Marketing Internship

**Oxford University Press Southern Africa**

Oxford University Press advances knowledge and learning of all kinds, from a child reading their first words to a researcher expanding the frontiers of their field. Our work is constantly evolving, and the possibilities are endless. We strive to help more and more people around the world achieve their potential.

Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It is our mission to further the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

**Marketing Internship**

**(Internship position: 12 Month Contract)**

The intention is to give practical work experience to graduates who are in their last year of study and require exposure in a work environment. Successful interns will be expected to complete a 12-month contract commencing February 2025 and terminating in January 2026.

This post is based in Goodwood, Cape Town.

**Principal Accountabilities**:

- Planning and execution of a variety of marketing campaigns through innovative ideas and content marketing (develop brief written, visual and multimedia content)
- Planning and execution of promotional campaigns, events and exhibitions
- Planning and development of social media marketing and monitoring and reporting on these (including competitor activities and wider trends in the education sector)
- Supporting the implementation of the data strategy to gain customer insight through data clean-up, data segmentation, and transferring data between platforms
- Gaining experience in digital marketing and measurement of its impact through metrics such as SEO and ROI
- Embracing a wide variety of training and upskilling opportunities through access to the Marketing & Sales Accelerator programme
- Experiencing being a team player in a fast-paced, future-focused, high performing Marketing department
- BCOM / BTECH / Bed / Marketing/Education related degree
- Computer literate - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Sound communication and presentation skills
- Effective time management
- Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure
- Ability to work in a team
- South African citizen
- Access to reliable transport

**Attributes**:

- Ability and willingness to learn: Have an open mindset and attitude to learn
- Collaboration: Working with internal and external teams
- Initiative: Foster new ideas and solutions to projects and processes
- Resilience: Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Analytical thinking: Being able to analyze data

**Closing Date: 28 September 2024