Marketing Operations Assistant

Talent Shore; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruiting agency is looking for a Marketing Operations Assistant to support the Head of Marketing and manage various marketing tasks. Responsibilities include website updates, design projects using Canva, and social media content creation. The ideal candidate should have prior marketing experience and excellent English skills, with a focus on building relationships remotely. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into a full-service marketing department within a growing company based in South Africa.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a marketing role.
• Confident individual good at building remote relationships.
• Ability to work towards deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Marketing and consultants with various tasks.
• Manage website updates and optimize for SEO.
• Lead design projects using Canva.
• Contribute to social media content and calendar.
• Assist with proposals and presentation documents.
• Ensure data integrity for analysis.
• Manage email marketing communications.
• Conduct competitor analyses.
• Manage job board postings.
• Create engaging employer branding content.
• Manage marketing systems post-training.

Skills

Written and spoken English proficiency

Relationship building

Canva proficiency

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Remote, South Africa | Posted on 16/01/2026

• Industry Employment - Recruiting - Staffing
• Date Opened 16/01/2026
• City Remote
• Province Western Cape
• Country South Africa
• Postal Code Remote

Job Description

We are specialist recruiters in the world of Real Estate, Finance & Construction, operating from 10 offices globally. We work with professionals and clients across the built environment - from investors and planners to the construction and management of properties - across commercial, residential and other applications. Reporting into the Head of Marketing, the Marketing Operations Assistant is the perfect role for someone near the beginning of their marketing career, that has a solid grounding in administration and operations, and that is looking to learn how a full-service marketing department functions in a competitive environment. You will get the opportunity to gain marketing experience across a broad mix of international (currently UK and US) and local marketing activities using the whole marketing mix; therefore, you will need to be a well‑organised and motivated individual, willing to take on a busy and varied schedule.

Within this role, you will be supporting the Head of Marketing and team of our consultants with:

• Website Management: Day‑to‑day updates on our website using a Content Management System (CMS), including basic optimisation for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO).
• Design: Within brand guidelines but with the opportunity to push boundaries, lead on design projects primarily via Canva – creating social graphics, internal materials, and external reports and presentations as required.
• Social Media: Contribute to our social media calendar with ideas, graphics and, preferably, the ability to write engaging and optimised posts using excellent English writing skills.
• Proposals: Work closely with our recruitment consultants to assist them with company proposal and presentation documents as and when required.
• Data Integrity: Data input and reviews of existing data, ensuring that it’s useful for further analysis by the Head of Marketing and wider business.
• Email Marketing: Ongoing assistance managing email automations and editing e‑mail marketing communications to candidates and clients.
• Competitor Analyses: Completion of competitor analyses across social media, websites and other activity.
• Job Board Management: Ad‑hoc management of day‑to‑day roles we post across our network of job boards.
• Employer Branding: Working closely with our internal recruitment team, creating fun and engaging content that continues to make us a sought‑after place to work in the sector.
• Ad‑hoc Management of Mar‑tech: Day‑to‑day management of different marketing systems critical to the functioning of the business (after training).

Requirements

Critical

• Previous working experience within a marketing role.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• A confident individual who is good at building working relationships remotely.
• Proficiency with Canva, Microsoft Excel, Word & PowerPoint.
• Great organisation and planning skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and towards deadlines.

Preferred

• The ability to proofread and write engaging copy for LinkedIn, Email marketing and Instagram accurately.
• An understanding of how to leverage ChatGPT and other AI programs to improve marketing productivity and processes whilst not compromising on quality.
• Video editing experience an added benefit.
• Recruitment marketing or professional services experience would be an advantage.