’s Town continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with near the Port of Ngqura logistics hub. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
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 King William’s Town.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in King William’s Town, Eastern Cape.
Many candidates already living within reach of King William’s Town 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.
Key Outputs
- Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
- Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
- Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
- Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
What You’ll Need
- 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
- Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
- Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.