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Digital Marketing Assistant

R 25 000 a month
Sentinel Staffing Services
East London Full-day Full-time

Description:

A South African market leader in the design, manufacture and supply of innovative steel structures requires Digital Marketing Assistant to actively expand their presence throughout Africa. Key Responsibilities:
Marketing
  • Create marketing materials: brochures, flyers, product spec sheets, social posts, email templates, and presentations.
  • Design visual assets in line with brand guidelines using Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
  • Support rollout of marketing campaigns, seasonal promotions, and product launches.
Social Media Marketing
  • Manage day-to-day social posting on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
  • Assist with engagement monitoring, responding to queries, and maintaining a monthly content calendar.
  • Develop targeted content to support African market growth.
White Papers, Case Studies & Reviews
  • Assist in researching and drafting white papers, thought leadership articles, and customer use cases for web, email, and social distribution.
  • Coordinate with the sales team to identify satisfied clients for review collection or case study interviews.
  • Write or co-write customer stories that highlight the company's value and solutions in action.
  • Work with the Head of Marketing to publish and promote these stories online.
Client & Market Research
  • Research potential clients in logistics, warehousing, retail, and manufacturing across Africa.
  • Identify and verify key decision-makers through LinkedIn and directories.
  • Build contact lists and prepare outreach plans to support the sales team.


Industry Media & Prospecting
  • Scan trade publications, magazines, real estate listings, and industry news for mentions of new warehouse builds, business expansions, or spotlight articles.
  • Initiate first contact or hand off warm leads to sales for follow-up.
  • Log activity and progress in a shared tracking system.
Tender Portal Monitoring
  • Monitor online tender platforms for shelving, racking, and storage infrastructure projects.
  • Flag relevant tenders and support submission preparation.
  • Track industry procurement trends and prequalification opportunities.
Sales Support & Lead Management
  • Follow up with sales reps on assigned leads and record updates.
  • Provide structured feedback to marketing and our external agency on lead quality.
  • Maintain up-to-date lead tracking logs or CRM data.
Client Feedback & Survey Management
  • Set up and distribute customer satisfaction surveys post-project.
  • Collect and analyse client feedback to identify service strengths and areas for improvement.
  • Report insights to internal teams and use findings to support online testimonial and review content.


Ideal Candidate Profile
  • 1–2 years’ experience in a marketing, content creation, or lead research role.
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
  • Strong writing and editing skills for business content (social posts, case studies, or white papers).
  • Excellent research abilities, including company and contact identification.
  • Confident communicating with internal and external stakeholders (sales, clients, agencies).
  • Comfortable navigating tender platforms and survey tools (e.g., Google Forms, Typeform, SurveyMonkey).
  • Bonus: Familiarity with CRM platforms, Mailchimp, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator.

Requirements:

  • Create marketing materials: brochures, flyers, product spec sheets, social posts, email templates, and presentations.
  • Design visual assets in line with brand guidelines using Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
  • Support rollout of marketing campaigns, seasonal promotions, and product launches.
  • Manage day-to-day social posting on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
  • Assist with engagement monitoring, responding to queries, and maintaining a monthly content calendar.
  • Develop targeted content to support African market growth.
  • Assist in researching and drafting white papers, thought leadership articles, and customer use cases for web, email, and social distribution.
  • Coordinate with the sales team to identify satisfied clients for review collection or case study interviews.
  • Write or co-write customer stories that highlight the company's value and solutions in action.
  • Work with the Head of Marketing to publish and promote these stories online.
  • Research potential clients in logistics, warehousing, retail, and manufacturing across Africa.
  • Identify and verify key decision-makers through LinkedIn and directories.
  • Build contact lists and prepare outreach plans to support the sales team.
  • Scan trade publications, magazines, real estate listings, and industry news for mentions of new warehouse builds, business expansions, or spotlight articles.
  • Initiate first contact or hand off warm leads to sales for follow-up.
  • Log activity and progress in a shared tracking system.
  • Monitor online tender platforms for shelving, racking, and storage infrastructure projects.
  • Flag relevant tenders and support submission preparation.
  • Track industry procurement trends and prequalification opportunities.
  • Follow up with sales reps on assigned leads and record updates.
  • Provide structured feedback to marketing and our external agency on lead quality.
  • Maintain up-to-date lead tracking logs or CRM data.
  • Set up and distribute customer satisfaction surveys post-project.
  • Collect and analyse client feedback to identify service strengths and areas for improvement.
  • Report insights to internal teams and use findings to support online testimonial and review content.
  • 1–2 years’ experience in a marketing, content creation, or lead research role.
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite or Canva.
  • Strong writing and editing skills for business content (social posts, case studies, or white papers).
  • Excellent research abilities, including company and contact identification.
  • Confident communicating with internal and external stakeholders (sales, clients, agencies).
  • Comfortable navigating tender platforms and survey tools (e.g., Google Forms, Typeform, SurveyMonkey).
  • Bonus: Familiarity with CRM platforms, Mailchimp, or LinkedIn Sales Navigator.
30 Jul 2025;   from: careers24.com

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