Marketing Assistant

SUMMARY:
Do you live and breathe social media, love crafting engaging content, and have an eye for design?

Join a vibrant and creative team as a Marketing Assistant based in Paarden Eiland where your digital marketing skills will be put to work across platforms like Meta Ads Manager, Mailchimp, and Canva.

The role involves building social calendars, engaging with online communities and assisting with events and product rollouts.
This is your chance to grow a lifestyle brand you’ll be proud of.

POSITION INFO:
REQUIREMENTS

• Matric, or relevant qualification
• Experience in WordPress, Social Pilot, Mailchimp, Canva, Microsoft 365 (incl. Teams), and Google WorkSpace (incl. Google Analytics)
• Experience in Meta Ads Manager will be advantageous
• Must be able to work confidently with Google Workspace (especially Google Sheets)
• Strong working knowledge of social media and community management and scheduling
• tools/software
• Ability to take the lead and be resourceful in finding appropriate social content opportunities
• Keen interest in interior design and lifestyle brands is essential
• Organised and dependable to meet deadlines
• Creative with a keen eye for design, content, and copy work

• Fully grasp the products and the technical knowledge of the brand to effectively position and communicate the Company and their offerings on social media platforms
• Develop a monthly social media calendar that will distribute brand content that inspires target audiences
• Schedule content to create a consistent flow of new content for audiences to interact with while constantly analysing what works and what doesn’t and alter the content calendar where necessary
• Build relationships by listening and engaging in relevant social discussions about the brand, its competitors and industry
• Tactfully capitalize on relevant news stories, trends or hashtags
• Constantly monitor competitor brands’ social media activity and share with key internal stakeholders
• Daily monitoring of social media platforms to ensure all comments/messages are responded to in a timely manner
• Propose new ideas and concepts for social content to better connect with our audiences
• Report on all social media metrics that highlights activity, results, and trends on company platforms, and continually look for new ways to improve on the metrics to guide future social content plans and campaigns
• Coordinate administration of advertising bookings, tradeshows (for example, Decorex and Scape Emporium Tradeshow), and agency services (ensuring contracts are populated correctly, doing Purchase Orders, filing all documentation on server)
• Assist the Marketing Manager with maintaining the website (specific to incoming new products, discontinued products, and product price changes
• Assist the Marketing Manager with monthly newsletters (MailChimp), reporting, and billing