Marketing Internships
If you're looking to finish your degree in three years but still want to graduate with solid work experience, you should consider a marketing internship! These are the perfect opportunities to get some marketing work experience during the summer to add to your CV.
DURATION: One to four months | FOR: 2nd, 3rd years and graduates | AVG SALARY: £17,600 | AVG RATING: 4.49/5 | WHEN TO APPLY: Sep-Mar
What is a marketing internship?
Marketing internships will give you a taste of the working world.
Usually taking place over the summer holidays, you’ll spend your time working full-time for a company, taking on real tasks that a permanent employee would be expected to do. It’s a golden opportunity to develop skills that you have learnt at university or in a professional setting. Best of all, you’ll be paid a salary.
Employers also use schemes like this to spot future talent and introduce them to their team and company culture. You’ll be able to build a network of industry contacts and help earn yourself a spot on a graduate scheme after graduation.
What does a marketing intern do?
As you can probably guess, what exactly you will be doing will depend on the company you are working for and what type of role you are in. However, a lot of the time you won’t be sticking to one area of the business. You may be given a chance to rotate through different areas to gain the most experience possible.
During a marketing internship, you could be working in areas like:
DIGITAL MARKETING
This will include working on search engine optimisation (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), email marketing, analytics and reporting.
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Not to be confused with digital marketing! Social media, as you can probably guess, revolves around social media channels specifically. So, making TikToks, working with the Meta business suite and community management.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
This will be managing public image and media coverage. Like crisis management, press releases and media relations.
EVENT MARKETING
This will include planning and promoting both virtual and in-person events. So, all the nitty gritty logistics and budgeting to the promotion of the event itself.
These are just a few to get you started!
Here's what a marketing intern at Sky had to say about their experience:
‘The internship helped me immensely with applying the concepts in my university course. It has also confirmed my decision to pursue a career in marketing, and more importantly, I have taken up my offer of a full time job upon graduation. Should I want to leave marketing, then I have built up a lot of transferable skills. I also have learnt some skills in UX/UI design that will prove valuable for the future when things become more digital.’ Marketing Intern, Sky
If you already have summer plans, you could look into doing an insight scheme.
These are a perfect snapshot into the marketing world, and they normally take place over the Easter holidays. These are also great to get your foot in the door before doing an internship, meaning if you shine during an insight scheme, they might consider you for a future internship.
Why should you do a marketing internship?
Is it worth ‘giving up’ a summer to do a marketing internship? Most definitely.
Internships are an amazing opportunity to get some real insight into the marketing industry. They will help you develop the key skills and knowledge you need to pursue your future career.
We’ve already highlighted some reasons why you should look to gain some marketing work experience, but here are a few more:
Gain practical experience
Improve your CV
Discover what type of marketing you like
Build a professional network
Have a chance of being invited back for a placement or graduate role.
Who could I work for?
Marketing is one of the biggest sectors for work experience here on Higherin, so there is no shortage of companies to work for.
Here are the best employers when it comes to marketing internships in the UK:
How much do marketing interns get paid?
This will depend on your employer and location. You can expect to be paid a little more if you are based in London or another major city to accommodate the increased living expenses.
On average, marketing interns get paid £17,600 pro rata. This is excellent money to earn over the summer whilst gaining irreplaceable skills. And with that cash, you can do more things when you go back to university (or even save it for a big trip when you graduate).
How to apply for a marketing internship
Marketing internships tend to go live in September, the year before the summer the internship will happen. But don’t stress if it’s already past that. We see marketing internships advertised up until May here on Higherin.
You want to do your research. It’s so important for you to know what exactly you want from your internship, so that you know what to look for. But do remember you will most likely be rotating around a couple of departments. Our job reviews can help
Use Higherin to find the perfect internship for you. We advertise 100s (and I mean 100s) of roles every single year, so definitely start your marketing internship search with us.
Make sure you’re ready for the application process. Get your CV and cover letter sorted, as quite often those are requested near the beginning of the application stage. See our internship application help area for more details
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