Global Marketing Communications Student Placement Hazelwood 2024

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is committed to enabling a sustainable future. Our unmatched science unlocks immense possibilities at the molecular level, driving sustainable and measurable results to help the world Move Cleaner, Create Smarter and Live Better. Our solutions are used by people every day, improving billions of lives around the world.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.

Global Marketing Communications Student Placement

At Lubrizol, we have a growing student community in the UK with over 30 placements each year across a number of roles. As a global marketing communications support placement student, you will be working closely with the global team and supporting various business units to meet the marketing and communication needs of both our internal and external customers. This role is extremely diverse and full of new and exciting experiences.

What you will be doing:

• You will be involved in product and brand focused commercial activities supporting both new and existing products in the marketplace. This will be across all centralised Lubrizol marketing groups from additives to health and beauty including corporate activities.
• Providing market research services and brand mapping for marketing managers to improve our market knowledge on specific products, industries and customers.
• You will be involved in updating and developing promotional and marketing collateral to highlight and differentiate selected products internally and for our customers, through both traditional and digital marketing platforms.
• You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of digital media which could include the creation of social media posts, videos and animations or helping run email campaigns to our customers.
• Project Management: managing incentives from start to finish, contributing as a team and developing process improvement.
• Data Management: Uploading and cataloguing our image database, researching and presenting data.
• Assisting with activities surrounding product launches and refresh campaigns.
• Liaising with internal and external customers, including colleagues around the globe on a daily basis.
• Dedicate time in volunteering, charity and community events to support the Lubrizol community and charity goals.

What you will need

• Studying towards a Business or Marketing related degree involving a year in industry, achieving a 2:1 or above. Please provide details of marketing modules if applicable and details of projects within your CV or application.
• Candidates should have a keen interest in international business, marketing communications and marketing.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office formats.
• Proficient in PowerPoint to be able to create and design an impactful presentation from start to finish.
• Must be systems and process driven with great attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong time and project management skills.
• You need to be proactive, eager to learn and be able to work well in a team environment.

Why Lubrizol?

We know that Lubrizol is not a common household name, so it may surprise you to know that our products and technologies are in the things that you use every day- from surfaces and fluids in the vehicles you drive, to shampoo, medicines, to the clothes that you wear.

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, combines our unique chemistry expertise, formulation and applications capabilities, and market insights to positively impact the lives of our customer’s end users around the globe.

Differentiated marketing is an essential part of ensuring Lubrizol’s position as a recognised technology leader within the speciality chemicals field and allows us to fulfil our vision of making our customers more successful than our non-customers. As a Lubrizol Additives marketing student, you will provide a vital contribution to assist in ensuring Lubrizol’s future success. The right candidate will have a lot of opportunity to make their mark and have ownership and exposure to several projects both regionally and globally.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 33 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)
• Flexible Working Hours
• Potential to support Final Year Project
• Subsidised Sports and Social Club
• Subsidised on site restaurant facility
• Free Car Parking

Together, we are Lubrizol: Where science excels, and people make a difference.

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success - not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities. We are talented people working together to solve problems and improve lives through science. We are making a difference, and we will never stop pushing to do it better.

Lubrizol is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from a diverse range of applicants. All applicants will be considered entirely on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities.

Our application process is very straightforward, simply create a short profile and upload your CV and cover letter. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK for the duration of the placement and have completed a minimum of 2 years of an undergraduate degree but not graduated before the start of the placement.

If you’re interested in the position, we encourage you to apply. Lubrizol is always looking for candidates who embody our cultural beliefs in everything they do. If you’re All In, Lead Decisively, Take Action, Think External, and can Be Courageous, Lubrizol could be the place for you.