At my short time at matalan I think was given the opportunity to explore the different roles available within the marketing industry I had one to one sessions with a mixture of people giving me an insight into their specific role and responsibilities I
Styling Designing kids wear Designing prints for the kidswear Helping set up a pop up shop Getting involved with meetings Doing research of trends and competitors
Assisting the Ladies Buying Team attending meetings and dealing with samples and deliveries
Daily analysis of the range sales and stock tracking order bookings raising and amending purchase orders
Learning about the roles within the marketing team talking to lots of different people and gaining insight on their day to day roles I had great discussions of how to approach jobs after graduation and I met some really great people
intake management order amends placing orders with suppliers talking with suppliers
Attending fit sessions fitting creating specs checking makeup looking into high returns bench marking to ensure sizing is aligned with competitors Requesting relevant testing for the garments ensuring all safety testing is completed especially on
I worked across a number of teams during my placement year it was important to me to get a breadth of knowledge of eCommerce during my time with Matalan Some daily tasks involved updating spreadsheets with daily marketing expenditure generating and de
In my role I have to assist my buyer in the development of ranges which change per season I have real resposnibilties in my role and I am treated as a normal member of staff I have to manage critical path ensure samples are booked in for redand gold
I really enjoyed my 12 months at Matalan Head Office All of my colleagues were very welcoming and made me feel at home straight away The opportunity to work at Matalan has given me an excellent insight into the industry and how it works
My placement with Matalan has been an amazing opportunity getting a real insight into the fashion industry I have gained valuable skills that will help me in the future
I enjoyed my time at Matalan as I witnessed the work that goes into key marketing theory such as PR and Digital marketing and print marketing including sampling products that went on shoots investigating competitors email marketing proofreading catalo
This opportunity was an amazing experience I got to understand the design industry in so much depth
10 I enjoyed all of the experience and working close with the buying team and seeing how they work
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement it was exciting and different every week It kept me on my toes and challenged me which overall contributed to my development and success
I really enjoyed the faced paced environment and the people I worked with I learnt a variety of new understandings that were necessary to my degree
This placement gave me the opportunity to see how the childrens wear team worked and designed I had many opportunities to design and creat prints for future design projects along with helping members of the team with different tasks ready for there dead
All the staff were super friendly and welcoming and I was made to feel a part of the team
I enjoyed my placement at Matalan as alongside my job there was training and extra support to help me throughout the year I felt like I learnt a lot within this company about the industry my role and alternative roles