Shopper Marketing Assistant Review
at Unilever
Internship (1 Month+)
Marketing
Kingston
Review Submitted: August 2024
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Supporting the shopper marketing team in delivering creative and insight-led brand activations across key
Beauty and Personal Care brands such as Simple, Dove, TRESemme and Radox.
Working closely with shopper agencies to brief artwork aligned to campaigns and retailer deadlines.
Evaluating campaigns, ensuring that learnings are shared internally, delivering on key KPI’s and ROI.
Becoming the voice of the shopper, conducting store visits and online audits, understanding how shoppers interact with brands. Also understanding industry innovations and competitor activity.
Beauty and Personal Care brands such as Simple, Dove, TRESemme and Radox.
Working closely with shopper agencies to brief artwork aligned to campaigns and retailer deadlines.
Evaluating campaigns, ensuring that learnings are shared internally, delivering on key KPI’s and ROI.
Becoming the voice of the shopper, conducting store visits and online audits, understanding how shoppers interact with brands. Also understanding industry innovations and competitor activity.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes! The first two weeks were training based but after that I was treated as any other member of the team, owning my own projects and managing them from start to finish.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Communication, Teamworking, Budget Management, Collaboration, Marketing.
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?
The Future Careers Team were awesome in ensuring I had a smooth experience, from a comprehensive onboarding programme to the off boarding programme.
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 supportive, everyone encouraged my development and was happy to answer any questions. It is super easy to network and get exposure to other areas of the business.
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was awesome, I got so much out of such a short time and would recommend it to anyone. I have landed my full time role thanks to the placement.
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 Unilever
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Be yourself, be honest and be enthusiastic.
