Marketing Lead Jobs in South Africa

A senior marketing role has opened in Johannesburg for a commercially minded marketer who enjoys turning strategy into visible, practical work. The position sits with a leading packaging and manufacturing business and covers brand, digital content, customer engagement and events, so it suits someone who is comfortable moving between creative planning and day-to-day delivery.

About the company and the work

The role is advertised by Hire Resolve, a South African recruitment agency that connects businesses with skilled professionals across many industries. The employer itself is a packaging and manufacturing company. The Marketing Lead will work closely with Sales, Operations, Technical and Leadership teams, helping the business present a consistent brand, understand its customers better and support commercial growth.

Role details and duties

• Look after the brand day to day, keeping it consistent and distinctive wherever customers encounter it.
• Work with external creative and specialist partners, taking marketing work from the initial brief through to delivery.
• Run customer insight and Voice of Customer work, including interviews, surveys and customer journey projects, and turn what is learned into useful business opportunities.
• Work with Sales on commercial priorities and growth opportunities.
• Create industry-focused campaigns, sales tools, case studies, customer proof points and other commercial material.
• Manage the digital presence, including social media, website content and the content calendar.
• Develop customer, capability, innovation and thought-leadership content.
• Plan and run customer events, exhibitions, sponsorships, golf days and other market activities.
• Build customer engagement initiatives that strengthen relationships and reinforce the brand.
• Turn the annual marketing strategy into a clear plan and calendar, and manage projects, budgets, suppliers and timelines to a high standard with measurable results.

Requirements

• A relevant marketing or business qualification.
• Approximately 6 to 10 years of broad marketing experience.
• Strong experience in brand management, commercial marketing, digital marketing, content and events.
• A proven ability to manage marketing initiatives independently from concept through to execution.
• Experience working directly with customers, sales teams and senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of customer-focused marketing.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, together with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, resourceful and highly organised approach, with the ability to take ownership and see work through to completion.
• Strong judgement and a good instinct for brand and customer experience.
• Experience in B2B, manufacturing, industrial or technical environments would be advantageous.

Where to find and apply safely

This opportunity is listed on CareerJunction, and the Apply button on this page links to that original listing. Apply only through that original listing, and be wary of anyone asking for payment to secure a job.

Practical tips

• Show broad marketing experience across brand, digital, content and events, rather than focusing on only one area.
• Include examples of campaigns, sales tools or events you managed from brief to delivery.
• Highlight work with customers and sales teams, and any experience in manufacturing, industrial or technical settings.
• Make your organisational and project management strengths clear, with examples of budgets, suppliers and timelines you have handled.

How the process works

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Important information

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