Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing SA (CEMSA), an industry leader in the production and export of heavy-duty industrial cleaning machinery, is officially inviting applications for its Marketing Internship. Based at their head office in Centurion, this role sits inside a well-established, 20-year-old family-owned manufacturing business.
This opportunity is built around high-touch mentorship, giving a junior marketer rare end-to-end exposure across both B2B industrial marketing and B2C consumer channels, with clear potential for long-term career advancement.
Position Details
- Employer: Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing SA (CEMSA)
- Location: Centurion, Gauteng
- Type: Full-Time Contract
- Posted Date: 15 May 2026
- Growth Path: Strong focus on promotion and internal advancement for top performers.
Requirements & Qualifications
CEMSA prioritizes a strong mix of baseline digital literacy and creative tool proficiency over strict degree requirements:
- Education: Matric certificate is mandatory. A Bachelor’s degree, National Diploma, or specialized courses in Marketing or Business is highly advantageous but not strictly required.
- Core Credentials: Must hold a valid Driver’s License.
- Experience: 0 to 1 year of foundational marketing exposure.
- Technical & Software Stack:
- Design: Working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and Figma.
- Web & SEO: Foundational experience with WordPress, Elementor, or Webflow architectures.
- Operations: Exposure to Monday.com (project management) and MailChimp (email deployment software).
Key Areas of Responsibility
As a marketing intern, you will act as a creative and analytical “sponge,” bridging the gap between product engineering and commercial sales:
- Asset Creation: Compiling, updating, and formatting large industrial product catalogs using Adobe InDesign.
- Digital Footprint: Handling website maintenance across content management systems, publishing monthly blog posts, and executing baseline SEO copywriting.
- Paid Media & Socials: Monitoring basic tracking configurations inside Google Ads, pulling analytics performance reports, and running localized social media pipelines.
- Sales Support: Collaborating directly with the sales engineering team to generate lead collateral, digital presentations, and print media for large B2B supply requests.
- Event Coordination: Assisting with the technical logistics, layout planning, and presentation prep for regional trade expos and product demonstrations.
Potential Interview Questions
B2B Marketing & Industrial Logic
- “Marketing industrial products like trailer-mounted jetting machines or fire-fighting equipment is very different from marketing lifestyle retail goods. How would you alter your copywriting style when writing a blog post aimed at a municipal engineer versus a private buyer?”
- Why they ask: They want to see if you understand B2B audience persona mapping. Industrial buyers look for specs, durability, and ROI over emotional appeal.
- “A major task in this role is handling product catalogs using Adobe InDesign. Can you share a time you had to organize a large amount of technical text and imagery into a clean, highly readable layout?”
- Why they ask: Attention to detail and layout structure are vital when dealing with complex industrial parts listings.
Technical & Web Maintenance
- “Since you have experience with WordPress/Elementor, if a product page’s layout breaks slightly after a plugin update or an image isn’t rendering properly, what basic troubleshooting steps do you take before escalating the issue?”
- Why they ask: CEMSA expects a level of web autonomy. They want to check your comfort level with front-end CMS maintenance.
- “We work closely with project management tools like Monday.com to track marketing sprints. How do you keep yourself organized when you have to balance updating a webpage, writing a newsletter on MailChimp, and preparing for an upcoming trade expo simultaneously?”
- Why they ask: Multitasking, agility, and time management are critical criteria highlighted in their company requirements.
How to Apply
Interested and qualifying candidates must route their application directly to the marketing department:
- Email Your Application To: marketing@cemsa.co.za
- Required Inclusions: Send your updated, comprehensive CV along with any digital design portfolios or copywriting samples (if available) that highlight your design or web layout capability.