Wits University: Marketing Internships 2023

Wits University invites unemployed graduates to apply for Marketing Internship Programme 2023.

Internship Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Internship Closing Date: 03 March 2023

Wits University’s Jobox is currently recruiting current students for a marketing related internship in 2023. 

Jobox is a university employment ecosystem, built to connect employers, students and graduate career offices.

Our focus is to improve graduate employability by ensuring all students have the skills they need to enter, stay in, and progress in the world of work.

Jobox’s ecosystem provides employers with access to the best diverse & youthful talent, students with more employment opportunities and universities with data-driven insights aimed at driving graduate employability forward.

In the role of a Marketing intern, you’ll be involved in developing and implementing the company’s multi-channel communication strategies and driving brand awareness.

Part of the role will include assisting the company in designing marketing campaigns to maintaining and supplying the right content for a business campaign, managing social media engagement, running and managing email marketing campaigns and quantitative analysis of website traffic.

You will play an integral part in executing the company’s marketing campaigns. You will be involved throughout the campaign assisting with ideation, planning, implementation and measurement.

It is therefore essential that you have hands-on experience using various digital marketing platforms. The ideal candidate must be an excellent communicator, both in written and spoken word; have an analytical mind, be creative, and possess strong project management skills.

In addition, the individual needs to pay great attention to detail and have time management skills, to be successful in this role.

Student Criteria: South African students (or citizens) only

Requirements

Vacancy requirements:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree/ Diploma 

Basic Requirements:

• Creativity
• Knowledge of different marketing channels
• In-depth knowledge of various social media platforms, best practices, and website analytics

• Strong problem-solving acumen
• Interpersonal skills
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills

• A flair for writing good copy
• The ability to graphic design would be a big bonus (like using Canva for e.g.)
• Up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies in digital marketing

• Good writing skills
• Graphic design
• In-depth knowledge of various social media platforms, best practices, and website analytics
• Excellent copywriting skills
• Analytical and multitasking skills

Key responsibilities:

• Plan and executes all web, database marketing, email, social media, and display advertising campaigns

•  Designs build and maintain our social media presence
•  Measures and reports the performance of all digital marketing campaigns and assesses   against goals (ROI and KPIs)

• Identifies trends and insights and optimizes spend and performance based on the insights
• Brainstorms new and creative growth strategies through digital marketing
• Plans, execute and measures experiments and conversion tests

• Evaluate end-to-end customer experience across multiple channels and customer touchpoints
• Identify critical conversion points and drop off points and optimizes user funnels
• Evaluates emerging technologies

• Provides thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate
• Running email marketing campaigns and weekly newsletters

• Ensures brand consistency in marketing and social media messages by working with various company department members, including advertising, product development, and brand management

How to apply

Click here to apply online for Wits University: Marketing Internships 2023