Senior E-commerce Content Lead (Hybrid)

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Health insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior E-commerce Content Manager in Sandton to lead content strategy across the brand's online platforms. You will create compelling product descriptions, blogs, website copy, social content, and visual assets while maintaining brand consistency and quality standards.

This hybrid role balances office collaboration in Sandton with remote flexibility. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in content creation/marketing for e-commerce, strong SEO and CMS experience, and a proven

Qualifications

• Strong background in creating engaging product descriptions, blogs, website copy, social content, and emails.
• Proven ability to develop and execute content strategies that drive traffic, engagement and conversions.
• Solid understanding of SEO principles and keyword research.
• Experience with CMS and e-commerce platforms.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading with a strong portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a strategic content plan aligned with e-commerce objectives and campaigns.
• Oversee creation, editing and publishing of high-quality content across channels (website, blog, social, email, ads).
• Ensure content is SEO-optimized and brand-aligned in tone and guidelines.
• Manage editorial calendar and timely delivery of assets.
• Collaborate with product, marketing and design for launches and promotions.
• Analyze performance and use insights to refine content strategy for engagement and conversions.
• Mentor junior content creators and freelancers.

Skills

Content creation

Content marketing

SEO

Copywriting

CMS management

Analytics

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications/English/Journalism

Tools

CMS platforms

Google Analytics

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior E-commerce Content Manager in Sandton to lead content strategy across the brand's online platforms. You will create compelling product descriptions, blogs, website copy, social content, and visual assets while maintaining brand consistency and quality standards.

This hybrid role balances office collaboration in Sandton with remote flexibility. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in content creation/marketing for e-commerce, strong SEO and CMS experience, and a proven