Marketing Assistant

A vacancy has been confirmed for a Marketing Assistant based in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. The successful candidate will join an established team within the marketing jobs function.

What This Role Involves

An experienced Marketing Assistant is needed to support operations in Mbombela. The role forms part of how the business keeps its marketing jobs portfolio strong in Mpumalanga.

The organisation keeps reporting lines clean and expectations realistic. Performance is measured against a small, agreed set of metrics, and there are no surprise yardsticks for the Marketing Assistant taking on this position.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Marketing Assistant 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.

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 Mbombela teams, and the new Marketing Assistant will feel that from the first week.

Growing With Us

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

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

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

In addition, internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Mbombela have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Why This Role

Crucially, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in marketing jobs from your base in Mbombela. Many colleagues across Mpumalanga have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Mbombela 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 Mbombela keep progressing.

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.

What Your Day Looks Like

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.

On top of that, the Mbombela 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 Mbombela.

On top of that, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Mpumalanga operations throw up the unexpected.

Meet the Team

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

Equally, the team mix in Mbombela reflects a balance of experienced operators and emerging talent, with deliberate space for diverse voices and backgrounds.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across Mpumalanga, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mbombela.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor brand reputation and respond to customer comments online
• Support sales teams with collateral, presentations and trade activations
• Create on-brand content for web, social, email and in-store
• Track campaign performance against KPIs and produce monthly reports
• Brief and manage external creative, media and PR agencies
• Test, learn and iterate on creative, channels and audience targeting
• Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across digital and traditional channels

Who We're Looking For

• Solid understanding of SEO and content marketing principles
• 2-4 years' experience in a marketing or communications role
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Experience with email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, HubSpot, etc.)
• Comfortable creating short-form video and social media content
• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Marketing, Communications or related field
• Proven experience managing paid media campaigns

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.