Register your interest - Marketing Industrial Placement (IP) - UK & Ireland

Swindon, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 10 days ago

Job Summary

Own and translate brand insights into product personalities and launches, while collaborating across teams to drive campaigns, digital initiatives, and market opportunities.

  • Own insights into brand personas and launch plans
  • Lead cross-functional collaboration to move projects forward
  • Develop and refine digital campaigns in partnership with marketing and product teams

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • What could your day-to-day role include (depending on your role)?
  • You’ll be constantly deepening the already expert knowledge of our brands and the people who use them.
  • You’ll use this level of insight to help develop our products’ personalities and bring them to life.
  • That could mean working on the launch of a new fabric softer, undertaking research on the latest trends in hair care, or planning a digital campaign for Lynx.
  • What can Unilever offer YOU?
  • An opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.
  • Do you require any adjustments in the application or assessment process?
  • If you have any questions about your application, require reasonable adjustments to complete any part of the application process or wish to discuss any mitigating circumstances, please contact the Talent Acquisition team using the following details. If adjustments are required, the team will reach out to discuss available accessibility options. E.g., If required extending time spent in any ‘timebound’ assessments/interviews.

Requirements

  • Market & Commercial Insight – Ability to interpret market performance, identify growth opportunities, and recommend clear, commercially grounded actions.
  • Digital & Social Media Expertise – Strong understanding of platform behaviours, audience trends, and how to leverage digital channels to drive brand impact.
  • Hands-On Execution & Drive – Proactive mindset with the energy to get involved, move projects forward, and deliver meaningful results.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration – Skilled at working with internal teams and managing multiple agencies, ensuring alignment and smooth coordination across all moving parts.
  • Strong Organisational & Analytical Skills – Confident handling data, structuring workstreams, and managing projects with clarity.
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency – Competent in Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint to support analysis, communication, and planning.
  • Students must have completed the penultimate year of their undergraduate degree by the time they start their placement and be returning to study after their placement.

Preferred

  • - We have development programmes, the skills above are skills that would be good to have at the beginning however you will develop them over the course of the 12 months.

Benefits

  • A competitive Salary of £27,898.00
  • End of Placement Bonus
  • Subsidised Gym Memberships - availability varies by site
  • Discounted Staff Shop
  • Opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.
  • 28 days (pro rata) of holiday inclusive of bank holidays. Once you have completed 12 worked weeks, under the Agency Workers Regulation your holiday entitlement will increase to 33 days inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata for the term of this placement.
  • Opportunity to join one of our Future Careers Development Teams such as Outreach, Digi, Community & Wellbeing and many more! By joining a team, you can grow business-critical skills, develop Unilever Behaviours, and make a meaningful contribution to Future Careers.
  • A dedicated buddy to help you onboard and learn about the business.
  • An experienced Line Manager to develop your knowledge and understanding across the year.
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