Digital Marketing Intern
At a glance
Junior Digital Marketing role at Oxford University Press. Western Cape.
Pay not stated Digital Marketing salary
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What you'll do
- Keep five social channels active by planning posts, setting their cadence and publishing content
- Create brand-consistent social and digital material for channels such as email, WhatsApp and the website
- Track audience responses and content results, then help assemble the monthly social performance report
- Support website content and user experience updates, and share current marketing practices with the team
- Handle invoice and purchase-order records, monitor digital marketing spend and coordinate supplier administration
What you bring
- You hold a BCom, BTech, BSocSc or BA, preferably with marketing coursework
- You are a South African citizen with strong writing, communication and computer skills
- You have used design software such as Canva and understand website development and coding
Who this fits
This junior internship suits someone interested in education and looking to gain experience across social content, website support and marketing administration. It is a fixed-term role lasting twelve months, based at the Goodwood office in Cape Town, and reports to the Digital Marketing Manager.
From the employer
Education
Learning changes lives – and we’re here to drive that change. We support people wherever and however they want to learn, so they can achieve their learning goals and uncover new possibilities.
Today, we reach more learners than ever, in more ways than ever. And we’re just getting started.
Digital Marketing Intern (Fixed term role – 12 months)
About the Role
The Digital Marketing Intern will support the marketing team in planning, creating brand-aligned content that enhances brand awareness, drives customer engagement, and support business objectives.
The digital marketing intern will report to the Digital Marketing Manager. This post is based in Cape Town, at the Goodwood office.
In this role, you will:
- Management of 5 social media channels, i.e. Facebook Schools, Higher Ed, TVET, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Create brand-aligned, thumbstopping content for social media, and other digital platforms as needed, across 5 social channels including (but not limited to) Email, WhatsApp, Website and podcast
- Own the social media managing scheduling, posting & frequency
- Monitor comments, DMs, and performance of social content across five channels
- OUP Website Front-end Content and UX Support
- Communicate up to date trends & best practices for marketing
- Assist with collating monthly social media performance
- Day-to-day Invoice & PO management
- Log, track and monitor Digital Marketing expenses
- Support Digital Marketing Manager in maintaining compliant digital supplier admin
- Maintaining close communication with all relevant stakeholders on social media assets, timelines & deliverables
- Act as day-to-day liaison for internal and external stakeholders and Social Marketing suppliers
About You:
Essential Criteria:
- BCom / BTech / BSocSc / BA. With Marketing subjects, preferable
- Interest in the education sector
- South African citizen
- Computer literate
- Excellent writing and strong communication skills
- Experience using design tools (i.e. Canva)
- Understanding of website development and coding
- Previous practical experience in a Marketing environment and/or exposure to Marketing function, advantageous
Closing date: 24 November 2026
Oxford University Press, an equal opportunity employer, seeks a talented individual to fill this post based at Goodwood, Cape Town. Oxford University Press will consider all applications in terms of its Employment Equity Plan, which acknowledges the need for transformation.
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