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Marketing Internship (Remote)

📍 South Africa 💼 Remote ⏰ Hourly 📋 Apprenticeship or Internship Contract 🏷️ Marketing, Advertising and Communications

Work mode: Remote (for candidates in South Africa) · Location: South Africa · Schedule: Hourly.

Application Deadline
📅 4 Feb 2027
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Job Description

Job Overview

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Marketing Research Intern to support ongoing marketing and research initiatives. The role primarily involves assisting the marketing team with recurring research tasks, gathering insights from various digital platforms, and contributing to marketing operations through structured data collection and analysis.

Since marketing needs evolve frequently, the intern will be expected to work on a variety of research and operational tasks that may change over time.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct social listening across platforms to identify trends, discussions, and relevant industry insights.
  • Perform SEO-related submissions including directory listings, business listings, and other off-page SEO activities.
  • Assist in content research, gathering information, references, and data to support marketing materials and blog posts.
  • Research blog topics and content ideas aligned with current industry trends and audience interests.
  • Support the team with market and competitor research to identify opportunities and insights.
  • Assist with event research, including identifying relevant industry events, webinars, conferences, or speaking opportunities.
  • Compile research findings and maintain organized documentation or reports as required.

Requirements

  • Strong research and analytical skills.
  • Ability to gather information from multiple online sources efficiently.
  • Good attention to detail and organization skills.
  • Basic understanding of digital marketing, SEO, or content marketing is a plus.
  • Strong written communication and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks within deadlines.

What You’ll Gain

  • Practical exposure to marketing research and digital marketing workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with SEO, social listening, and content strategy.
  • Opportunity to work on diverse research tasks across marketing initiatives.
  • Hands-on experience in digital marketing and brand promotion.
  • Exposure to campaign planning, content creation, and analytics.
  • Mentorship from experienced marketing professionals.
  • Completion Certificate upon successful completion.
  • Letter of Recommendation based on performance.

Internship Details

  • Duration: 3 months
  • Location: Remote (Work from Home)
  • Perks: Completion Certificate + Letter of Recommendation


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Technical Skills

⚡ Report writing⚡ Power Point⚡ Excel⚡ SEO⚡ Market Research⚡ Competitor Analysis⚡ Social Listening⚡ Content Research⚡ Analytical Skills⚡ Documentation⚡ Communication⚡ Content Management Systems (CMS)⚡ Digital marketing⚡ On/Off-Page SEO⚡ Local SEO⚡ Link Building

Required Tools

🔧 Google Analytics🔧 Excel🔧 SEO🔧 Google Docs / Microsoft Word🔧 Canva🔧 Google Trends🔧 Meta Title Optimization🔧 Meta Description Optimization🔧 Schema Markup🔧 Website Performance Optimization🔧 Website Auditing

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