Copywriter

Step into a Copywriter role in Stellenbosch and make your mark across Western Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

Overview

This Copywriter role sits within the marketing jobs function in Stellenbosch. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Western Cape.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

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

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the marketing jobs group in Stellenbosch.

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 Stellenbosch much easier.

Your Future Here

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The marketing jobs space in Stellenbosch offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Western Cape.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Stellenbosch team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Stellenbosch have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Western Cape.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Stellenbosch.

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.

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

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

Your Workplace

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 Western Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Stellenbosch 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.

Why This Role

You will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Stellenbosch colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the marketing jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.

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 Western Cape.

Beyond that, 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 Stellenbosch keep progressing.

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

Your Team

Equally, you will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Stellenbosch group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

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.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Notably, the team mix in Stellenbosch reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

Based in Stellenbosch

Importantly, the role is based in Stellenbosch, within reach of Century City. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Stellenbosch and the broader Western Cape region.

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

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 Stellenbosch.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.

Day in the Life

Equally, 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.

Crucially, the Stellenbosch 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.

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

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

Daily Duties

• Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
• Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
• Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
• Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
• Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
• Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
• Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines

Minimum Requirements

• Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
• Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
• Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
• Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
• Strong project management and organisational skills

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.