Pepkor Digital Media Graduate Programme 2026

About Pepkor Lifestyle

Pepkor Lifestyle is a South African retail division of Pepkor Holdings that provides affordable lifestyle products such as furniture, appliances, and electronics. Through a network of well-known retail brands and accessible financing options, the company focuses on making everyday household essentials more accessible to mass-market consumers.

About the Digital Media Graduate Programme

The Pepkor Lifestyle Retail Division Digital Media Graduate Programme will provide you with an exciting opportunity to kick-start and accelerate your career path. As a graduate at Pepkor Lifestyle Retail Division, you can expect plenty of support and guidance as you develop your skills within digital media. The Programme will provide you with access to a 12-month programme in order to make a successful transition from university to the world of work. You will be exposed to formal development as well as on-the-job training. 

What the Programme Offers

• A competitive 1 year contract to start with to join the diverse Commercial Organisation to apply your academic learnings.
• In-company development programs and platforms.
• Cross-functional exposure
• Future development opportunities to build your own career across different businesses and functions.

Responsibilities

As a Digital Media Graduate at Pepkor Lifestyle Retail Division, you will be responsible to plan, implement and manage Paid Media campaigns across the company’s brands in order to increase efficiency measures and ROI:

• Conduct keyword, trend and competitor research.
• Check content where necessary, and then publish content across relevant platforms.
• Monitor all performance related aspects of the campaign and relay findings to Digital management.
• Optimise content, targeting and delivery based on learnings.
• Conduct research on new content.

Qualification Requirements

If you have recently completed a BCom / BSc Undergraduate / Honours or Master’s degree at an accredited University, we would love to hear from you.

Skills and Competencies we look for 

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities to effectively interact with clients and team members.
• Strong analytical skills: ability to summarize and present complex information into simple models
• Curiosity: A desire to constantly learn about the market, technology and to improve oneself.
• Proactivity: Take the initiative to foresee issues and tackle them before they escalate.
• Collaboration: Work effectively with both internal teams and external partners.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze situations and come up with practical solutions.
• Adaptability: Comfortable with change and able to adjust strategies on the fly.
• Positive Attitude: Maintain a positive and motivating presence, especially under pressure.
• Fairness: Conduct business ethically and make decisions that consider the welfare of all stakeholders.