Event Marketing Specialist Review

Item: Event Marketing Specialist at IBM
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at IBM

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

London

Review Submitted: June 2026

Overall Rating

4.1 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

3.5/5 - 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.

Supporting the planning, delivery and logistics for IBM UK Marketing events. This includes both IBM owned events at IBM offices or hired venues, as well as sponsorship of large 3rd party events. Aim is to create memorable and useful experiences for clients and potential customers, while showcasing IBM technology. Job involves mainly admin surrounding events but also chance to attend the events and have more client facing opportunities.
Internal content creation for sellers to use to capitalise on event driven opportunities.
Shipping and logistics of marketing assets for events.
Supporting demos of iBM technology to clients in the Innovation Studio in london.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

More over time, once you build trust with those in your team. However, not as much responsibility as I would have liked or expected.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Public speaking development, professional skills, time management,

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

3/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Lots. There were so many people available to talk to and ask questions, across not just my team but the business as a whole.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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, relaxed but performance oriented.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

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 a very valuable experience in terms of personal development and professional skills that i will undoubtedly take with me whatever direction my career takes. There are times where the work is a bit dull and feels less useful, but it is up to you to reach out to people and get involved in the projects you want, as there is availability to do so