Marketing Manager

HuntWave Technologies; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail fashion company seeks a passionate Marketing Manager to shape and execute brand strategy across digital and traditional channels. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience, a strong digital portfolio, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include overseeing brand identity, managing content calendars, and executing high-quality marketing campaigns. The position requires in-office work approximately twice a week in Cape Town.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in brand or content roles, ideally in fashion or youth-driven brands.
• Strong portfolio of content work across Instagram, TikTok, and other digital channels.
• Excellent eye for fashion, styling, photography and visual storytelling.
• Self-starter attitude - willing to build, test and iterate quickly.
• Must thrive in a fast-paced, high-output startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Own brand narrative, tone, and visual identity across all channels.
• Produce & brief marketing plans & seasonal campaigns.
• Develop and oversee monthly content calendars that align with business and campaign objectives.
• Manage and execute photoshoots for high-quality content.
• Ensure messaging consistency across digital and in-store platforms.

Skills

Brand narrative ownership

Marketing plan production

Content creation

Fashion styling

Digital marketing

Job description

Our client in the retail fashion space is looking for a passionate, hands‑on Marketing Manager to lead our client's creative and brand strategy. This person will shape how our client shows up - across all touchpoints. The role is both strategic and deeply executional: You’ll be responsible for defining brand identity while rolling up your sleeves to bring it to life through content, photography, and digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Own our client's brand narrative, tone, and visual identity across all channels.
• Produce & brief marketing plans & seasonal campaigns.
• Develop and oversee monthly content calendars that align with business and campaign objectives.
• Manage and execute photoshoots - from styling to direction - to produce high-quality content for social and marketing assets.
• Work closely with the rest of the marketing team to ensure messaging consistency across digital and in‑store platforms.
• Brief and collaborate with internal design resources on creative assets.
• Monitor brand performance and use insights to evolve creative and campaign direction.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience in brand or content roles, ideally in fashion or youth‑driven brands.
• A strong portfolio of content work across Instagram, TikTok, and other digital channels.
• Excellent eye for fashion, styling, photography and visual storytelling.
• Self‑starter attitude - willing to build, test and iterate quickly.
• Must thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑output startup environment.
• Based in Cape Town and comfortable working from the office when needed - most likely twice a week.