Content Manager (Fixed Term Contract)

Ackermans; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company is seeking a Content Manager for a 6-month maternity cover, based in Kuils River, Cape Town. The role involves managing creative content across digital channels, ensuring strategies align with brand direction. Candidates should have 3-4 years of experience in content management and strong SEO skills, with relevant qualifications in Marketing or Communications. The position is fully in-office.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a Copywriter with a strong SEO focus.
• Extensive experience in new media editorial or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide input into the creative plan.
• Ensure synchronized content strategy across digital channels.
• Optimize content through reporting results.

Skills

Content strategy implementation

SEO copywriting

Social media engagement

Content management systems

Web design knowledge

Education

National Diploma in Marketing Management

Bachelor degree in Marketing Management, Communications, Journalism or English

Tools

Magento

Wordpress

Shopify

PhotoShop

InDesign

Salesforce

Brandwatch

Job description

We're on the hunt for a Content Manager to support our Marketing team as a maternity cover for 6-months.You willmanage the creative content planning for all digital channels: social media, paid media and website and support the wider marketing team and business with written content. This includes ensuring the creative direction of campaigns are in-line with brand and VM marketing direction and the digital stories are fit-for-purpose for each digital channel.

We're a fully in-office team. The position is basedat our Support Centre in Kuils River, Cape Town.

What will you do?

• Provide input into the creative plan.
• Ensure that there is a synchronized 360 content strategy across all digital channels.
• Ensure the execution of the content strategy.
• Ensure digital channel managers requirements for content are defined and included in the content plan
• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the content process from end-to-end.
• Optimisation of content through reporting results

Experience required

• 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role
• At least 2 years’ experience as a Copywriter with a strong SEO focus
• Experience in working with content management systems (i.e. Magento, Wordpress, Shopify)
• Experience with web | mobile & social engagement strategies and best practices
• Extensive experience in new media editorial experience or similar
• Proven track record of leading content marketing campaigns

Qualification required

• Required: National Diploma in Marketing Management or similar
• Preferred: Bachelor degree in Marketing Management, Communications, Journalism, English or related
• Knowledge & skills required:
  • Solid knowledge of web design
  • Solid knowledge of social media and creative principals (80/20 rule)
  • Expertise with using SEO best practices to write creative copy that includes effective keyword placement
  • Familiar with Magento, PhotoShop, InDesign, Salesforce, Brandwatch will be an advantage