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Posted recently. Role: Social Media Manager. Location: Springbok, Northern Cape. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About the Opportunity
This Social Media Manager role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Springbok. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the marketing jobs pipeline 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 Springbok team.
Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Social Media Manager 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.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Social Media Manager is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Northern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
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 Springbok much easier.
Why This Role
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Springbok contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the marketing jobs space in Northern Cape.
The role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Crucially, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
About Springbok
Importantly, the role is based in Springbok, near the Kimberley diamond heritage centre. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Springbok and the broader Northern Cape region.
Many candidates already living within reach of Springbok cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Northern Cape economy.
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 Springbok.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Springbok, Northern Cape.
The Environment
Crucially, 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.
Importantly, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.
In addition, 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 Springbok site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.
Diversity and Inclusion
Equally, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.
Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Springbok.
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.
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.
Importantly, the Springbok 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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Springbok.
Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Your Team
Practically speaking, the team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Springbok 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.
Notably, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Springbok will be explained during the hiring process.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage email marketing journeys, segmentation and lifecycle automation
- Manage paid media budgets across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
- Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
- Coordinate events, sponsorships and community activations
- Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
- Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
- Manage brand assets, tone of voice and corporate identity guidelines
Who We’re Looking For
- Creative thinker who can also analyse data and report on ROI
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills appropriate to the role
- Ability to work cross-functionally with sales, design and product teams
- Familiarity with the South African media and influencer landscape
- Hands-on experience with Google Analytics, Search Console and Tag Manager
- 2-4 years’ experience in a marketing or communications role
- Strong copywriting skills with a portfolio of published work
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.