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Internship
  • Internship
  • Midrand, Gauteng
  • Market Related ZAR / Month
  • Salary: Market Related

Safety SA

Job Details

🏢 Company: Safety SA
📌 Programme Name: Marketing Internship Programme 2026
📍 Location: Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
📅 Closing Date: 10 February 2026
🕒 Job Type: Internship / Graduate Programme
🎓 Field: Marketing / Digital Marketing / Communications
💼 Work Environment: On-site

Company Overview

Safety SA is a South African organisation dedicated to improving workplace health, safety, and compliance across multiple industries. The company delivers safety training, risk assessments, and advisory services that assist organisations in meeting occupational health and safety standards. Safety SA partners with businesses to reduce workplace risks, strengthen safety culture, and create safer, compliant working environments.

Job Overview

The Marketing Intern / Learner will support the marketing team across digital marketing, content creation, campaign coordination, analytics, and administrative functions. This role is ideal for a recent graduate seeking practical, hands-on exposure to brand marketing, digital platforms, content development, and basic performance reporting in a fast-paced professional environment.

Key Responsibilities

Digital & Social Media

  • Drafting and scheduling posts across company social media platforms

  • Monitoring engagement, trends, and basic analytics

  • Updating digital content on websites, landing pages, and blogs

Content & Creative Support

  • Assisting with content writing for campaigns, posts, newsletters, and marketing materials

  • Sourcing images and preparing simple visuals

  • Managing content libraries and supporting presentations, case studies, and event collateral

Campaign & Events Support

  • Assisting with coordination of marketing campaigns, webinars, events, and promotions

  • Liaising with internal stakeholders to collect content and information

  • Supporting vendor coordination (designers, printers, agencies)

Administration & Data

  • Updating CRM systems or marketing databases with leads and contacts

  • Compiling basic reports and dashboards (traffic, leads, social metrics)

  • Conducting market, competitor, and trend research

Qualifications

Education

Completed Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following or related fields:

  • Marketing

  • Digital Marketing

  • Communications

  • Media or Journalism

  • Business or Brand Management

  • Graphic Design

  • Multimedia

Experience

  • 0–1 year internship, project-based, or academic experience (advantageous, not required)

  • University projects, freelancing, student societies, or campus marketing roles accepted as experience

Skills (Preferred, Not Mandatory)

  • Social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube)

  • Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar design tools

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

  • Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite, or basic dashboards (advantage)

  • CMS tools such as WordPress, Webflow, or Shopify (nice to have)

  • CRM tools (HubSpot, Zoho, Salesforce, Monday.com) (nice to have)

Competencies & Attributes

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • Creative mindset with attention to detail

  • Curious, proactive, and eager to learn

  • Basic organisational and time management skills

  • Ability to collaborate with diverse teams

  • Professional attitude, reliability, and initiative

CV Tips for This Role

  • Highlight digital tools, platforms, and projects (even academic ones)

  • Include links to portfolios, blogs, or social media work if available

  • Keep your CV 2 pages maximum and visually clean

  • Mention campaigns, analytics exposure, or content writing experience

  • Tailor your CV keywords to digital marketing and content support

Benefits of Working with Safety SA

  • Hands-on experience in real-world marketing campaigns

  • Exposure to digital marketing, analytics, and brand development

  • Opportunity to build a professional portfolio

  • Mentorship and skills development in a growing organisation

  • Increased employability within marketing and communications fields

Company Policy

Safety SA is committed to fair recruitment practices and skills development. Appointment decisions are merit-based, and the organisation supports learning, professional growth, and workplace diversity. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements to be considered.

To apply for this job please visit safetysa.mcidirecthire.com.