Design Graduate; Brand & Communications

Overview

Takealot Group, South Africa’s leading online Retail / Fashion / Delivery organisation, is looking for a highly talented Design Graduate to join our team. The Graduate Programme will be split across all businesses within the Group, namely: , 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. We like to promote from within:
  Here’s your chance.

Qualifications &

Experience:

• Degree in Design or Adobe or Illustrator

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

• Own, update and maintain the promotional calendar for Takealot
  
  MORE 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 Takealot
  
  MORE.
• Work closely with the merchandising team to improve customer conversion within Takealot
  
  MORE 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 Takealot
  
  MORE.
• 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

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.

• employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer‑centric, fun and have the shared ambition of  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.

• 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…