Marketing Intern

Recruiter:

Talented Recruitment

Job Ref:

DBN003184/TK

Date posted:

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location:

Durban, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Exciting opportunity for a Marketing Intern (12 month Fixed Term Contract) to join a marketing and manufacturing company with an extensive experience and footprint in the personal care market both in South Africa and Internationally.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be required to perform the following which may not be limited to:

Assisting on all marketing-related tasks.
Research competitors’ offerings and pricing to identify marketing opportunities.
Help to develop strategic marketing mixes to maximise these opportunities.
Required to have a good sales data analysis acumen as will help to analyse and interpret data to identify market trends and commercial success of existing products.
Help to provide recommendations for brand development.
Assist and support team with cross-functional projects to execute plans within assigned timelines and budgets.
Support team with new product innovations.
Put together advertising and creative briefs.
Copywriting for marketing literature.
Implement and capture results from fragrance tests.

Requirements:

Matric with pass in HG Maths – preferred Marketing Degree or Honours degree (including Finance/Business Science grads) or IMM Diploma.
High attention to detail and accuracy, comfortable working with numbers and creative artwork.
Computer and Excel skills.
Great team working skills.
The ability to communicate effectively in English (written and spoken word).
Excellent organizational skills.
Meticulous and deadline driven with a good eye for detail, yet dynamic and able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to cope whilst under pressure.
Ability to conduct oneself in a professional manner with both internal and external interfaces and at all levels.
A great team player who wants to be involved in a winning company and brands.
Strong work ethics and values.
Organized/driven and committed to learning and having fun doing so.

Should you not receive a response within the next 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Vacancies are advertised on our website, you wish to keep abreast with our active roles.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
By applying to this advert you hereby acknowledge that you have read and accept the following Protection of Personal Information ACT (POPIA) disclaimer:
I hereby consent for Talented Recruitment to process my personal information as part of the recruitment process. Talented Recruitment shall take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information of applicants and for the purpose of this disclaimer “personal information” shall be defined as detailed in the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).

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