Work-Force
Step into a Marketing Assistant role in Somerset West and make your mark across Western Cape. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.
The Role
This Marketing Assistant role sits within the marketing jobs function in Somerset West. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Western Cape.
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 Somerset West team.
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 Somerset West much easier.
Equal Opportunity
The organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Western Cape.
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.
Career Growth
Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The marketing jobs space in Somerset West 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.
Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Somerset West have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Western Cape.
Core Functions
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
Candidate Profile
- Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
- Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
- Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
- Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
- Strong project management and organisational skills
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.