Marketing Assistant

SUMMARY:
An FMCG company, building and distributing multiple snack, confectionery, and beverage brands nationally. We manage the full go-to-market cycle from brand strategy to retail execution, with a growing footprint in wholesale and retail channels.
 
Support the Marketing Manager across day-to-day brand activity, content production, in-store execution, events, and marketing admin. Keep projects moving, ensure assets are accurate and on time, and help deliver campaigns that drive sales and visibility.

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities:
Campaign support
Assist with campaign timelines, status trackers, and weekly updates
Brief designers and suppliers and follow up on deliverables
Prepare presentations, moodboards, and simple mockups
Content and social
Help build monthly content calendars across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn
Draft captions, source imagery, and schedule posts in Meta Business Suite
Coordinate basic photography and short-form video shoots
Community management and basic performance reporting
Retail and activations
Coordinate POS and FSU orders, print checks, barcodes, and deliveries
Support in-store activations, sampling days, and events scheduling
Prepare activation kits, staff rosters, and prize logistics
Capture results, photos, and post-event reports
Influencers and partnerships
Build and maintain creator lists
Send PR drops and track content deadlines
Process usage approvals and collect links for reporting
Web and listings
Update product info, images, and copy on the company and brand websites
Keep retailer listing sheets and product catalogues current
Administration
Maintain the marketing stock register by brand
File assets, artwork, and approvals in shared drives

Skills & Experience (Not negotiable):
1 year in FMCG marketing, brand, social, or agency account support
Strong organisation and follow-through across multiple projects
Confident writer for social captions and basic product copy
Comfortable on set for simple UGC or content shoots
Proficient in: Google Workspace, Excel or Sheets, Canva, basic Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, Meta Business Suite, TikTok
Advantage: Experience with website CMS updates, basic video editing, retail activation experience
Driver's license is a must


Contact JADE GELDENHUYS on , quoting the Ref: CTD000228.

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