2026 Business Placement - Food & Drink Strategy Development

Hilton Worldwide, Inc.; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Watford is seeking a student for a 12-month business placement in Food & Drink Strategy Development. The role involves creating presentations, supporting stakeholders, and providing exceptional guest experiences. Candidates should be current Bachelor's or Master's students with a passion for the food and drink industry and eligibility to work in the UK.

Benefits

Subsidised restaurant

Games area

Free in-house gym

Qualifications

• Current student required for 12-month industry placement.
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing) is necessary.
• Must have a strong sense of alignment to culture and values.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional communication and experiences for guests.
• Create and develop visual presentations for executive meetings.
• Maintain deadlines and assure stakeholder involvement.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s student

Tools

MS Office Suite

Photoshop

Job description

Overview

2026 Business Placement - Food & Drink Strategy Development (EUR015N2)

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for a student to join our Food & Drink (F&D) Strategy Development team on a 12-month placement.

Based in our Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 50 Interns and take part in regular connect meetings and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym. Travel is expected up to 20%.

The Opportunity

You will provide exceptional communication and experiences for our guests through the coordination and communication of the European F&D initiatives.

• Creating and developing visual presentations for Executive Meetings.
• Supporting all stakeholders on key projects.
• Maintaining deadlines and assuring stakeholder involvement at the right time.
• Researching and responding to information requests from management.
• Maintaining the European Share Files to ensure information is always up to date.
• Managing monthly content visits with social media support agency.
• Providing administrative support to department executives, including diary management, scheduling, travel arrangements, drafts of correspondence, taking calls, preparing expense reports and processing invoices.
• Travel up to 20%.

What are we looking for?

• A strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
• A current Bachelor’s or Master’s student with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree.
• The ideal candidate will be working towards a degree within a hospitality discipline or have relevant experience in the hospitality or F&D industry.
• Availability to start 13th of July 2026, full-time, for a 12-month placement.
• Eligibility to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
• Passionate about all things F&D, with a broader interest in current industry trends.
• Excellent written and verbal communication including the ability to deal with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of design skills including Photoshop is a plus.

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with 24 distinct brands and over 8,000 locations. We have recently been ranked by our employees as #1 World's Best Hospitality Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.

We value and celebrate our team members' diversities and individuality and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in the UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women’s and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of the role. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 2nd November 2025. We receive a high volume of applications, so thank you for your patience while we carefully review each one to give it the attention it deserves.

If your application is successful, you may be invited to complete a one-way video interview and online assessment. These help us get to know you better and assess if the placement could be a great match. Keep an eye on your inbox, and we encourage you to complete each step as soon as you can. Our EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will be in touch to let you know the outcome.

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you!