Graduate Marketing Specialist 2023

You should be available to start this opportunity from September 2023

Please be aware that we can only accept one application during each recruitment period, so please only apply for the position that suits you best. If you decide to apply for a different role, please withdraw your first application before submitting the new one.

For this opportunity, we welcome applications from individuals that are eligible to apply for or currently hold a Graduate visa. An offer of employment will be conditional upon your Graduate visa application being approved. Please note, further sponsorship on a Skilled Worker visa will be subject to business needs and performance. If you are successful in being appointed, this will be reviewed periodically throughout your employment.

Launch your career with Arup

Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of advisors and experts working across 140 countries. Founded to be both humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology and rigour to shape a better world.

Overview of the role

These entry-level roles span all elements of the global marketing function and would suit enthusiastic and energetic graduates with an interest in climate change and sustainability, and are looking to build their career within a busy marketing department.

There are two roles open

One role to support our ‘transformation' portfolio:

• The ‘transformation' portfolio includes Climate & Sustainability and Digital Services. Created in April 2022, these transformation portfolios bring together the specialisms needed to help those clients' pursuits of digital transformation and response to the climate emergency.
• The Climate & Sustainability Services (CSS) portfolio has established Arup as one of the leading climate and sustainability consultants globally. CSS offers a broad range of services with the more established offerings of Environment & Biodiversity, Sustainability Consultancy and more recently adding in Decarbonisation, Social Value, Resilience and Climate Strategy and Reporting to help business prepare for a net zero world.
• Arup's Digital Services combines our traditional expertise in engineering, planning and design with newer skills in data, modelling, products, emerging technologies, and user-centred design, combined with our advisory skills – driven by sustainable development and being a digital leader in the built and natural environments.

One role to support our Energy, Water & Resources portfolio

• The Energy, Water & Resources portfolio provides a holistic range of consultancy services across its component business areas. We have ambitions to become the consultant of choice for Energy, Water and Resources, underpinned by our aspirations as a firm to be a leader in driving net zero carbon imperatives, which is central to the portfolio's service offering. Each of the component businesses has unique market dynamics and clients.
• Arup's water teams collaborate with partners to build water resilience and share solutions to provide water and wastewater services, protect communities from water-related hazards, and be a catalyst for sustainable development. Our work spans five continents, the whole water cycle, and includes knowledge creation, delivering impact, and partnerships and advocacy.
• Arup is helping clients across the global energy industry to shift to low carbon and renewable sources while meeting increasing global demand. Whether it is investment or transaction advice, energy system integration, or the detailed design of energy infrastructure, we help clients to chart a sustainable path forward.

The graduate marketing specialists will sit within the global portfolio marketing team, which creates and executes marketing plans and activities to help build Arup's profile, reputation and influence around the world across its range of markets and services.

You will work collaboratively with marketing colleagues and stakeholders in the business to curate and deliver compelling market-leading campaigns and content.

The role is highly varied and will enable you to gain experience and exposure to a wide range of marketing initiatives. Activities include content creation (including but not limited to case studies, thought leadership, social media posts, web copy), coordinating our attendance at events and webinars. Identifying, selecting and submitting entries for global industry awards, copywriting, proofreading and the evaluation of activities and campaigns.

Here you'll have the opportunity to be the driving force behind many of our successful global marketing initiatives. Come and join the team!

What are we looking for?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:

• Degree level qualification (a marketing degree is not a pre-requisite for application – we welcome applications from disciplines including humanities, sciences and social sciences)
• Demonstrated interest in marketing
• Proactive and collaborative outlook
• Commitment to developing copywriting skills; creating persuasive and engaging text
• Detail orientated with good proofreading skills (English as a first language is not a requirement)
• Highly organised and able to juggle competing priorities, taking ownership for the planning and delivery of defined activities with limited direct supervision
• Flexible team player, able to work across multiple projects and teams
• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages

We're looking for graduates with personal drive, a diversity of interests and experience and with a passion for addressing the challenges of climate change and the energy transition. If you can combine these skills with an understanding of (or willingness to learn about) and a desire to deliver excellent services for clients, we'd like to hear from you.

What we offer you

Beyond a great salary and stimulating, technically challenging work, Arup offers a range of additional benefits to its people.

As a membership organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme. Our people also have access to a range of broader wellbeing benefits.

You will have access to lots of learning opportunities including a structured induction and ongoing training through Arup university.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to improve the lives of the most vulnerable in the communities in which we live and work through Arup's community engagement programme.

Next steps

Please click on the role that most interests you to find out further information and to apply. We then ask that you complete the application form, attaching any required documents. We'll be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. You are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in advance of the application deadline. Our assessment centres for this opportunity will take place from December 2022.

Different people, shared values

At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.

At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. Our internal employee networks - BAME, Culture, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Women - provide a space for you to express your views and to make a positive difference - discover more about life at Arup here.

At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

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