Content and Marketing Assistant Review

Item: Content and Marketing Assistant at De Montfort University
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at De Montfort University

Placement (10 Months+)

Social Media Marketing

Leicester

Review Submitted: October 2025

Overall Rating

4.5 /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

4.8/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Social Media Marketing for the DMU Careers Team which included content creation of graphics and vidoes. The role involved supporting and running events for students. Included writing and producing Student Comms to deliever key careers information

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was fully responsible for the weekly student comms and events I had full creative freedom to create content.

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?

Confidenence, IT Skills teamwork communication

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?

4/5

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?

Bi weekly 1-1 meetings about my work and my personal development with discussions about career progression and how to make the most out of my placement.

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?

Friendly and Supportive

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?

3/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

My Placement was eye opening where I gained not only an understanding of my Career progression which I am greatful for, but also did activities which I was passionate about.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend De Montfort University to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to De Montfort University

Have a clear understanding of the university and what the departement involves so your application is thourough and ask quesions in yout interview about how it can help you in the future