Marketing Intern

SUMMARY:
Signa Opportunity
is recruiting unemployed youth for quality workplace experience through the Youth Employment Service (YES) initiative.
About the YES Initiative
The initiative was launched by the President in 2018 and is a partnership with the government and labour department to collectively devise a national plan to build economic pathways for South Africa’s youth by creating workplace opportunities for South African youth over a period of 12 months.

Position: MarketingIntern

Stipend:  R6500,00 pm

Location: Glenwood (Durban)

POSITION INFO:
About the Job
Provide operational support to the marketing and client services department of company. The
Assistant will be responsible to action tasks and activities relevant to the marketing and sales
strategies for various campaigns and client recruitment.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Desk top research on target audiences and potential clients
• Assist in managing social media handles
• Assist in activating and implementing social media marketing campaigns
• Liaise with representatives of marketing platforms e.g. radio, print, TV, online media
• Distribute press releases and other announcements
• Liaise with DTP and content writers
• Coordinate marketing and project schedules
• Source information and quotations from service providers
• Contact and engage with existing and potential clients

• South African Unemployed youth between the ages of 18 and 34.
• Must not have participated on the programme before.
• Matric
• Post matric qualification in marketing, communications or event management
• Basic Computer skills needed including Outlook, Excel, Word
• Personal characteristics – interpersonal skills, team work, time management, Adaptability, attention to detail, problem solver, motivation, critical thinking