Work-Force
Whether you are a seasoned Marketing Executive or stepping into the role for the first time, there is space for you in Cape Town. The team hires on merit and across communities in Western Cape.
What This Role Involves
The Marketing Executive position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Western Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Cape Town and across the marketing jobs space.
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 Cape Town team.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Marketing Executive to step into the marketing jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Cape Town contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the marketing jobs space in Western Cape.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Cape Town teams.
Crucially, 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 Cape Town keep progressing.
Your Team
You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Cape Town group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Practically speaking, the team mix in Cape Town reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Day in the Life
Practically speaking, 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.
Beyond that, the Cape Town 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.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Daily Duties
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform positioning
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
- Maintain the editorial and content calendar across owned channels
- Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
Who We’re Looking For
- Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field
- Strong copywriting skills with a portfolio of published work
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- Working knowledge of CMS platforms (WordPress preferred)
- Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
- Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.