Marketing Associate (Graphic Design & Web Development): Johannesburg

Are you creative, personable, and excited about connecting with people through compelling marketing content? We’re looking for a Marketing Associate with exceptional interpersonal skills, a positive presence, and a professional attitude. You should be vibrant, collaborative, and confident in creating lasting impressions, both through your designs and your interactions. 

This role requires creativity, cultural awareness, and the ability to stay composed in a fast-paced environment. If you’re reliable, eager to learn, and thrive in a dynamic, people-centered marketing team, we’d love to hear from you!

About ALX Africa

ALX Africa, a non-profit organisation under the ALX Foundation, is dedicated to unlocking the potential of Africa's digital future. We've embarked on an independent journey to provide world-class tech, creative and entrepreneurship skills training and career acceleration programmes. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide, upskill and re-skill talent, and create a generation of innovative leaders. By 2030, we aim to empower 2 million Africans to secure sustainable careers.

With hubs in 8 cities across Africa and counting, we provide safe access to quality learning and a dedicated network of expert instructors. Our innovative programmes equip learners with the practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving tech, creative and entrepreneurship industry. Through a combination of rigorous coursework, industry partnerships, and hands-on projects, we prepare our learners for in-demand roles.

We achieve this by:

• Providing young professionals with access to the most in-demand tech, creative and entrepreneurship skills that will power the future.
• Empowering the next generation of technology innovators, entrepreneurs, and creators through challenging, real-world coursework.
• Building a lifelong, impactful community of professionals and entrepreneurs that support them at all stages of their career journey. 

Our impact thus far: 

• 347k+ graduates since 2020 
• 257k youth in work
• 31k youth starting own ventures 
• 60k youth in jobs created by entrepreneurs 

Visit our website www.alxafrica.com to learn more about our digital revolution.

Role Summary

ALX Africa is looking for a creative and proactive Marketing Associate to support the Marketing and Growth team. This role will play a key part in developing and delivering engaging content across social media, campaigns, presentations, merchandise, and the web, helping to strengthen the ALX brand and connect with learners, partners, and communities across the continent.

The Marketing Associate will combine design, digital marketing, and basic web development to translate ideas into compelling visuals and campaigns. This includes creating graphics, updating web content, supporting marketing initiatives, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure consistency, quality, and impact across all channels.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, adaptable, and thrives in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. They are someone who enjoys bringing creativity to complex projects, collaborating across teams, and producing content and experiences that inspire and engage ALX’s community.

Specific Responsibilities

Graphic Design & Content Creation

• Design visually compelling graphics for social media, paid ads, email campaigns, presentations, posters, and merchandise.
• Ensure all visuals align with ALX Africa’s brand guidelines and tone of voice.
• Collaborate with the relevant teams to develop creative concepts that engage the learner and alumni community and partners.
  
  
• Adapt designs for multiple formats and platforms, optimising for digital and print.
  
  

Website & Digital Support

• Assist with website updates, basic HTML/CSS edits, and design implementation on the web.
• Work with web developers to ensure design accuracy, usability, and a seamless user experience.
• Support website content creation, ensuring visuals and copy are cohesive and on-brand.

Marketing Campaigns & Communications

• Support marketing campaigns from concept to execution, providing creative assets and visual storytelling.
• Support social media content calendars by ensuring the timely delivery of graphics and campaign assets.
• Monitor trends in digital marketing and design to bring innovative ideas to campaigns.
• Analysis of asset performance to provide insights for optimisation.
  
  

Event & Activation Support

• Support pre-event promotion by creating branded materials for events, including banners, posters, presentations, social media graphics, and merchandise, and updates to the website.
• Assist in setting up digital and physical assets at the venue, ensuring branding consistency.

Collaboration & Project Management

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on messaging, design, and project timelines.
• Manage multiple design and digital projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines while maintaining high-quality output.
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and marketing strategy discussions with creative ideas and solutions.

Skill Requirements - Essential

• 2–3 years of professional experience in marketing, graphic design, digital content creation, or related fields.
• Proficiency in graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, or Canva.
• Basic web development skills, including HTML/CSS and website content management.
• Experience creating visuals for social media, paid ads, presentations, posters, merchandise, and campaigns.
• Strong understanding of brand guidelines, visual storytelling, and consistency across digital and print channels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines while maintaining high-quality output.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
• Creativity and problem-solving mindset, with the ability to contribute ideas to campaigns, events, and activations.
• Familiarity with social media content calendars, digital marketing trends, and performance analysis of creative assets.
• Adaptability, professionalism, and comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Skill Requirements - Preferable

• Experience with motion graphics/animation and event marketing
• Prior experience working in fast-paced, mission-driven organisations focused on youth empowerment, skills development, or entrepreneurship is an advantage.
• Exposure to education, youth development, or regional ecosystem work in Southern Africa is advantageous but not required.

Person Specification/Attributes

• Courage: Willingness to speak up, challenge the status quo, and embrace new challenges.
• Humility: Openness to learning, seeking help when needed, and a focus on serving others.
• Adventure: A passion for setting ambitious goals, tackling difficult tasks, and finding joy in the journey.
• Initiative: Proactive problem-solving, a sense of ownership, and a willingness to go above and beyond.
• Resilience: The ability to bounce back from setbacks, persevere through challenges, and emerge stronger.
• Creative & Innovative: Brings fresh ideas and visual solutions that engage and inspire.
• Detail-Oriented: Ensures accuracy and consistency across all design and marketing materials.
• Collaborative: Works effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Proactive & Self-Motivated: Takes initiative and drives projects from concept to execution.
• Adaptable: Thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving environment.
• Professional & Approachable: Builds positive relationships with colleagues, learners, and stakeholders.
• Analytical & Insight-Driven: Uses data and performance feedback to inform design and marketing decisions.
• Culturally Aware & Inclusive: Sensitive to diverse audiences and able to create content that resonates across communities.

Employment Type

This role is a full-time position.