Marketing Graduate (Category)

MBA-Exchange.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 40 000; Part time

Job summary

A leading online retail company in South Africa is seeking a Marketing Graduate to join their Graduate Programme. This position offers a unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders while managing marketing campaigns, maintaining promotional calendars, and driving innovative initiatives. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and strong communication skills. The role promises personal growth within a supportive environment that values collaboration and creativity.

Benefits

Flexible total remuneration package

Mentorship program

Online learning access

Social events and activities

Confidential counselling and support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field required.
• Strong communication skills and creativity needed.
• Familiarity with digital marketing tools like Google Analytics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the promotional calendar for initiatives.
• Manage and coordinate various campaigns.
• Drive new feature launches and create educational content.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Creativity in developing content

Basic understanding of digital marketing tools

Ability to analyse data

Good organisational and time-management skills

Collaborative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Workspace tools

Job description

Takealot Group, South Africa’s leading online Retail / Fashion / Delivery organisation, is looking for a highly talented Marketing Graduate to join our team. The Graduate Programme will be split between all businesses within the Group, namely: takealot.com, TFS and Mr D.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

• Scale: Over 2.5 million happy shoppers shop online. Show them what you can do.
• Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. Work alongside industry leaders and upskill yourself in record time.
• Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: takealot.com, TFS and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

Qualifications & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing or an equivalent discipline

The skills we need

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Creativity in developing content, ideas, and marketing concepts.
• Basic understanding of digital marketing tools and platforms (e.g., social media channels, Google Analytics, email marketing tools).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to analyse data and interpret consumer insights.
• Good organisational and time-management skills.
• Comfortable working with Microsoft Office Suite and/or Google Workspace tools.

Attributes required

• Collaborative
• Creative Energy
• Hands on
• Have an opinion and voice it
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills

Key responsibilities

• Own, update and maintain the promotional calendar for TakealotMORE initiatives.
• Briefing and operational management and coordinating of the various campaigns.
• Liaise with partner marketing teams for joint campaigns.
• Conceptualising, implementing and management of ongoing promotional marketing campaigns to drive adoption and retention for TakealotMORE.
• Work closely with the merchandising team to improve customer conversion within TakealotMORE customer journeys.
• Drive new feature launches and create sustained always-on educational content on product features and differentiators.
• Engagement with the brand team on through the line Takealot and Mr D campaigns.
• Engagement with the social media team on monthly content planning and preparation, as well as paid influencer partnerships
• Work with internal specialist teams on creating and implementing performance media and CRM strategies to grow TakealotMORE
• Monthly, Weekly, and daily reporting of campaign and promo performance
• Act as the key contact for day-to-day for internal teams (eg. Brand teams, Merchandise teams).
• Perform regular competitor reviews & analyses and relay key findings.
• Ensure that relevant teams are briefed and updated on any activity that may impact their areas (eg. Merch, CRM, Social, etc)

This is a contract position

High Level

At the takealot Group, our Graduate Programme will help you build both technical and soft-skills to launch your career, learning from the best in the business. The Graduate program will prepare you for a career in a large-scale and fast-paced environment.

Every selected Graduate gains unique insights into the e-commerce environment with vast amounts of practical experience from daily exposure to a broad range of skills. The program consists of various technical and soft skill courses where you will receive training on a variety of areas.

You’ll be working with some of the strongest professionals South Africa has to offer who bring experience from a multitude of great Industries

The Environment

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market‑related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Mentorship Program: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.
• Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up‑skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Like what you see?

If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.