UK Airbus Defence and Space Communications Placement

UK Airbus Defence and Space Communications Placement

Start date: 20 July 2026

Location: Stevenage

Duration: 12 months

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Benefits:

Salary: £23,850

37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays!* // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays*subject to completing full hours prior to this

About us:

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. While best known for our civil aerospace business, we are also the UK's largest space satellite company and the biggest supplier of large aircraft to the Royal Air Force.

In space, we design and manufacture advanced satellites and systems for telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation, and science programmes. Our key work includes leading the European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission to study the Sun, the ExoMars rover mission, and the Sentinel 5P, Aeolus, and Biomass Earth observation satellites, which are helping to fight climate change.

At Airbus, we believe that effective communication is the cornerstone of engagement, collaboration, and understanding in today’s interconnected world.

This role is within the UK Communications team for Airbus Defence and Space. Based in our Stevenage offices with the flexibility for remote work, the team has a wide remit and works across our main UK sites in Stevenage, Portsmouth, and Newport. This is a great opportunity to learn about communicating to a wide-ranging external audience and working with an international team.

What you will be doing:

During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include:

• Developing content for external communications including sourcing content for articles, writing engaging stories for the web and drafting press releases;
• Developing content and ideas for social media;
• Creating presentations and audiovisual material;
• Organising events – for media and customer visits including attending industry exhibitions;
• Contributing ideas for overall UK communications campaigns and monitoring KPIs.

Requirements:

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree related to Communications, Media, International Politics and Content Marketing;
• Ability to use G Suite;
• Ability to write content in different formats - suitable for the web, social media and media releases.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.

Contact

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How to apply

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