Journalist / Marketing Coordinator

Wildlife based industry NPO is looking for an experienced full-time Journalist who excels in marketing, communication, and photography or Video editing to elevate our brand presence.

All applicants must be willing to relocate to Pretoria as our offices are based in Pretoria. Applicant must be a team player, with excellent communication and planning skills to perform tasks unsupervised. Applicant must be willing to travel from time to time to perform tasks and engaged on various national forums and events.  

The applicant should be adept at handling a variety of tasks, including:

• Content creation: Producing original, creative, and authentic content that aligns with our brand's voice and message. The candidate must be capable of generating engaging written and visual materials for our various marketing and communication platforms.
• Communication: Informative articles, news, newsletters, blogs and WhatsApp communication is a key task to be performed on a daily basis. 
• Website management: Performing regular updates, SEO optimisation, and enhancing user experience to improve overall site performance.
• Social media management: Implementing strategic plans on Facebook and Instagram to boost brand awareness. The role involves scheduling, posting, analysing metrics, and engaging with our online community.

The primary goal of these responsibilities is to significantly enhance our brand visibility to a broader audience. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in journalism, marketing, and social media management. Photography skills are a great advantage, as we highly value visual storytelling. Fluency in English and the ability to grasp our brand persona are essential.

The following skills will be beneficial: 

• Journalism and content creation
  
  • Producing original, creative, and authentic content
  • Generating engaging written and visual materials
  • Writing informative articles, news, newsletters, blogs, and WhatsApp communication

• Marketing and communication
  
  • Developing strategic marketing plans
  • Enhancing brand visibility and presence
  • Communicating key messages to diverse stakeholders.

• Photography and video editing
  
  • Strong photography skills
  • Proficiency in video editing

• Website management
  
  • Performing regular updates
  • SEO optimisation
  • Enhancing user experience

• Social media management
  
  • Implementing strategic plans on Facebook and Instagram
  • Scheduling and posting content
  • Analysing social media metrics
  • Engaging with the online community

• Teamwork and planning
  
  • Excellent communication and planning skills
  • Ability to perform tasks unsupervised
  • Team player

• Travel and event participation
  
  • Willingness to travel for tasks
  • Engagement in various national forums and events

• Language and brand persona
  
  • Fluency in English and ability to communicate in Afrikaans 
  • Ability to grasp and communicate the brand persona.

• • Opening: As soon as possible
• • Closing date: 31 December 2025
  • Position start date: 1 February 2026

If you are a team player, self-driven and passionate about digital marketing, and have the ability to communicate key messages do diverse stakeholders, this position may be for you.

Company DescriptionWildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) is a voluntary, non-profit organisation representing the interests of wildlife ranchers, provincially, nationally, and internationally.

South Africa is renowned for its unique conservation success story which is attributed to the phenomenal role wildlife ranchers have played in securing essential wildlife habitat, through the rewilding and protection of species and biodiversity.

WRSA and its members play an integral role in the wildlife economy and advocate for the responsible and sustainable use of renewable natural resources. The expansion of wildlife habitat, conservation of species and protection of biodiversity outside of protected areas, is our game.

Please also include the following note:
If applicants do not hear from us by 31 January 2026, please consider the application unsuccessful.

Posted on 03 Nov 15:11, Closing date 2 Jan