Ogilvy South Africa Graduate Programme (OGP)
Intensive 12-month paid graduate internship for final-year creative and marketing students, with rotations across creative, strategy, digital, content, brand and PR plus 1-on-1 mentorship.
Apply for the Ogilvy South Africa Graduate Programme (OGP)
Overview
Requirements
- ✓South African resident/citizen only (non-citizens cannot apply)
- ✓Tertiary qualification obtained within the last 5 years (final-year students and recent creative/marketing graduates)
- ✓Respond to 'the brief' with a creative submission: an idea board, an idea card, and a 60-90 second video
- ✓Complete every section of the application (incomplete applications auto-rejected)
- ✓Shortlisted candidates attend an in-person 'Super Saturday' assessment in Johannesburg or Cape Town
⚠️ Good to Know
A genuine 12-month paid graduate internship that recurs annually, taking roughly 25 graduates per cohort, though cohort size varies. The programme is paid and includes employee benefits, but the specific stipend is not publicly disclosed. Ogilvy reports that a strong majority of graduates are retained after the programme.
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Head to the official Ogilvy South Africa portal to submit your application.
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