Digital Marketing Executive Placement Warrington 2023

More than ever before we need inspiring talent to join us and make the North West stronger, greener and healthier. We all know the challenges of climate change and by joining our internship you'll play a role in securing efficient, reliable water resources for customers across the North West.

At United Utilities, we're not only essential service providers to over 7 million customers across the region but we're also at the forefront of tackling some of the biggest climate and environmental challenges in a generation. All our people are essential in achieving our net zero targets and creating a more resilient North West.

It's a big job and a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly for our customers. From operating our pipes and improving water quality, to embracing new technologies and safeguarding the local environment – whether you're in our head office or out on site, there's always plenty going on. Our internship programmes will give you the opportunity to learn first-hand how we make this happen.

In 2020 we were awarded the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award Best Places to Work based solely on feedback from our colleagues.

About the role

You'll be playing a supporting role in the social media and campaigns team. It's our team's responsibility to educate and change the behaviours of customers for the better. We're also here to show our customers, communities, investors, suppliers, partners, and our people, who we are, what we do and why we do it.

As digital marketing intern, you'll:

• Write and create engaging content for our communication channels, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and more traditional channels, including email.
• Publish content to social media platforms.
• Monitor and measure success of social media campaigns.
• Have an awareness of the communications calendar to ensure campaigns link to awareness days and events.
• Work closely with the marketing and campaign managers to execute campaigns.
• Work collaboratively with our internal and external communications team to make sure relevant content is delivered to all audiences.
• Engage with our marketing agencies to deliver successful campaigns.

Who you are

You will be aiming for a minimum of a 2:1 in a digital marketing related subject, and a student in your penultimate year at university.

• You'll have the ability to write clearly, turning complex jargon into easy-to-understand language.
• A willingness to learn and genuine interest in communications and digital marketing.
• You must be motivated and enthusiastic, understand the importance of teamwork and possess ambition and drive to succeed and make the most out of you 10-week internship
• You should be able to be comfortable working flexibly across a range of tasks and activities to deadlines and be able to prioritise your time.
• You'll be proficient in core applications including, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
• You'll have sound numeric skills to report and analyse campaigns.
• You'll have some knowledge or understanding of web CMS and publishing.
• You'll understand delivering campaigns through social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter.

Don't worry, you won't be going it alone. Your mentor and manager will work with you as you progress through your placement and support you as you work towards your personal development goals.

What we offer

When you join our Intern Scheme you'll receive a good salary, and you'll also be eligible for a bonus of up to 7.5%.

You get 26 days holiday to take during your placement, and at our fantastic Lingley Mere site we have an onsite gym, coffee shops and other great facilities. And while access to an award-winning pension scheme might not be top of your priorities right now, responsible employers like us make sure you get one anyway – you'll pay 5% in to your pot and you'll get an extra 10% from the company. And that's not the only way to save, as you'll be able to buy company shares as part of the employee share buy scheme.

Internship duration

• 12 months

How to apply

All roles will be advertised on our United Utilities Career's Page. Roles will be advertised on selected University portals to encourage applications. All applications will need to be completed online through the United Utilities Careers Page.

We need fantastic people to enable us to deliver a great service to the public. We are committed to reaching and recruiting from every community and then supporting employees to achieve their full potential ensuring they feel valued and included, regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation or social background.

If you are offered a job with us, a number of pre-employment checks need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any offer of employment with United Utilities will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from the Disclosure Scotland / the Disclosure and Barring Service.