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Marketing Placement

A 12-month Marketing Internship with Tetley in the UK Marketing Team

The role of a marketing intern with Tetley offers graduates or industrial placement students a 12-month opportunity to work alongside, and learn from, some of the best people in the UK beverage industry. With ample responsibility and opportunity to showcase and develop your skills, the internship will begin with a full induction to our business to prepare you for this role.

During your placement you will work with the passionate and dynamic UK marketing team in a fast-paced environment. The role will give you responsibility and accountability while developing your commercial acumen and key business competencies. After all, you will be taking on real projects that can impact our success. Most notably, you will be associated with one of the nation’s most loved brands – Tetley, with the opportunity to be part of this heritage brand.

What is involved in the role

Become an integral member of the UK marketing team by being involved in activities, such as:

• Supporting the Senior Brand Managers (SBMs) and Brand Managers (BMs) with key activation projects including NPD launches and marketing communications projects – working across Foodservice B2B and Retail B2C for the Tetley brand, and new-to-world brands.
• Running all internal marketing communication efforts (organising events, conference planning, creation of newsletters)
• Developing creative assets internally (using Photoshop) and externally (working with an agency)
• Liaising with agencies for Foodservice B2B side of the business
• Assisting in adhoc projects to support the wider team

Also, managing your own projects, such as:

• Advertising schedule for trade and press ads for the Foodservice B2B side of the business.
• Management of Tetley external brand events (working to a budget) e.g. sampling activities, press launches, trade shows etc.
• Management of specific end-to-end projects for Tetley brand e.g. Sampling/ Digital campaigns.
• Creation of marketing assets for the sales team.
• Compilation and distribution of quarterly competitor marketing activity report.

What we need from you

We are looking for ambitious, highly organised, team-driven people who are hungry to learn and achieve goals. In short, you will need to be ready to work hard. In return, we offer a fun, friendly and sociable work environment, an unrivalled learning experience and, for industrial placements, a generous salary too.

Previous marketing work experience would be a bonus and a good understanding of marketing principles is required. Interested persons should be studying towards, or have just completed, a relevant degree.

Core skills

• Fast learner and self-starter.
• Strong organisation, time-keeping and able to prioritise effectively.
• Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Good numeric and analytical skills.
• Be fluent in oral and written English.
• Ideally able to use Adobe Photoshop.

Benefits & training package

A full-time paid internship for a period of 12 months, beginning July 2020, with 25 days holiday.

About Tetley (Tata Global Beverages)

Tata Global Beverages (TGB) unites the beverage interests of the Tata group under one umbrella, with a focus on natural beverages – tea, coffee and water. We are the second largest tea company in the world. With many years of history in the beverages market and a heritage of innovation and development, the company has evolved from a predominantly domestic Indian tea farming entity to a marketing and brand-focused global organisation. The company acquired Tetley in 2000 and currently, an incredible 45 million cups of Tetley Tea are enjoyed around the world, every day!

How to apply

Grab a cuppa and send you CV and covering letter to vacancies@tgbl.com, with the subject line: “UK Marketing Intern 20/21 – [your name]”, explaining why you think this role is perfect for you.