Marketing Internship - Slough, United Kingdom - Mattel

Mattel

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Slough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:

In Marketing, we all work as a team to support each other and our brands to help them strengthen and grow.

Day-to-day tasks include creating TV edits, speaking with retailers and supplying brand assets to designers for promotion.

As interns, we are responsible for helping select new products and coming up with ideas on how to develop our brands.

Marketing interns work alongside their fellow interns and brand managers, enabling them to become fully immersed in their brands

Job Description:

The Opportunity:

Brand Management main tasks:

Brand Management Support:

Assist in planning and supporting key marketing activities by working with key internal partners and external agencies
Track marketing programs and monitor performance
Assist in briefing and executing TV campaigns with external agency
Work with design agency on key projects
Support team in maintenance and obtaining of assets and copy for digital activations
Opportunity to support team and present to key stakeholders during Sales Previews and Toy Fairs
Support the brand activation team with the ongoing CRM programme.

Business Analysis:

Complete management of weekly Brand tracking reports
Preparation and distribution of Brand Reports for US counterparts
Evaluate and provide analysis of TV campaigns
Evaluate and provide analysis of category and competitor performance using data from monthly NPD reports
Provide support for ad hoc analysis requests

Brand Marketing Team Admin Support:

Support team in ordering of samples for marketing activations including influencers.
Provide miscellaneous administrative support such as coordinating retailer previews, internal or external meetings, preparation of documents, etc

Qualifications:

What We're Looking For:

Technical

Strong numerate / analytical skills / commercial acumen
Project management
Good understanding of the retail landscape and ability to utilise marketing data to identify and develop growth opportunities
Understands the importance of ROI
Ability to draw accurate conclusions from campaign data
Attention to detail

Personal

Self motivated with a "can do" proactive attitude
Flexible style and adaptable, but with an understanding of the importance of process
Team player with a collaborative friendly working style
Has a passion for creative thinking and innovation
Driven, passionate and highly motivated
Organisational awareness
Strong communicator in written and verbal communication,
Strong with numbers and analysis
Ability to juggle competing priorities and manage expectations
Attention to detail

Additional Information

What It's Like to Work Here:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

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We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
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We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
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We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Hybrid Work

We embrace a hybrid work model to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where everyone can deliver on our shared purpose and realize their full potential.

Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with tech-enabled hybrid work, our focus is to provide flexibility while enabling collaboration for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy company and owner of one of the strongest catalogs of children's and family entertainment franchises in the world.

We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. We eng