Marketing Analyst

Step into a Marketing Analyst role in Ladysmith and make your mark across KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

About the Opportunity

This Marketing Analyst role sits within the marketing jobs function in Ladysmith. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across KwaZulu-Natal.

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

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 Ladysmith much easier.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across KwaZulu-Natal, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

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

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.

The Environment

On top of that, 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 Ladysmith site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

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

Based in Ladysmith

Working in Ladysmith means a place within the Pietermaritzburg administrative centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the KwaZulu-Natal region, and the Ladysmith office benefits from those long-standing connections.

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 Ladysmith.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
• Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
• Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
• Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
• Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
• Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines
• Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO

Essential Criteria

• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field
• Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
• Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager

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