Social Media Manager (Permanent)

Job Title: Social Media Manager Start Date: 2026-08-14 - 2026-09-13 Vacancy Type: Permanent PE003790 Sectors: Marketing & PR Location: Western Cape , CPT - CBD Salary: (Market related) Brief: always|boost|campaign evaluation|cape town|competitive analysis|content|content creation|digital|digital marketing|email marketing|facebook|google adwords|google analytics|marketing|measure|meta business suite|metrics|microsoft crm|microsoft office suite|ms office|ppc|return on investment|roi|social media|social media manager|social media marketing|social media strategies|twitter ppc Our client in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing industry, prominent brand; is seeking an experienced and passionate Social Media Manager to join their team based in Maitland, Cape Town. Awesome career opportunity. Detail: Requirements: Must have 2 – 5 years' experience and must require minimal supervision and training. National Diploma in Marketing or relevant qualification. The ideal candidate should be able to hit the ground running and get the ball rolling from day one. Responsibilities but not limited to: Leading the development and execution of the social media strategy through planning, conceptualisation, and reporting of the social media content. Responsible for the planning and execution of the social media content calendar and content creation for Always on social media. Responsible for the effective use of social media to build the company. Ensure social media content is executed according to the promo grid as well as the content calendar. Ensure social media content is in line with the overall business strategy. Brief Marketing Manager on advanced analytics needed to gain a deeper understanding of the social media customer and our general target market. Use engagement posts to gain additional insight into the customer according to business objectives. Ensure the business is kept up to date with new trends, measurement, best practices, benchmarking, and tools, and that these are included in the business plans. Continuously improve the Social Media Function by capturing and analysing appropriate social data/metrics and then acting on the information. Managing execution of Social Media and Native campaigns including briefing of the internal team, signoffs and timely delivery. Liaising with clients & suppliers regarding timing plans and approvals, planning, and structuring campaigns with the internal team. Setting up campaign schedules, formatting, query handling, creating cost estimates and billing instructions. Managing execution of CRM campaigns including briefing of the internal team, signoffs, and timely delivery. Liaising with clients and suppliers regarding timing plans and approvals, planning, and structuring campaigns with the internal team. Setting up campaign schedules, formatting, cleaning, and sorting data, query handling, creating cost estimates and billing instructions. Assess social media marketing strategies to determine the rate of return. Identify and tap into new channels to optimize ROI and fuel revenue growth. Managing the execution of social media campaigns, ensuring the go live and deliver on the predetermined OKR's for various departments. Optimising campaigns to produce the best results based on decisions derived from weekly reporting. Trafficking ad material from clients and creative agencies. Reporting on the performance of the campaign, during and post campaign and drawing up insights and a post-campaign analysis. Managing execution and performance of digital campaigns including, optimising during the campaign, and reporting post campaign. Liaising with clients and suppliers regarding timing plans and approvals and trafficking ad material. Managing the execution and performance of digital campaigns including, optimising during the campaign, and reporting post campaign. Liaising with clients and suppliers regarding timing plans and approvals, media planning, and buying and trafficking of ad material. Optimising campaigns to produce the best results based on decisions derived from weekly reporting. Reporting on the performance of the campaign, during and post campaign and drawing up insights and a post-campaign analysis. Please note: If you do not receive a response within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please consider your application unsuccessful. show more... For more information please contact: Roelien van Wyk Apply