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An opportunity has arisen for a SEO Specialist in Witbank. Suitably qualified candidates from across Mpumalanga are invited to apply.
About the Opportunity
This SEO Specialist role sits within the marketing jobs function in Witbank. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Mpumalanga.
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 Witbank team.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the marketing jobs group in Witbank.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the SEO Specialist 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.
Day in the Life
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.
The Witbank 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.
Notably, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Witbank.
What We Offer
Notably, you will join a team that values respectful collaboration, honest feedback and shared wins. The Witbank colleagues take pride in supporting one another and in doing the marketing jobs side of the business properly, day in and day out.
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 Mpumalanga.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Witbank teams.
Notably, 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 Witbank keep progressing.
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 Witbank.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Witbank.
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.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.
About the Team
Crucially, you will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the marketing jobs side of the business inside out. The Witbank group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
Practically speaking, the team mix in Witbank reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
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.
Working in Witbank
Witbank continues to grow as an employment hub in Mpumalanga, with on the Nelspruit gateway to Mozambique. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Witbank.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Witbank, Mpumalanga.
Many candidates already living within reach of Witbank cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Mpumalanga economy.
Daily Duties
- Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Optimise organic search performance through on-page and technical SEO
- Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels
Who We’re Looking For
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English
- Awareness of POPIA and consumer protection requirements
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
- Proven experience managing paid media campaigns
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.