Register Your Interest - Sales and Marketing Assistant Placement

Register Your Interest - Sales and Marketing Assistant Placement

Panasonic – Leading the way in heating, cooling and refrigeration for over 50 years.

With experience of selling to over 120 countries, we excel in heating and cooling homes across the globe. As a vital member of our UK team, students gain hands-on experience working with partners and colleagues across the country, while also developing a global perspective through regular interaction with Panasonic teams worldwide.

Despite being market leaders, our department is relatively small and hands on. This gives you the chance to gain exposure to all aspects of the business and have a real opportunity to make a meaningful impact during your placement year at Panasonic. No two days are the same!

Responsibilities & Duties

• Daily website maintenance – including scheduling training sessions, assigning leads to installers, approving user accounts
• Creating and scheduling 2 social media posts a week
• Organising events and exhibitions
• Manage seasonal promotions and campaigns
• Liaising with design agencies and external partners for events, media and promotions
• Working directly with the Marketing Manager on a day-to-day basis
• Proof-reading press releases, case studies and various written materials for UK and Europe
• First point of contact for Panasonic accredited partners
• Ordering, distributing, and managing promotional materials
• Budget management (cost allocation, invoice management)
• Customer service management
• Filming and editing short clips for YouTube
• Work alongside the technical department to organise the student recruitment process for 2027

Qualification & Experience

• Currently studying for a Marketing / Business / Sales related degree at University
• Currently in your penultimate year of study
• No specific experience or knowledge required.
• We are looking for someone with a “can-do” attitude. Someone who is pro-active and always bringing new ideas to the team to help boost sales.

Personal Attributes

• We are looking for someone who can take initiative, be bold; we work in a constantly changing industry, so new ideas are always well received.
• Close attention to detail to ensure that while the ideas are great creatively, they also come across in execution.
• “Team” is the buzzword we operate with. There are a lot of responsibilities in a small team, and you should be able to work well with different people and deliver results.
• Every day is different - we are a growing team so you will need to adapt quickly to this everchanging job role.
• You will be working with a lot of different people at different levels, both internally and externally with our agencies and partners. You’ll need strong oral and written communications skills to help you push ideas through.
• Good at prioritising and managing your time.

This specification will not form part of the employee’s contract of employment.

About Panasonic

Sustainability is at the forefront of everything we do. For over a century, we have dedicated our work to improving people’s lives and contributing to an eco-friendly world. From our earliest innovations to current initiatives, we remain deeply committed to reducing carbon emissions and minimising environmental impact through renewable and forward-thinking solutions.

Our dedication to making the world a better place goes beyond products; it’s also reflected in our culture. Driven by our 7 principles, we foster a workplace built on cooperation, team spirit, and meaningful contributions to society. These values shape not only how we operate internally, but also how we engage with communities and drive positive change globally.

How to apply

Applications open: 20th October 2025

To apply for this role and to find out more, please send your CV and/or Cover Letter to: recruitment.phvacuk@eu.panasonic.com

When applying for this role you will also be considered for a Service Project Assistant Placement role. If you only wish to be considered for the Sales & Marketing Assistant Placement role, please make this clear in the email you send to us.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Register Your Interest

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