Editorial Assistant (Fashion)

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to provide real-world experience, learning industry technical and professional skills, abilities and activities to contribute to the Dentsu network. Job Title: Editorial Assistant (Fashion) Job Description: Editorial Assistant (Fashion) Minimum requirements:

• Matric Certificate
• South African ID
• Computer skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Calculating expenditure/raising POs
• Organising shoots and product collection
• Planning and organising projects
• Researching and commissioning features and new titles
• Fact checking copy
• Writing short form copy Key skills for editorial assistants
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Adaptability
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail

PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN IN LINE WITH DENTU CREATIVE’S EMPLOYMENT EQUITY POLICY.

NOTE: If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Dentsu Creative South Africa reserves the right not to fill the position.
Working with us
Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas that are brought alive in new ways. Along the way, you will team up with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

We are united by four signature strengths:
Boundless Creativity – Kitsune Fox:
In Japanese culture – the Kitsune Fox sees the future. We run towards the future, forever asking: what’s next? Our imagination has no limit. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power of modern creativity.
Intelligent Scale - Ryujin Dragon:
The Ryujin Dragon controls the ocean and the tides. We flow the right talent around the right brief in the right moment, wherever it sits in the world. We scale our unique ideas with precision, using intelligent technology to make personal connections with millions around the world.
Obsessive Craft - Orizuru Crane:
The Orizuru Crane carries the soul up to paradise. It inspires the most classic and iconic Japanese origami. We elevate the soul of our work with an obsessive focus on craft, nurturing the next-gen craft skills needed to soar in a modern world.
Radical Collaboration - Kohaku Koi:
The Koi swim upstream against the tide, united as one. We chart new territory through the power of radical collaboration. We seamlessly connect Creativity, Media and CXM to imagine new solutions at the intersection of craft, data, culture, and innovation.
Our Values:

We believe our work can only resonate in the modern world if the people behind it reflect the modern work. We can only be truly relevant when we create a truly inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. That means – we are tough on the work but gentle with each other. We lead with empathy and are always listening and always learning. We support each other, we cheer for each other, we win together. We celebrate difference as the only way to make the work that makes a difference.
Location: Cape Town
Contract Type: Internship Fixed Term Contract
Closing date: 8 September 2023 Location: Cape Town Brand: Dentsu Creative Time Type: Full time Contract Type: Student/Intern (Fixed Term) (Fixed Term)