Marketing Communications Specialist

Job title: Marketing assistant (Communications, PR, and Digital Marketing)

Department: Marketing

Reports to: Marketing manager

Location: ERA NPC’s Office - Claremont

Employment type: Full-time

We’re looking for a dynamic Marketing Assistant with expertise in communications, PR, and digital marketing to join our team! If you're passionate about storytelling, brand building, and driving digital engagement, we’d love to hear from you. This full-time role offers a competitive annual CTC salary of R360,000 per annum. To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and relevant work samples by March 26, 2025, to az.oc.cpnare@nekorbtonsti

Job purpose

We are seeking a creative and motivated Marketing Assistant with a focus on communications, public relations (PR), and digital marketing to support our marketing team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving brand awareness, maintaining a positive public image, and executing digital marketing strategies across various platforms.

Key responsibilities

Communications and PR

• Assist in crafting and distributing press releases, media kits, and other PR materials.
• Build and maintain relationships with media outlets, journalists, and influencers to secure coverage.
• Monitor media coverage and compile press clippings to measure PR impact.
• Collaborate with the team to develop PR campaigns and initiatives that align with company goals.
• Handle incoming media inquiries and coordinate interview opportunities for key spokespeople.
• Maintain a PR calendar and ensure timely delivery of media-related activities.

Digital marketing

• Plan, execute, and monitor digital campaigns across platforms such as Google Ads,
• Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
• Assist in creating engaging content for social media, blogs, and email marketing campaigns.
• Track, analyse, and report on digital campaign performance using tools like Google
• Analytics and social media insights.
• Optimise website content for SEO and user experience, ensuring consistent branding.

Content creation and management

• Draft and edit content for press releases, website updates, newsletters, and social media posts.
• Assist with visual content creation, including coordinating with designers or using tools like Canva or Adobe Creative Suite.
• Manage content calendars to ensure consistent and timely delivery across platforms.

Administrative and general marketing support

• Organise and maintain marketing and PR materials, ensuring they are up-to-date and easily accessible.
• Coordinate marketing schedules, campaigns, and events, including press briefings and launches.
• Assist in tracking budgets and vendor communications.

Skills and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field.
• Previous experience in a marketing, communications, or PR role (internship or equivalent experience acceptable).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail.
• Strong understanding of public relations principles and media outreach strategies.
• Proficiency in digital marketing tools and platforms, such as Google Ads, social media scheduling tools, and email marketing software.
• Familiarity with SEO principles and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics).
• Basic design skills (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite) are advantageous.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage deadlines in a fast-
• paced environment.

What we offer

• A collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career development and professional training.
• Market related salary and employee benefits package.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter, and samples of relevant work (e.g., press releases, campaigns, or content) to az.oc.cpnare@nekorbtonsti by the 26th of March 2025.

Company Description

DRIVING ELECTRONIC, LIGHTING & BATTERY WASTE MANAGEMENT IN SA!

How we live day-to-day and the decisions we make has an effect on our environment and our future on this planet. There is a limited amount of resources in the world, like precious metals, and the way things are made can have a negative or positive effect on the environment.

On the other hand, we are producing too much waste for the planet to keep up, and recycling rates are currently very low, with landfills getting full.

Items like electronic waste, lighting and batteries – defined as Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment and Lighting (WEEEL) – in particular need to be produced in an environmentally sensitive manner and then managed correctly at the end of their life cycle.

This is because they can contain toxic materials that harm the environment – or valuable parts that should be re-used and not go to waste.

This is where ERA comes in. Starting out as an e-waste focused Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), ERA has since grown to include other waste categories.

Learn more about our work and how you can be a part of the solution.

Posted on 12 Mar 12:43, Closing date 26 Mar