JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title
Consumer Marketing & Communications Intern (Industry Placement)
Job Description
Consumer Marketing & Communications Intern – Personal Health (12 month Placement)
Start Date: July 2025 (1 year internship / industrial placement)
Location : Farnborough, Hampshire
Contract Type : 12 months fixed term
Salary : £19,000 plus end of contract bonus
We are looking for two highly motivated interns to join us for their 12 month industry placement who will be passionate about maximising this opportunity to kick start a career in marketing & communications. The roles will report day to day into 2 of the UK Consumer Marketing Managers within the UKI Personal Health business. This is a unique opportunity to support our consumer marketing team, from media activation, portfolio management to consumer insights review.
Given the diverse remit of the team, this is a dynamic role where you can define you own areas of interest in addition to your standard responsibilities – a great opportunity to develop your knowledge across various marketing functional areas in the consumer goods industry.
Working in Philips Personal Health is all about empowering people to live happy, healthy lifestyles. We leverage deep insights to create personalized and sustainable solutions across oral healthcare; mother and childcare; grooming and beauty; and consumer health. The work you do with us will help people and their families around the world take better control of their health and well-being, for today and tomorrow.
In this role, you have the opportunity to:
· Support the marketing team on Consumer, Portfolio marketing, incl. omni-channel calendar (in which New Product Innovation sits) and portfolio management
· Review and share local insights about consumers, competition and trends, and provides input to wider business
· Responsible for checking retailer content across our product portfolio
· Responsible for end to end samples management, including but not limited to, ordering products and inventory management
· Responsible for day to day consumer marketing admin processes
· Support with performance reporting
· Support the communications team with paid media activations, including reporting and briefings
· Support the communications team activating press and influencer projects, including events
You’re right for this role if:
1. You are highly motivated to maximise this opportunity to kick start a career in marketing and communications
2. You are a year student currently in the United Kingdom ( essential )
3. You have a relevant academic background or related evidence of an interest in these areas
4. You will have strong Excel skills and be familiar with MS Office suite and PowerPoint.
5. You have strong written and communication skills
6. You will naturally resonate with our culture of impact with care for patients, people and planet with patient safety, integrity and quality at the heart.
This role offers you the chance to work in our vibrant & exciting new offices in Farnborough, Hampshire in a hybrid working environment (3 days in the office). From a competitive internship salary of £ 19 000 / annum pro rata, as well as an end of contract bonus, and access to Philips University; a career at Philips comes with all sorts of wonderful benefits. Be sure to speak to your recruiter about all the everything on offer.
Recruitment Process:
Please submit your detailed CV including a profile statement as soon as possible for immediate consideration. After a Recruiter has screened your CV against the criteria outlined above, successful candidate will be invited to complete a recorded interview via Hirevue. The final stage will include an in person assessment centre on 3rd April at our Farnborough office.
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