Creative Content Officer

City of Cape Town
📍 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
💼 Full-time
🏢 Office-based
💰 R558,042 per annum
📅 Closing Date: 9 September 2026
🔖 Reference: FPR 31/26 Ext

About the Role

The City of Cape Town is looking for a Creative Content Officer to join its Communications Department within the Future Planning and Resilience Directorate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing engaging, audience-focused content across a range of communication channels, including websites, social media, newsletters, speeches, media platforms and communication campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop structured, audience-centric content for media platforms, newsletters, websites, social media, speeches and communication campaigns.
• Produce high-quality content for corporate publications and formal communication outputs.
• Develop written content for multimedia platforms.
• Ensure all communication outputs meet editorial, quality and factual accuracy standards.
• Work with internal stakeholders to develop effective communication content and provide content-related guidance.
• Contribute to improving communication practices and approaches to content development.

Requirements

• A relevant three-year tertiary qualification, preferably a postgraduate degree, in Communications, Journalism, Political Science or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in writing, content creation, copywriting, scriptwriting or a related communications function.

How to Apply

External candidates should apply online via the City of Cape Town careers portal.

Internal staff should apply via the SAP Portal.

By submitting an application, candidates consent to the use of their personal information for recruitment and selection purposes. Candidates may also be required to undergo criminal and security checks, personal verification and lifestyle audits as part of the recruitment process and/or employment.