Work-Force
A Digital Marketing Specialist is needed in Empangeni. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the KwaZulu-Natal operation.
About This Position
This Digital Marketing Specialist role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Empangeni. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the marketing jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Digital Marketing Specialist taking on this position.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Digital Marketing Specialist to step into the marketing jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
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 Empangeni.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 Empangeni.
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 KwaZulu-Natal.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Empangeni.
Growing With Us
Crucially, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the marketing jobs team in Empangeni have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.
Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.
Crucially, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Empangeni have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across KwaZulu-Natal.
Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Empangeni team member.
About the Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Empangeni group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
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 Empangeni reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
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
In addition, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Empangeni colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the marketing jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Empangeni teams.
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 Empangeni 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 KwaZulu-Natal.
Core Functions
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
Candidate Profile
- Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
- Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.