Junior Marketing Coordinator, Johannesburg

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 05/03/2026

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Job Description MasterStart is looking for a highly organised, digitally fluent Junior Marketing Coordinator to support marketing execution across content, SEO support, social scheduling, minor website updates, and marketing operations.

This is a hybrid role. The successful candidate must be comfortable working independently from day one in a fast-paced, tool-heavy environment. While there is room to grow within the role, we are specifically looking for someone who can step in and contribute immediately across core marketing workflows.

Key Responsibilities Marketing Project Support&Execution

Support the execution of marketing projects and campaigns as defined by the Marketing Lead

Translate strategic direction into structured, well-managed execution tasks

Assist with coordinating timelines, deliverables, and follow-ups across active marketing work streams

Ensure tasks are completed accurately, on time, and aligned to brief

Flag blockers, risks, or delays early and proactively

Maintain organised documentation, trackers, and shared folders across projects

This role is execution-focused. You will not be responsible for setting strategy, but for ensuring high-quality implementation across multiple marketing streams.

Identify and contact relevant publications and platforms for backlink and editorial opportunities

Track outreach, follow-ups, and responses in structured trackers

Support relationship-building with media and partner platforms

Blog Topic Research&Data Insights

Source credible data points, insights, trends, and references for content and presentations

Support blog topic ideation aligned to programme and campaign priorities

Social Scheduling&Community Support

Support community management check-ins and escalation of key messages

Maintain a consistent posting cadence and clean content calendar

AI Tool Support

Use AI tools to assist with content drafts, variations, summaries, and workflow efficiency

Maintain prompt templates and repeatable workflows

Apply judgement to ensure outputs remain accurate and aligned to brand tone

Minor Website Updates

Update website copy and images (basic changes)

QA pages for accuracy, broken links, and outdated information

Coordinate with relevant team members for larger updates

Marketing Admin&Tracking

Maintain spreadsheets and trackers (outreach, content, reporting inputs, certificates, etc.)

Support reporting preparation and data cleanliness

Execute marketing operation tasks quickly and accurately

Requirements

Required Skills&Experience

1–3 years experience in a marketing assistant, coordinator, or marketing execution role OR a recent graduate from a recognised marketing institution (e.g. Red&Yellow, AAA School of Advertising, Vega or similar) with practical training and exposure to marketing tools and workflows

Strong digital confidence: comfortable with online tools, trackers, and marketing platforms

Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks without constant oversight

Strong attention to detail (especially for repetitive accuracy-based tasks)

Comfortable using AI tools as part of daily marketing execution

Non‑Negotiables

Hybrid

Must be able to hit the ground running

Must be confident in a high‑tech, tool-heavy environment

Fast learner (in terms of the work and context, not basic tools)

Proactive and reliable

Calm, structured, and detail-driven

Takes pride in clean execution

Success in This Role Looks Like

Social and content workflows run smoothly and consistently

Outreach and backlink tracking is active and well-managed

Website updates are handled quickly and correctly

Admin tasks and trackers are accurate and up to date

The marketing team has more time for strategy because execution is supported

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