About this Marketing Assistant role at Payjoy
Payjoy · Hybrid · Johannesburg
About PayJoy
PayJoy, a Public Benefit Corporation, is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and card offerings, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.
This role
The Marketing Assistant – Retail Marketing will support the execution and coordination of tactical retail marketing activities across PayJoy South Africa. The role is responsible for ensuring consistent execution of point-of-sale materials, retail branding, agency coordination, PayJoy Connect auditing, and campaign tracking across retail and kiosk environments.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Software / Hardware Knowledge
- Microsoft Office Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
- Google Workspace
- Familiarity with smartphones and mobile applications
- Experience using project tracking or task management tools is advantageous
- Understanding of retail marketing and point-of-sale execution
- Knowledge of retail environments, kiosks, and in-store activations
- Understanding of agency and supplier coordination
- Exposure to marketing campaign execution and reporting
- Consistent and accurate execution of retail marketing activities
- Improved tracking and accountability of POS and retail campaigns
- Timely coordination of agencies, suppliers, and retail deliverables
- Effective operational support to the marketing department
- Strong organizational and administrative skills
- High attention to detail
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to multitask and manage deadlines
- Problem-solving mindset
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Previous internship or exposure to marketing or retail environments
- Experience working with agencies or field teams
- Basic understanding of reporting and campaign analysis
Specific Knowledge
Expected Results from the Position
Skills
Desirable but Not Essential Requirements
Benefits
PayJoy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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