Bluestones Offshore Partners
We are seeking a talented Marketing Manager to join our team in Cape Town, supporting our UK operations.
Role overview
As a Marketing Manager, you will play a crucial role in delivering full-mix marketing services to our clients in the recruitment industry. You will work collaboratively with UK-based colleagues, taking briefs and executing marketing strategies across various channels. You will support multiple businesses, ensuring a diverse workload and variety to your working day – so the ability to manage your time and multiple, competing priorities will be important.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and implement email marketing and/or social media campaigns
- Create engaging content for various platforms
- Plan and manage marketing campaigns
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis
- Execute digital marketing initiatives
- Perform intermediate design tasks for marketing materials
- Collaborate with UK-based team members on client projects
- Support internal portfolio clients and external recruitment companies
- Take and interpret marketing briefs from clients and colleagues
- Monitor campaign performance and provide regular reports
- Managing diverse tasks through online project management system.
Required qualifications and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or related field
- 3-5 years of experience in marketing with UK organisations (desirable, but not essential for this experience to be in the recruitment or professional services sector)
- Proficiency in email marketing platforms and digital marketing tools (e.g. Mailchimp)
- Strong content creation and copywriting skills
- Experience with campaign planning and management
- Intermediate design skills (e.g. Canva)
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a remote team
- Strong time management, project management, and organisational skills.
- We require individuals to have an excellent understanding of the English language, both written and verbal.
Preferred qualifications and experience
- Knowledge of the recruitment and staffing industry
- Familiarity with marketing and automation tools
- Experience with WordPress
- Experience with AI (ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, etc.)
Work environment
The role is an office-based position in Century City, Cape Town. The successful candidate must be comfortable working with a UK-based team, which may require flexibility in working hours to accommodate time zone differences.
Working hours: 40 hours per week between 09:00 and 19:00 depending on time differences with the UK.
What we offer
- A competitive salary that reflects experience and qualifications.
- Career and skills development opportunities.
- Subsidised medical aid for all employees after initial 6 month probation period is successfully completed.
- Subsidised staff transport, or on-site allocated parking if required.
- Coffee, tea, fruit, and breakfast in the office.
Agency support is not required at this time.