Producer

We Are Rival; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A marketing consultancy for challengers in Cape Town seeks a Producer to oversee media production and distribution. You will optimize strategy and execution of marketing activities. Ideal candidates possess strong organizational skills and an understanding of new-age media. Competitive salary, profit-sharing, and 21 vacation days are included, emphasizing a progressive workplace that champions diversity.

Benefits

21 days vacation

Discovery Health Medical Aid contribution

Retirement Annuity contribution

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work to a deadline.
• Experience in a start-up, agency, or consultancy is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the production and distribution of content and events.
• Develop editorial content calendars and distribution strategies.
• Contribute to building content, research, and events for marketing leaders.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Understanding of new-age media (YouTube, TikTok)

Ability to spot trends in media content

Startup mentality

Job description

Overview

Cape TownRival is a marketing consultancy for challengers—and we're looking for a Producer to join our Cape Town team. This isn't a role for someone who wants to do "business as usual."

Our clients come to us because they need breakthrough marketing strategies that cut through complexity, beat incumbents, and create disproportionate impact. As a Producer, you will play a key role in owning and operating Rival Media— the in-house media "company" we are building around our brand.

You will work closely with our London-based Executive Producer to oversee the production and distribution of the full suite of our media properties— podcast, video, email, social, research, whitepapers, events, community, etc.

You will also have the opportunity to help concept new ideas and campaigns for our marketing activity.

What You’ll Do

The focus of this Producer role will be on our media / marketing activity, owning much of the day‑to‑day planning and production activity. You will spend most of your time overseeing the production and distribution of content and events, as well as developing our editorial content calendar, and strategies and tactics to drive distribution for our content, attendance to our events, and the growth of our community.

You will have scope for working autonomously and have the ability to really have an impact as part of growing a business. Play a key part in Rival Media’s mission to understand what drives the growth of challenger brands and uncover the next‑gen marketing playbook for marketing leaders, and we do this by building content, research and events for senior marketing leaders globally.

You’ll be joining the media team which spends 70% of time creating a digital publication for modern marketers and CMOs and 30% of time fulfilling client production requests on scopes alongside our design team.

Who Thrives Here

We don’t hire CVs, we hire people who think and act like challengers.

• Strong organizational skills along with the demonstrated ability to work to a deadline.
• A good understanding of what’s happening in new‑age media (YouTube, TikTok).
• The ability to spot trends in media content and programming.
• A start‑up mentality and personality: you’re mission‑driven and not afraid to get stuck in.

Extra points if you’ve helped scale a start‑up, agency, or consultancy; you’ve lived the battle of challengers vs. incumbents.

Premium Compensation & Real Upside

We believe in rewarding excellence with premium upside, not average paychecks.

• Base Salary : Competitive within consultancy / agency benchmarks.
• Profit Share : Twice‑yearly distributions (eligibility after 90 days), tied to performance.
• Employee Liquidity Plan ("shadow stock") : Share in Rival’s long‑term success—without the friction of traditional options (eligibility after 1 year).

Benefits Designed for Impact

21‑days vacation days for South African employees + public holidays.

Discovery Health Medical Aid contribution.

Rival will contribute up to R per month.

• Retirement Annuity: Rival will contribute a maximum of 3% of the employee’s Cost to Company (CTC) to the RA fund. The employee must at a minimum match the company’s contribution of 3%.

Parental / Family / Maternity / Adoption Leave

About RivalRival is a marketing consultancy built for challengers.Incumbent best practices deliver average results— we don't do average.

About Rival

We challenger brand thinking to help CMOs achieve outsized impact with smarter, leaner, bolder marketing strategies.

Our Hiring Philosophy

We’re building a consultancy that’s both premium and progressive—a home for the world's best marketing talent and a model for diversity in our industry.

Our commitments: Clarity and fairness in every process; Respect for candidates' time (including paid tasks); Speed and transparency in communication; Feedback opportunities throughout.

You’ll speak to a range of people in different roles to give you a flavour of what it’s like here.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We know diverse perspectives drive better strategies. Rival is committed to building a consultancy where individuality fuels innovation. Authenticity isn’t an initiative—it’s a requirement.