Digital Marketing Coordinator

Virgin Active South Africa (Pty) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wellness organization is searching for a Marketing Project Coordinator in Cape Town. In this role, you'll manage campaign delivery and creative asset organization, acting as a key link between various teams. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of experience in marketing coordination, strong organizational skills, and passion for health and fitness. Join us in inspiring people to lead healthier lives through well-executed marketing projects in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in marketing coordination or project support.
• Calm under pressure, thriving in fast-paced environments.
• Natural organizer and problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end coordination of all digital and brand marketing.
• Act as the central link between internal teams and agencies.
• Support in coordinating logistics for brand activations.

Skills

Project coordination skills

Excellent organizational skills

MS Office proficiency

Collaboration across teams

Attention to detail

Digital marketing familiarity

Education

Relevant qualification in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Asana

Trello

Job description

Our purpose is…

To change people’s lives for the better through wellness. We are passionate about supporting people to lead healthy fulfilled lives by providing a space where they can focus on their physical, mental and social well-being.
Our mission is to create an environment where wellness works for everyone. At Virgin Active wellness is not just about fitness- it’s about creating real experiences that support members in their holistic health journey.
We provide a luxury wellness environment that fosters personal growth, community, and transformation. Our approach is accessible, inclusive, and built on the foundation of social wellness. We operate as a full-time onsite function - because we believe the best ideas come to life when we’re collaborating in person, sharing thoughts, and building together.

Our wellness offering is built on core pillars which define who we are and how we deliver on our promise:

• Refreshing Real Experiences: Authentic, engaging experiences that inspire lasting
• Holistic Wellness: A comprehensive approach integrating fitness, mental health, nutrition, and recovery.
• Curated Guidance and Progress: Personalized coaching and programs to support sustainable progress.
• Communities Without Conformity: Diverse, welcoming environments where everyone feels empowered.

At Virgin Active, we are on a mission to inspire people to live active, healthier lives and we are looking for a dynamic Marketing Project Coordinator to help us do just that.

This role is at the heart of our marketing engine supporting campaign delivery, centralizing creative, managing timelines and helping bring our bold, disruptive ideas to life. You will be the go-to person for keeping things moving, ensuring every activation and campaign is delivered with energy, precision and on time

Campaign Coordination & Delivery

• Manage the end-to-end coordination of all digital and brand marketing
• Track and communicate campaign timelines, deadlines, and
• Act as the central link between internal teams, creative, media, and agencies to keep projects running smoothly.
• Maintain an up to date marketing calendar and proactively flag bottlenecks or

Creative Asset Management

• Centralize and organize all creative assets across platforms and
• Ensure creative files are correctly labeled, version-controlled, and easily accessible for internal and external use.
• Support in packaging and distributing assets across digital, social, product and external media teams.

Stakeholder Communication

• Coordinate internal check-ins, campaign WIPs, and task tracking to keep everyone
• Share regular status updates with stakeholders across
• Ensure clear communication of campaign progress, changes, and deliverables at all

Activation & Event Logistics

• Support the team in coordinating logistics for brand activations, sponsorships and in club
• Liaise with suppliers, venues, and internal teams to ensure on brand, seamless
• Assist with planning timelines, budgets and post-activation wrap-ups.

Presentation & Reporting Support

• Assist in the creation of professional presentations, strategy decks, and campaign
• Format decks in line with brand CI and ensure stakeholder ready output.

We can't live without... (Minimum Requirements)

• 2 - 3 years of experience in marketing coordination or project support or coordination role
• A relevant qualification in Marketing, Communications, or similar
• Solid project coordination skills with the ability to juggle multiple moving parts
• Ability to collaborate across multiple business units, functions, departments,
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in MS Office and Google Slides/Docs
• Exposure to project management tools (e.g. Asana, com, Trello) is a plus
• Familiarity with digital marketing channels and creative formats (social, display, email)
• Are a natural organizer and problem solver
• Are calm under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Love bringing people together and seeing projects through to the finish line
• Are passionate about health, fitness and the Virgin Active brand
• Are always one step ahead and love a good checklist
• Manage multiple stakeholders

We'd like you to have... (Attributes)

• Adaptability (must be able to adapt to a fast paced, changing environment)
• Be curious (must be willing to succeed, seek opportunities to learn and grow)
• Have a winning mentality (must be willing to go over and above to achieve success)
• Must be motivated to achieve
• A commitment to making a difference in people’s
• A Growth mindset
• The ability to work
• Trustworthiness (must always act in doing the right thing)
• A drive to create moments of magic for our
• The ability to make decisions and take ownership and responsibility for the
• Action orientation

We'd love you to have... (additional skills)

• Wellness knowledge, to engage and inspire others to take a holistic approach to
• The ability to be
• The ability to be
• High Interpersonal skills (EQ)