Marketing Insights Intern in Western Cape, Western Cape at Oxford University Press

Job Title: Marketing Insights Intern
Location: Western Cape, WC, ZA, 7459
Salary: market related
Division: Education
Department: Marketing Division

Job Description:

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.

Marketing Insights Intern (Fixed term role – 12 months)

About the Role

The Marketing Insights Intern will collect, analyze, and interpret data to help drive informed business and marketing decisions. This role offers valuable hands-on experience in market research, campaign performance analysis, customer insights, and reporting. The intern will work closely with marketing to identify trends and measure the effectiveness of marketing initiatives.

The marketing insights intern will report to the marketing intelligence specialist. This post is based in Cape Town, at the Goodwood office.

In this role, you will:

• Data analysis and performance measurement through generation of post campaign reports.
• Help update and maintain dashboards and reports (e.g., Power BI, Excel)
• Support benchmarking and marketing performance analysis.
• Supporting the implementation of the data strategy to gain customer insight through data clean-up and transferring data between platforms
• Assist with documenting reporting processes and dashboard Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support market research efforts, including competitor analysis and audience behaviour studies
• Experiencing being a team player in a fast-paced, future-focused, high performing Marketing department
• Social media and website monitoring and reporting (including competitor activities and wider trends in the education sector)
• Assist in preparing marketing materials and supporting campaign execution

About You:

Essential Criteria:

• BCOM (information systems or marketing preferred) / BTECH / BSocSci
• Computer literate – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience working with data visualisation tools.
• Data analysis (preferred)
• Exposure to Power BI or Power Query(preferred)
• Sound communication and presentation skills
• Effective time management
• Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure
• Ability to work in a team
• South African citizen
• Access to reliable transport

Closing date: 11 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.

We are committed to supporting diversity in our workforce, and ensuring an inclusive environment where all individuals can thrive. We seek to employ a workforce representative of the markets that we serve and encourage applications from all.