Student Placement - Global Brand

BARBOUR; Jarrow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British lifestyle brand is looking for a proactive Global Brand Student Placement in South Shields. This role offers students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the brand's culture over a 12-month period while supporting the Global Brand Management team. Candidates should be able to articulate and visualize creative concepts and enjoy collaborating with various departments. Benefits include staff discounts, flexible working, and training support for studies.

Benefits

Staff discount

Subsidised canteen

Free onsite parking

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Must be currently studying an Undergraduate Sandwich Degree.
• Ability to articulate and visualize creative ideas.
• Good understanding of workflows with different departments.

Responsibilities

• Support Global Brand Managers in developing seasonal collection campaigns.
• Create visually appealing mood boards and concept presentations.
• Edit and format campaign materials for global distribution.
• Assist in the production of creative elements on shoots.
• Be a supportive hand during campaign shoots.

Skills

Strong strategic creative awareness

Project management skills

Understanding of lifestyle brand market

Collaboration with production and design

Education

Undergraduate Sandwich Degree Course

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 Global Brand Student Placement Programme 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.

The successful student will support and work directly with the Global Brand Management team to develop and execute world class creative ideas and seasonal collection campaigns. Working across both of our brands Barbour and Barbour International. The role will heavily be involved in supporting the brand managers in the 'creation' of all assets (videos/imagery/tools/campaigns), as well as bringing the campaigns to life across brand experience touchpoints i.e. showroom, instore and online. Ensuring our creative concepts and executions are of a world class standard and stand for a clear and consistent aspirational lifestyle which will allow us to achieve our vision of being the best British lifestyle brand worldwide.

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. 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 Global Brand Managers with the development of world class concepts (ideas) and execution for seasonal collection shoots and campaigns, particularly with the researching phase.
• Helping to develop seasonal concept presentations to help the sell‑in process of the concepts internally. Ensuring that all details are captured, creating mood boards and look and feel documents and ensuring they are visually appealing.
• Support the Brand Management team with the editing and formatting as well as the distributing of assets and campaign material to global teams.
• Supporting where necessary with brand creative elements of production, working with the internal and external production teams.
• Being a supportive hand on campaign shoots on location and in studio, rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in to be as helpful and useful as possible.

Skills and Experience

• Strong strategic creative awareness and abilities.
• Ability to articulate and visualise creative ideas and concepts and 'sell them in' through creative presentations.
• Good project management skills.
• Good understanding of the lifestyle brand market.
• Great collaborator working with different departments like production and design as well as photographers and directors on set etc.

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.