Student Placement - Digital Marketing

BARBOUR; Jarrow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading lifestyle brand is offering a Digital Marketing Student Placement in the UK, where the selected student will support the marketing team and play a key role in various digital projects. This is a paid 12-month placement that provides valuable industry experience, focusing on tasks like content management, social media activations, and competition fulfilment. Ideal for students studying an Undergraduate Sandwich Degree Course looking to enhance their skills in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Staff discount

Onsite training and development

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free onsite parking

Subsidised canteen

Flexible working hours

4pm finish on Fridays

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Studying an appropriate degree that allows for a 12-month industry placement.
• Strong communication skills are essential for collaboration.
• Organisational skills to manage multiple tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Digital Marketing team's daily operations.
• Update the blog and maintain content on brand websites.
• Assist in social media activations and consumer competitions.

Skills

Ability to work individually and within a team

Excellent communication skills

Strong organisational and time management

Competent on Microsoft packages

Attention to detail

Education

Currently studying an Undergraduate Sandwich Degree Course

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Powerpoint

Job description

Company Description

The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. Still family owned and now fifth generation, Barbour HQ remains in South Shields. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. In 2020, Barbour launched Wax for Life, an overarching name for all of Barbour's wax services designed to encourage customers to extend the life of their wax garments. Wax for Life includes re‑waxing and repairs (first introduced in 1921) and Barbour Re‑Loved an upcycling circularity initiative. Each year over 70,000 wax garments are sent back to Barbour globally to be repaired, rewaxed or altered.

Position Overview

We are excited to announce that we have opened the application process for our Barbour Digital Marketing Student Placement within our Global Marketing team. In Barbour's paid placement programme, students get a full immersion into the brand's culture for a 12-month period.

During this time, our Placement Students become an integral part of the team, tackling complex business challenges, contributing to the company's growth, and building relationships and skills that they will then carry forward throughout their career. The successful student will play a key part in the Digital Marketing team by providing support to the team and managing specific projects to enable Barbour to support campaign delivery and engage our digital community. In line with Barbour's aim to offer essential training to students wishing to work in the fashion business, this role has been developed so that you can gain experience in how design and development functions and the interaction across the business. This opportunity will be a temporary training contract from Summer 2026 – Summer 2027.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the Digital Marketing team in their daily duties.
• Carry out regular updates to the blog assisting in creating, building, and publishing blog content and the maintenance of content pages on brand websites.
• Work with the ecommerce team to check product levels when planning and during influencer activations.
• Support on the fulfilment of consumer competitions.
• Support on social activations including community support, social posting and content collation.
• Support Global Marketing on the production of digital toolkits.
• Organise and dispatch competition prizes and influencer products.
• Support Barbour People activity across the UK.
• Carry out reporting on insights, competitors and social reactions as directed.
• Input to activation planning and digital delivery.
• Assist in daily admin tasks including dealing with enquiries via social, email and phone.

Skills and Experience

• Ability to work individually and within a team.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Pleasant and efficient telephone manner.
• Strong organisational and time management ability, with the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Tenacious individual with desire to go the extra mile and demonstrate commitment to the role.
• Attention to detail.
• Comfortable working within a pressurised environment to achieve key deadlines.
• Able to establish relationships with people at all levels.
• Competent on Microsoft packages, particularly Excel and Powerpoint.

Additional Information

• To apply for this placement, you must be currently studying an Undergraduate Sandwich Degree Course and able to undertake 12 months in industry as part of your course.
• This placement is based in our South Shields Head Office.

Benefits

• Staff discount
• Staff shop
• 25 days holiday as standard plus bank holidays
• Access to training and development activities to support your studies
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Wellbeing support
• Reward & Recognition Program

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.