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Digital Marketplace Ninja Review

at This Way Up

Placement (10 Months+)

Digital Marketing

Review Submitted: September 2023

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Digital Marketing Ninja - Working closely with Brands on Amazon and other platforms.
Day to day - start of week usually involves looking at brand's performance and creating action points from this and how to go the extra mile...
-Various responsibility including co-managing brands, progressing onto solo brand management (with support)
-Market Research
-Running advertising campaigns on Amazon
-Joining client meetings, progressing onto leading them
-Work closely within the team
-Creating promotional plans
-Reading and utilising reports
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot of responsibility is given.
It starts of working collaboratively with your mentor but when you're ready progresses onto managing brands more on your own.
The pace of this is very comfortable and its nice to be trusted with the responsibility
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt/ Developed many new skills including:
Navigating new platforms (Amazon)
Running successful advertising campaigns
Run client meetings - Developed communication skills
What key metric to look for when compiling market research
More proficient at Excel and creating complex reports
As well as more general skills like time management, confidence, proactiveness
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot of support is available.
As mentioned you work closely with your mentor and will also have a support network around you who you are able to ask for help if needed.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and relaxed. There is a video call every morning which is often a relaxed place to talk to everyone and discuss general topics away from work.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement at This Way Up - all members of the team were welcoming and supportive and I learnt a lot new skills. I was able to put the theory from university into a more practical environment.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at This Way Up
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend This Way Up to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to This Way Up
Get involved and ask questions where you can. Pro activeness is a good trait to have and will be valued. You may not know much about the different areas of the job when joining but asking questions to understanding situations more will speed up your progress
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