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Media and Design Internship in Cape Town, South Africa

by: Roots Interns

5 (1)VerifiedSince 2016

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in graphic design, photography, and/or videography during an internship in Cape Town! You'll be part of an environmental nonprofit with a dynamic team and a variety of urban greening & reforestation programs. As a media and design intern, you'll be part of designing their visual material. Your focus areas can be adjusted according to your interests and experience, so it's possible to only focus on graphic design or photography/videography - or you can do a combination of these if you'd like. Your tasks can include: - Graphic design of posters, flyers, website elements, or images for use on social media - Support with designs needed for events (such as boards, signing) or eco-education (booklet, info sheets) - Taking pictures of workshops, events, and other activities taking place - Creating videos for workshops, programs, events, and other activities. This can include making storyboards, pre and post-production, and/or including graphic elements (or motion graphics) into the videos - All interns assist with office support, tree planting days, and environmental workshops This is also available as a remote internship.

Program Highlights

Gain work experience in graphic design, photography, and/or videography.

Build a varied portfolio of work.

Be part of a dynamic environmental organization.

Experience urban greening and eco-education projects on the ground.

Live and work in Cape Town, arguably one of the most stunning cities in the world.

Quick Details

Locations:
  • Online
  • Cape Town, South Africa
Starts At: $300-600
Availability
Year(s) Offered: Year RoundDuration:
  • 3-6 Months
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Summer
Age Requirement: 18+
Types & Subjects
Fields:
  • Graphic Design
  • Media
  • Photography
Causes:
  • Environment
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Media
  • Tree Planting
Guidelines
Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Barbadian
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Spanish
  • Sri Lankan
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Sudanese
  • Surinamese
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni
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Last Updated: Jan 15, 2026

Awards

Innovative New Program, Intern Abroad Winner 2022Innovative New Program – Intern Abroad Finalist 2022

Program Reviews

Hear what past participants have to say about the programs

Overall Rating

5

Total Reviews

1

Taught me so many valuable things

January 03, 2020by: Christina
5

This experience has taught me so many valuable things for my future career. I am considering a job in video communications and with this internship, I believe it has given me the foundation to improve on those skills. I believe I have much more to learn before I can enter in this field, but I believe I now have the tools to build on. Aside from the technical skills I have learned, I believe the experience of telling an organization's story is very beneficial in any communications-related job I may pursue.

Program Details

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Locations

  • Online
  • Cape Town, South Africa

Types and Subjects

  • Fields
  • Graphic Design
  • Media
  • Photography
  • Causes
  • Environment
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Media
  • Tree Planting

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Duration:
  • 3-6 Months
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Summer
Intern Duration:
  • 3-6 Months

Age Requirement

18+

Guidelines

Nationalities:
  • Albanian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Barbadian
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Cambodian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Estonian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Israeli
  • Italian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Spanish
  • Sri Lankan
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Sudanese
  • Surinamese
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni

This Program is also open to Solo

Starts At

$300-600

Program Cost Includes

  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
  • Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)
  • On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
  • Assistance Booking Travel
  • Internship Placement

Accommodation Options

  • Apartment/Flat
  • Dormitory
  • Group living

Qualifications & Experience

    Language Skills Required

  • English

    Accepted Education Levels

  • Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Application Procedures

  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Online Application

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I have any educational training for the internship?

While this internship in media and design will help you practice and perfect your skills, you will need to have either some previous experience or education in graphic design, photography and/or videography beforehand.

How can I find housing if I am an international student?

Being one of our interns means that you don’t need to worry where you are going to sleep at night during your time in Cape Town! Regardless of your nationality we grant you housing at a guesthouse in the center of the city. If you prefer another housing, reach out to us and we will assist you in booking the perfect stay!

What does the visa process look like?

If it is deemed necessary for you to apply for a visa in order to intern with us, the procedure will vary depending on your nationality and the length of your stay. Our team will orientate you and guide you through the entire process.

Roots Interns

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This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience in graphic design, photography, and/or videography during an internship in Cape Town! You'll be part of an environmental nonprofit with a dynamic team and a variety of urban greening & reforestation programs. As a media and design intern, you'll be part of designing their visual material. Your focus areas can be adjusted according to your interests and experience, so it's possible to only focus on graphic design or photography/videography - or you can do a combination of these if you'd like. Your tasks can include: - Graphic design of posters, flyers, website elements, or images for use on social media - Support with designs needed for events (such as boards, signing) or eco-education (booklet, info sheets) - Taking pictures of workshops,...

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