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Looking for your next move as a Public Relations Officer in Hermanus? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Western Cape.
About the Opportunity
The Public Relations Officer position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Western Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Hermanus 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 Hermanus team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Public Relations Officer is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Western Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Hermanus.
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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Hermanus.
Where You’ll Work
Notably, 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.
A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Western Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.
Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Hermanus site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Ensure all marketing complies with POPIA and consumer protection codes
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
- Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
- Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
What You’ll Need
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Strong project management and organisational skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
- 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
- Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.