Digital Marketing Executive (12 months)

Rentokil Pest Control South Africa; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme

23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in service benefit

Healthcare

Free parking

Job summary

Rentokil Initial is seeking a Digital Marketing & SEO Executive to help implement a multi-region digital strategy and boost organic visibility across local and international markets. You will optimize content, enhance UX, and improve site architecture through CMS platforms in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The role focuses on launching new websites, ensuring content quality, and supporting SEO initiatives while maintaining high standards and agile ways of working with global teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with CMS platforms such as Magnolia, Sitecore, and WordPress including content creation and publishing.
• Experience working within Agile methodologies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Degree-level qualification in Marketing, Digital, IT, or equivalent marketing/IT-based qualification.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update CMS content to meet organisational standards and user needs.
• Source, commission, and edit high-quality content (copy, images, video) in partnership with internal teams and stakeholders.
• Implement technical SEO recommendations to improve search visibility and performance.
• Work with developers and content specialists to troubleshoot issues and enhance platform functionality.
• Manage rollout of new products, upgrades, and functionality across market sites using CMS platforms such as Magnolia, Sitecore, and WordPress.
• Produce sitemaps and visual artefacts to communicate website structure and functionality.
• Develop and maintain guidance materials to ensure consistent CMS content authoring.
• Document processes and best practices for ongoing reference and training.
• Support new acquisition sites builds, working with Market and Digital Marketing teams from build through go-live.
• Support testing and launch of new product functionality across priority markets.
• Manage project workflows using agile tools (e.g. Jira, Trello) to schedule, prioritise, and track tasks.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies to maintain alignment across teams.
• Monitor ticket progress end-to-end, providing stakeholder updates and resolving blockers.
• Stay current with emerging web technologies, digital marketing practices, and agile methodologies.

Skills

CMS platforms

Agile methodologies

Education

Marketing/IT degree

Tools

HubSpot

Jira

Trello

Job description

Job Purpose

We are seeking a proactive Digital Marketing & SEO Executive to support the implementation of our multi-region digital strategy and drive online visibility across local and international markets. Sitting within the core Digital Marketing, Content, and Communications team, you will focus on optimising web content, improving User Experience (UX), and enhancing site architecture to boost organic search performance and lead generation.

Working closely with cross-functional specialists in SEO, Analytics, UX, and Account Management, you will maintain high standards across our CMS platforms, ensuring our digital estate effectively engages users and meets key organisational objectives.

Key responsibilities

The Digital Marketing Executive will play a pivotal role in supporting the launch of new websites and ensuring the quality and accuracy of content across the CMS. This role will focus on executing actions that enhance the performance, visibility, and lead flow of targeted content within the Rentokil Initial and subsidiary brand web estate.

This role requires a proactive, detail-oriented individual with excellent organisational skills and a passion for web content management and digital marketing.

The role’s key responsibilities will include:

• Maintain and update CMS content to meet organisational standards and user needs
• Source, commission, and edit high-quality content (copy, images, video) in partnership with internal teams and stakeholders
• Implement technical SEO recommendations to improve search visibility and performance
• Work with developers and content specialists to troubleshoot issues and enhance platform functionality
• Manage rollout of new products, upgrades, and functionality across market sites using CMS platforms such as Magnolia, Sitecore, and WordPress
• Produce sitemaps and visual artefacts to communicate website structure and functionality
• Develop and maintain guidance materials to ensure consistent CMS content authoring
• Document processes and best practices for ongoing reference and training
• Support new acquisition sites builds, working in close collaboration with Market and Digital Marketing teams from build through to go-live
• Support testing and launch of new product functionality across priority markets
• Manage project workflows using agile tools (e.g. Jira, Trello) to schedule, prioritise, and track tasks
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) to maintain alignment across teams
• Monitor ticket progress end-to-end, providing stakeholder updates and resolving blockers
• Stay current with emerging web technologies, digital marketing practices, and agile methodologies

Requirements:

Essential

• Experience with CMS platforms such as Magnolia, Sitecore, and WordPress, including web content creation and publishing
• Experience working within Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives

Desirable

• Proficiency in HubSpot for content updates, campaign execution, and day-to-day CRM management
• Familiarity with SEO best practices, including keyword research, analysis, and trend insights
• Fluency in another language would be desirable

Professional Attributes

• Solutions-Oriented: Proactive self-starter with a strong attention to detail and high quality standards.
• Collaborative Communicator: Ability to translate technical web/ SEO requirements into clear action plans for non-technical stakeholders across international teams.
• Adaptable: Skilled at prioritising multiple ongoing projects in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Marketing, Digital, IT, or similar, or an equivalent Marketing/IT-based qualification

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
• 23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in service benefit
• Healthcare
• Free parking

At Rentokil Initial, our customers and colleagues represent diverse backgrounds and experiences. We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, actively encouraging applications from individuals from all walks of life. Our belief is that everyone irrespective of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs, has the potential to thrive and contribute.

We embrace the differences that make each of our colleagues unique, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can be their authentic selves and feel a sense of belonging. To ensure that your journey with us is accessible if you have any individual requirements we invite you to communicate any specific needs or preferences you may have during any stage of the recruitment process. Our team is available to support you; feel free to reach out to ([e-mail]) if you need anything

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