Marketing Assistant

A Marketing Assistant position is being filled in Prieska. Suitable candidates from across Northern Cape are invited to submit their applications for review.

What This Role Involves

This Marketing Assistant role sits within the marketing jobs function in Prieska. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Northern 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 Prieska team.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Prieska teams, and the new Marketing Assistant will feel that from the first week.

The Environment

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.

Beyond that, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Prieska site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Your Team

Notably, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Prieska office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Northern Cape operations get busy.

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.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Career Growth

On top of that, this role can grow with you. Strong performers in the marketing jobs team in Prieska have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Prieska team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
• Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
• Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
• Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations

Candidate Profile

• Strong copywriting skills with a portfolio of published work
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
• Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
• Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
• Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.