Marketing & Sponsorship Manager

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

Job summary

A local club in Cape Town is looking for a full-time marketing manager to manage branding and social media, aiming to drive membership growth and promote events. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience in marketing management and social media, with strong problem-solving skills. The role involves creating effective marketing strategies and involves flexible hours. Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and Office is necessary for this role.

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience as a marketing manager.
• Experience in social media campaigns and PR.
• Ability to manage flexible working hours.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage a clear marketing and social media plan.
• Elevate the RCYC Brand across all platforms.
• Manage social media for club events.

Skills

Fluent in English

Social media management

Problem solving

Diplomacy and tact

Time management

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Foreshore, Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 04/11/2025

A Club is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and detail-focused individual with a marketing and/or PR background to manage all marketing and social media for the Club. This includes driving membership growth and promoting their events, restaurant, marina, and Academy. The ultimate goal is to improve revenue, grow sponsorship, and enhance the quality and offering of their sailing and club events. This is a full-time role that requires flexibility inworking hours. The position is based in Cape Town.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and managing a clear marketing planand social media plan for the year ahead, with a monthly break down andtargets.
• Elevating and building the RCYC Brand on all platforms.
• A clear workable marketing strategy.
• Managing social media for all club events.
• Sourcing and analysing the data from our social media to usein proposals for sponsors.
• Formatting and building on our existing sponsorship tierstructure and relevant proposals for different events.
• Presenting to potential sponsors, securing and maintainingrelationships with sponsors. Working with the sponsors to ensure allexpectations are clear and met.
• Spending time with the sponsors at their events to ensurethey are happy. This is based on a flexible working week.
• Working closely with Journalists to form partnerships andrelationships with the Club.
• Working closely with the Heads of Department, in particularthe sailing manager to put on successful events with committed sponsors.
• Managing a person allocated to the role of marketing andsocial media support.

Requirements

• Fluent in English
• 3 years’ experience in working as a marketing manager, designing,growing and elevating a brand.
• Handling social media campaigns and managing the PR of a company.
• Self-motivated to manage your own time with flexible hours/days.
• Previous sport event management experience would be useful.
• Able to exercise diplomacy and tact at all levels.
• Able to function under extreme pressure.
• Excellent problem solving, numerical and administrative skills.
• High levels of keyboard skills as well as skills in MS Excel, MS Wordand MS Office and web-based programs