Junior Marketing Manager at Media24 (Pty) Ltd

About the Role

• We’re looking for an enthusiastic Junior Marketing Manager to support our busy marketing function across a wide range of day-to-day activities. From managing our social media channels and coordinating photoshoots to handling MultiChoice deliverables and music licensing admin, this role offers broad, hands-on exposure to the full marketing mix of a leading Afrikaans lifestyle channel.

Key Responsibilities

Digital & Social Media

• Daily social media calendar management, post/story scheduling, and community management across all VIA platforms (target response time: <2 hrs)
• Content creation for select VIA shows, depending on strategy
• Community management for external clients
• Social media boosting

Print & Advertising

• Brief, plan, schedule, book, and check digital and print ads (newspapers: daily; weekly magazines: twice monthly; monthly magazines: once monthly)

Photoshoots & Creative Production

• Plan and brief photoshoots, including photographer, MUA, and stylist coordination
• Plan, brief, produce, and distribute key visuals and TV schedules
• Write EPGs and taglines

Events & Festivals

• Branding management, inventory, and coordination of VIA’s presence at events and festivals
• Plan and manage special events in collaboration with the commercial team

MultiChoice & DStv Deliverables

• Create, check, and upload Catch Up documents
• Provide the MultiChoice team with all required information and assets upon request
• Monthly preparation and submission of metadata, EPGs, highlights, cherry picks, Nielsen schedules, and HPTO briefs for MultiChoice/DStv

Reporting & Analytics

• Compile detailed analytical reports on show performance and audience insights (1–2 per month)
• Compile monthly marketing report

Music Licensing & Rights

• Monthly download, reconciliation, and upload of music licensing documentation via Recue and FileZilla
• Distribution of as-run reports to SAMRO and CAPASSO

Scheduling & Planning

• Communicate promo planning and changes to Contech
• TV Guide distribution: coordinate and distribute programme schedules to print media partners
• Ensure sponsorship requests are accommodated in media assets

Producer & Stakeholder Liaison

• Ongoing liaison with production teams for marketing materials and Basecamp document updates
• Create and distribute highlights to MultiChoice

Admin & Operations

• Privacy champion — handle POPIA requests

What We’re Looking For

Essential Requirements:

• Degree in Marketing, Communications, Media, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field
• 1–3 years’ experience in marketing or a related role
• Fluent in Afrikaans (essential)
• Based in Cape Town and available for on-site work Monday to Friday
• Strong writing and copyediting skills in Afrikaans and English
• Hands-on experience with social media management and content creation

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Familiarity with social media scheduling and boosting tools
• Knowledge of POPIA compliance requirements (advantageous)
• Experience with music licensing platforms such as Recue and FileZilla (advantageous)

Personal Attributes:

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Able to manage multiple deadlines across a varied workload
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and a collaborative team player

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading Afrikaans entertainment brand
• Broad, hands-on exposure to the full marketing mix
• Collaborative environment within the MultiChoice ecosystem
• Professional development in the media and entertainment industry
• Based in beautiful Cape Town