Work-Force
This is a current vacancy. We believe great workplaces are built on great people. We are looking for a Email Marketing Specialist in Pietermaritzburg, and we encourage applicants from across KwaZulu-Natal to consider this opportunity.
The Role
In addition, this Email Marketing Specialist role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Pietermaritzburg. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the marketing jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.
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 Pietermaritzburg team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Email Marketing Specialist is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.
Equal Opportunity
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 Pietermaritzburg.
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 Pietermaritzburg.
Day in the Life
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 Pietermaritzburg.
The Pietermaritzburg 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.
Key Outputs
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
What You’ll Need
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field
- Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
- Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
- 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.