Marketing Operations Assistant

Talent Shore; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 167,400 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Shore is seeking a Marketing Operations Assistant to support their marketing team in Cape Town, South Africa. This entry-level role involves website management, designing materials using Canva, social media contributions, and assisting with proposals and email marketing. Candidates should have prior marketing experience and excellent English skills. This role offers an opportunity to learn in a fast-paced environment and develop professional marketing skills.

Qualifications

• Previous working experience in a marketing role.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines.
• Adept at proofreading and writing engaging copy.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Marketing with website management.
• Create social graphics and internal materials using Canva.
• Contribute to the social media calendar and draft posts.
• Assist with company proposals and presentations.
• Manage email marketing communications.
• Conduct competitor analyses across digital platforms.
• Ad-hoc management of job postings on boards.
• Create content that enhances employer branding.

Skills

Excellent written and spoken English

Strong organisational and planning skills

Proficiency with Canva

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Proficiency with Word and PowerPoint

Ability to build working relationships remotely

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Job Description

Marketing Operations Assistant

Remote, South Africa

We are specialist recruiters in Real Estate, Finance & Construction, operating from 10 offices worldwide. We work with professionals and clients across the built environment – from investors and planners to construction and property management teams – across commercial, residential and other applications. Reporting to the Head of Marketing, the Marketing Operations Assistant is ideal for someone at the beginning of their marketing career, with a solid grounding in administration and operations, who wants to learn how a full‑service marketing department functions in a competitive environment.

In this role you will support the Head of Marketing and our consultancy team with:

• Website Management: Day‑to‑day updates on our website using a CMS, including basic SEO optimisation.
• Design: Create social graphics, internal materials and external reports/presentations via Canva, following brand guidelines while pushing creative boundaries.
• Social Media: Contribute to the social media calendar with ideas and graphics, and draft engaging, optimised posts in excellent English.
• Proposals: Assist recruitment consultants with company proposal and presentation documents as needed.
• Data Integrity: Input and review existing data, ensuring usefulness for analysis by the Head of Marketing and the broader business.
• Email Marketing: Manage email automations and edit email marketing communications to candidates and clients.
• Competitor Analyses: Conduct analyses across social media, websites, and other digital activity.
• Job Board Management: Ad‑hoc management of day‑to‑day role postings across our network of job boards.
• Employer Branding: Work closely with the internal recruitment team to create engaging content that positions us as a sought‑after employer in the sector.
• Mar‑Tech Management: Day‑to‑day management of various marketing systems critical to business operations (training provided).

Requirements

Critical

• Previous working experience in a marketing role.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Confident, good at building working relationships remotely.
• Proficiency with Canva, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Preferred

• Adept at proofreading and writing engaging copy for LinkedIn, email marketing and Instagram.
• Knowledge of how to leverage ChatGPT and other AI tools to improve marketing productivity and processes without compromising quality.
• Video editing experience is an added benefit.
• Recruitment marketing or professional services experience is an advantage.