Marketing Analyst

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

Overview

An experienced Marketing Analyst is needed to support operations in Empangeni. The role forms part of how the business keeps its marketing jobs portfolio strong in KwaZulu-Natal.

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.

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 Empangeni much easier.

Why This Role

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.

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.

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.

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

Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.

Core Functions

• Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
• Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
• Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
• Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
• Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
• Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
• Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines

Minimum Requirements

• Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
• Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
• Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.