TFG (The Foschini Group)
Job Details
📌 Job Title: YES Intern: Marketing
🏢 Company: TFG (The Foschini Group)
📍 Location: Western Cape, South Africa (On-site)
📄 Job Type: Internship / 12-Month Contract
📅 Duration: 12 Months
💼 Job Category: Marketing
Company Overview
TFG (The Foschini Group) is an internationally diversified retail group with a portfolio of 34 speciality lifestyle and apparel brands. TFG focuses on delivering innovative omnichannel customer experiences and creating meaningful engagement with millions of customers across South Africa and beyond.
TFG operates as a purpose-led organisation that prioritises innovation, creativity, and continuous growth, offering young professionals a strong platform to develop their careers in retail, marketing, and digital commerce.
Job Overview
The YES Marketing Internship at TFG provides graduates with hands-on experience in marketing strategy, content creation, campaign execution, and brand development within a leading retail organisation.
The role is designed to expose interns to real marketing activities including social media management, market research, promotional campaigns, and creative brand initiatives in a dynamic retail environment.
Key Responsibilities
Marketing Campaign Support
- Assist in the development and execution of marketing campaigns
- Support promotional and brand awareness initiatives
- Contribute to marketing strategy implementation
Content Creation
- Create engaging content for social media platforms
- Assist with newsletters and digital communication materials
- Support brand storytelling and creative messaging
Research & Analysis
- Conduct market research and competitor analysis
- Assist in gathering insights to support marketing decisions
- Compile findings for reporting and presentations
Events & Branding
- Assist with planning and execution of events and promotions
- Support branding activities across campaigns
- Ensure consistency in brand messaging
General Marketing Support
- Contribute ideas to marketing initiatives
- Support day-to-day marketing operations
- Assist cross-functional marketing teams
Qualifications
Education
- Recently completed a Degree or Diploma in:
- Marketing
- Communications
- Or related field
Experience
- No formal work experience required
- Exposure through academic projects or internships will be advantageous
Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Creative thinking and attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Basic understanding of marketing principles
- Strong organisational and planning abilities
- Willingness to learn and contribute
Internship Tips
- Highlight your marketing or communications qualification clearly
- Include social media or content creation projects in your CV
- Showcase creativity through portfolio links if available
- Keep your CV visually clean, structured, and professional
- Emphasise teamwork, communication, and creativity
- Tailor your CV to retail and digital marketing exposure
Benefits of Joining the Company
- Hands-on experience in real marketing campaigns
- Exposure to a leading retail marketing environment
- Opportunity to work across multiple lifestyle and apparel brands
- Development of creative, digital, and analytical skills
- Exposure to omnichannel marketing strategies
- Networking opportunities within a large retail organisation
- Career growth and learning opportunities within TFG
Company Policy
TFG (The Foschini Group) is committed to ethical conduct, diversity, and inclusion. In line with the Employment Equity Act, preference may be given to candidates from designated groups.
All personal information submitted will be processed for recruitment purposes only and handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Applicants not contacted within a reasonable period should consider their application unsuccessful.
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