Marketing and Communications Industrial Placement 2023

Frontier is the UK's leading crop inputs and grain marketing business, recognised for its close customer relationships with farmers and grain consumers and its successful management of the whole arable supply chain.

We will be offering a placement within our marketing team for 2023 – 2024. The placement will commence in July 2023 for a period of 12 months.

We are a full-service in-house marketing team and the successful student will have opportunity to experience working on varied projects covering multiple marketing disciplines within our Marketing function.

The Role

Based at Witham St Hughes (between Newark and Lincoln) at least two days a week, the rest of the week home based. The role is working in a small in-house team and will be chiefly split 50/50 between communications and customer marketing activity.

Communications

• Working with the Head of Communications, you will assist with the creation and execution of internal communications and employer brand campaigns. This includes creating online content, promotional materials, website and social media activity, in-house video production and company literature
• Working with key stakeholders from across the business, such as our HR and Operations teams, to generate communications that enhance the company’s brand as an employer
• Supporting major projects such as our employee engagement survey, sustainability initiative and introduction of new digital communications systems such as corporate website and intranet.
• Opportunity to get involved with other projects as required by the wider communications team and business.

Customer Marketing

• Assisting the Head of Customer Marketing and wider team with the creation and execution of external marketing campaigns. This includes creating email marketing, direct mail, invitations and promotional materials
• Production of printed material including budgeting and artwork management
• Organisation of events, including exhibitions and conferences, to include attendance where necessary.

Personal Requirements

We are looking for students studying for a marketing or PR/communications degree who have confidence, enthusiasm, and initiative to inspire others and strive for innovation and change.

With a proactive nature, you will be required to build effective working relationships inside and outside the business.

In a rapidly changing environment, you must be ready to work hard, take on new challenges and turn your ideas into reality.

With support from directors, managers, and colleagues you will be expected to gain a quick understanding of our business environment and add value to our organisation. You will be actively encouraged to push boundaries and inspire new ideas and visions for the future.

The Recruitment Process

• Stage 1: Apply online (All applicants)
• Stage 2: VC Interview (For those that have been shortlisted)
• Stage: 3 Assessment Centre (For those that have been shortlisted)

The assessment centre for this placement opportunity will Wednesday 14th December 2022, at our Witham St Hughs site in Lincolnshire.

Why work for Frontier?

At Frontier, we believe in rewarding our people for a job well done. As an employee you will have access to the following benefits:

• Opportunity to apply for flexible working
• A contributory pension plan to help you save for your future. The plan offers a choice of contributing levels up to 7% of salary, which is matched by us
• 25 days’ holiday (per annum) in addition to Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to an additional five days’ holiday per year
• Life Assurance of three times your salary
• You and your friends and family (up to five people) will have access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides 24-hour support and advice in a variety of areas including financial and wellbeing
• Access to money saving discounts at selected retailers through our Employee Discounts Programme and our Cycle to Work scheme
• Dedicated learning and development specialists to support your ongoing development
• Access to free eye tests across all roles
• Complimentary parking on site.

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise – or ‘ICE values’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.