Support the Dark Spirit/New Spirit Brands Incubation Manager with a variety of administrative, communication, and project-based tasks to help deliver the brand strategies in the UK market.
Responsibilities of the role
This internship is a fantastic opportunity to discover our Company, to develop a strong marketing skillset ‘on the job’ within the context of a wider business understanding. You will be supported in your learning and in leading your own projects, working within the marketing team and alongside trade marketing, sales, finance, and logistics as well as marketing agencies. This will span from highly creative tasks to ensuring a strong administrative and logistic support.
Project work will cover areas such as Point of Sales activation (Bar, Restaurant, and Retail), Consumer Events Management, Content Creation, Influencer and PR programs, Brand Advocacy programs and development of branded items as well as internal communications, reporting and research.
The responsibilities include attending agency briefings and creative brainstorms; day to day departmental administration, updating of diaries, spreadsheets, & attending meetings relating to the role; assisting in any other relevant activities on an ad-hoc basis.
A clear development path will be established with the objective for you to progressively develop a strong set of capabilities in the following areas:
Commercial Acumen
- Understanding brand performance and utilizing a level to deliver brand plans that optimize growth whilst meeting customer, shopper and consumer needs. Proactively working with commercial teams in order to maximize the brand opportunities within the relevant channels.
Brand Management & Marketing Activities
- Supporting the brand team in developing activity. Writing and delivering briefs utilizing a well-rounded consumer understanding and harnessing your instinctive ability.
Excellent Execution
- Acting as a project manager and delivering high quality result achieving objectives on time within the budget.
Insight
- Developing good level of consumer insight, being aware of trends, as well as the food & beverage industry knowledge.
- Internal reporting, end of campaign reports, activity reports and learnings, monthly business performance reports.
- Research on Dark Spirit Brands spanning from consumer and category to competition, trends and wider desktop and in-market research.
Motivating & inspiring teams
- Understanding what drives and motivates both internal and external partners. Using your motivation skills to achieve your projects desired results.
Strategic Penetration
- Supporting the brand team in delivering consumer and customer driven strategies that deliver brand growth in line with the wide business strategy.
About you
Languages
- Fluent in English
Technical Skills and Experience Required
- Knowledge of Brand Marketing
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Numeric and commercially aware
- Excellent planning & organisational skills
- Drive for Results/Perseverance
- Excellent working knowledge of PowerPoint and Excel - MANDATORY
Personal Attributes
- Positive attitude and problem-solving mindset
- Be “hands-on”
- Able to build and manage relationships with stakeholders and partners
- Proactivity and project ownership
- Attention to detail
- Creativity
- Teamwork
