Industrial Placement Student - Global Sunlight Assistant Brand Manager Review

My role was engagement based this meant writing briefs for agencies, reviewing work and giving feedback, asset testing etc. I also helped manage budget so it was a lot of emails and spreadsheets.

As the year went on I was given more projects to lead independently, and my manager was more hands off. I think this definitely depends on what work is ongoing and showing your line manager that you are able to handle the work without as much support.

My degree is unrelated to marketing so I have learnt a lot in terms of how marketing in an FMCG company works. I have developed communication, feedback skills and gained a lot of confidence in voicing my opinion.

My manager and team were very supportive in answering any questions that I had, and having regular 1:1s. For most work I was guided on how to approach it, while still often being given the room to figure things out myself.

Within Homecare there was a real effort to put on events for team building which I helped to organise. Overall everyone is really friendly and welcoming, making an effort to include everyone. There is also a very hierarchical structure that took getting used to but was somewhat expected. I think working from home the majority of the time also meant I was not able to become that close to my team e.g. as my colleague I worked most with was based in Singapore.

I loved the experience of working on a brand as part of the global team. Unilever hosts many amazing events that I got to attend, and I found the atmosphere friendly and welcoming. The work at times was slightly mundane, but there were also projects that really excited me.

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