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
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.
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
- Coordinate the execution and tracking of retail point-of-sale (POS) materials across kiosks and partner stores.
- Support PayJoy Connect auditing and reporting to ensure retail compliance and execution standards are maintained.
- Manage and track deliverables from retail agencies, suppliers, and promoters.
- Assist with the coordination of retail activations, campaigns, gifting, and promotional activities.
- Maintain marketing inventory records and assist with distribution logistics for retail marketing materials.
- Support reporting, administration, and execution tracking related to retail marketing campaigns and activities.
Requirements
- 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
Software / Hardware Knowledge
Specific Knowledge
Expected Results from the Position
Skills
Desirable but Not Essential Requirements
Benefits
- 100% Company Funded : Private Health Insurance for employee and immediate family
- Pension Fund
- Company-funded employee life and disability insurance
- 20 days vacation, unlimited sick leave
- $2,000 USD annual Co-working Travel perk
- $2,000 USD annual Professional Development perk
- Phone Finance, headphone benefit, home office equipment allowance and wellness perks
- Catered Lunch