Communications Officer

Posted recently. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Communications Officer in Hartbeespoort, and we encourage applicants from across North West to consider this opportunity.

What This Role Involves

This Communications Officer role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Hartbeespoort. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the marketing jobs pipeline across North West.

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Hartbeespoort team on trust, and the Communications Officer role will feel that from week one.

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

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 North West is consistently high and consistently fair.

A Typical Day

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.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Hartbeespoort.

Notably, the Hartbeespoort 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.

In addition, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West operations throw up the unexpected.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Practically speaking, 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.

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

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

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.

Your Workplace

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.

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

On top of 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.

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

Why Join Us

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Hartbeespoort contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the marketing jobs space in North West.

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 North West.

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

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 Hartbeespoort keep progressing.

Based in Hartbeespoort

Beyond that, the role is based in Hartbeespoort, near the Hartbeespoort tourism node. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Hartbeespoort and the broader North West region.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Hartbeespoort, North West.

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 Hartbeespoort.

Many candidates already living within reach of Hartbeespoort cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local North West economy.

Core Functions

• Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
• Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
• Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
• Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
• Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
• Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store

What You’ll Need

• Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
• 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape

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