Student Placement & Digital Marketing

Arriva Rail London Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent transportation company in Birmingham is offering a 12-month Student Placement for a Digital Marketing Assistant. The role involves assisting the marketing team with daily operations on digital channels and managing various responsibilities while working to deadlines. Ideal candidates should exhibit strong analytical skills, effective communication, and a proactive work ethic. The program offers salary and study benefits, with potential progression into a Graduate Programme post-placement.

Benefits

Salary of £20,084

Opportunities to join the Graduate Programme after completion

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with internal teams and partner organisations.
• Must be able to work to deadlines and maintain process-driven work habits.

Responsibilities

• Assist the CrossCountry marketing team with day-to-day support of our digital channels.
• Support the Digital & CRM manager in the escalation of new projects.
• Build relationships across a large business with varying requirements for content.
• Organise and process data, working to deadlines with a keen eye for detail.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Excellent communication skills

Basic understanding of HTML

Job description

Student Placement – Digital Marketing

Location: Birmingham Head Office
Job type: Full time
Posted: Today
Closing date: 21st January 2026

Student Placement Programme – A 12‑month placement based at our Birmingham head office, involving real, practical work across all key projects. Projects add value to our business and allow students to showcase their talents.

The Student Placement Programme begins Monday 6th July 2026, concluding on Friday 17th July 2027.

Digital Content Marketing Assistant – Marketing Team

Responsibilities

• Assist the CrossCountry marketing team with day‑to‑day support of our digital channels.
• Support the Digital & CRM manager in the escalation of new projects.
• Build relationships across a large business with varying requirements for content.
• Organise and process data, working to deadlines with a keen eye for detail.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with internal teams and partner organisations.
• Basic understanding of HTML desirable (not required).
• Must be able to work to deadlines and maintain process‑driven work habits.

Benefits

Salary: £20,084
Study & work balance, with opportunities to join the Graduate Programme after completion.

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