Junior Creative Strategist (Internship)

❤️ Meet your dream team

Hi there! We’re Welcome Tomorrow — the digital marketing agency behind some of Africa’s most successful brands 👋.

Welcome Tomorrow is Africa's fastest growing marketing agency, working with top brands across South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. In just a few years, we have been able to change the way growth marketing is experienced by our clients, by delivering tangible business results and transforming the way marketing teams operate. As a rapidly growing company, we're seeking talented individuals to join our team and contribute to our mission of transforming the African marketing landscape.

🎨 Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Junior Creative Strategist Intern to support our creative department. This role is integral to the execution of our design strategy, involving the creation of visual assets for various platforms. The ideal candidate will be a design student or recent graduate with a strong portfolio, excellent communication skills, an eye for detail, and the ability to manage their time effectively across several projects.

Please note: this is a 6-months internship with an opportunity to transition to a full-time job at Welcome Tomorrow at the end of your internship. We are therefore looking for end-of-studies internships with an option to hire at the end.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Strategic research & brand analysis - Conduct deep-dive audits of customer brands and the competitive landscape to define the most effective communication angles and creative best practices for each market.
• High-impact creative production - Design compelling static, video, and user-generated content (UGC) creatives that provide a competitive edge, collaborating with internal teams to ensure alignment with brand objectives.
• End-to-end project ownership -Manage the entire ad creation lifecycle from research and concept through to final delivery and testing, to ensure the team stays on track and meets deadlines.
• Continuous innovation & trend-spotting - Stay ahead of the market by constantly identifying and experimenting with new formats, hooks, scripts, and creative angles to ensure content is fresh and effective.
• Professional growth & participation - Develop your skills and represent the company by actively participating in industry tech events, and customer training sessions.

Requirements

Are you a good fit for this role? Check the qualifications we're looking for 👇

🖋 Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience in a creative agency or freelance setting, supported by a strong portfolio that showcases your design skills and creative mindset.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Figma and Photoshop, applying a deep understanding of typography, color theory, and layout design principles.
• Proven experience designing creatives specifically for performance ad campaigns (e.g., Meta, Google Ads), with a strong grasp of responsive and mobile-first design. This job is technical 🤓
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills to work effectively with internal teams and maintain strong customer relationships.
• A curious and observant creative problem-solver with a strong feel for advertising, meticulous attention to detail and ability to automate your work.

⭐️ Bonus:

• You have past experience working with video editing software: you have had experience working on a video project from brief to editing the video itself. (Canva, CapCut, Jitter)
• Write & speak other languages - being able to write copy in French, Portuguese or Swahili is a plus!
• You have a good ability to do motion design: you're able to create motion graphics videos.
• Experience working in a fast paced environment: you have experience working at a start-up or company with dynamic environments

Benefits

🍿 Benefits

• A human adventure in an ambitious and fast-growing company
• Joining a team of top talents, being at the forefront of Pan-African marketing innovation
• Embarking on a pleasant, stimulating and challenging environment
• An attractive salary and an interesting variable
• The possibility to work on side projects benefitting Welcome Tomorrow
• High flexibility in your organisation of your work, including remote work
• Possibility of traveling overseas to meet clients and other team members

🦄 About us

👉🏾 At Welcome Tomorrow, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not practice any discrimination based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

👉🏾 We are one of the fastest-growing companies in Africa, solving complex business challenges with state-of-the-art marketing techniques and constant innovation.

👉🏾 To know more about us, have a look at our values

✍🏽 How to apply?

Please follow the process here 😊 If any questions, you can email careers@welcometomorrow.io

🚦Process

1. Screening call (15 - 30 minutes)
2. Technical Interview (with the hiring manager for this role)
3. Leadership interview (with our CEO)