Strategy Internship: Brand Influence Agency Internship
Location: Gardens, Cape Town (Hybrid)
Employment Type: 3 to 6-Month Internship Contract
Paid Internship: R10,000 / month
Target Candidate: Recent Graduates or Final-Year Students
Brand Influence is South Africa’s leading community-powered influencer marketing agency. For over 15 years, we’ve connected major local and global brands with real consumer communities across Beauty Bulletin, Brand Advisor, and Service Insider. We bridge data, behavioral strategy, and creative execution to spark authentic conversations that move the needle for clients.
Are you a recent Brand Strategy, Marketing, or Communications graduate looking for direct exposure to high-level agency strategy?
We’re looking for a sharp, proactive Strategy Intern to work directly alongside our Group Head of Strategy. You won't be making coffee – you'll be diving headfirst into market research, consumer survey insights, deck architecture, trend forecasting, and pitch preparation for some of South Africa’s biggest FMCG and lifestyle brands.
- Strategic Research: Conducting market audits, consumer trend-spotting, and competitor analysis to feed into live client briefs and pitches.
- Deck Architecture & Formatting: Taking strategic concepts, outlines, and notes and crafting them into polished, beautiful presentation decks.
- Data & Insight Sifting: Digging into campaign survey data to pull out "golden nugget" consumer insights for post-campaign reporting.
- Pitch Support: Assisting in pulling together case studies, creator references, and proposal frameworks for incoming business opportunities.
- Department Shadowing: Attending internal brainstorms, strategy huddles, and client listening sessions alongside senior strategists.
- A relevant Degree/Diploma in Brand Strategy, Marketing, Media, or Strategic Communications (Red & Yellow, Vega, AAA, or equivalent preferred).
- Exceptional written communication, narrative storytelling, and proofreading skills.
- Strong computer and presentation formatting skills (PowerPoint, Google Slides, Canva) with an eye for visual hierarchy and clean design.
- Analytical curiosity – the ability to look at numbers/survey responses and ask, "So what does this mean for the brand?" “Why?”
- A proactive, resilient attitude with a hunger to learn fast in a high-momentum agency environment.
- Direct Leadership Mentorship: Work directly with our Group Head of Strategy, learning real-world strategy, data collation, pitch mechanics, and commercial decision-making from day one.
- Real Campaign Impact: See your research and insights feed directly into live campaigns for major national and international brands.
- Fast-Track Growth: A high-ownership internship environment designed to rapidly build your strategic portfolio.
Send your CV, a brief introduction, and any academic/portfolio deck samples directly this job ad on LinkedIn.