Marketing Assistant Review
at Barbour
Placement (10 Months+)
Digital Marketing, Marketing, Social Media Marketing
London, UK
Review Submitted: October 2026
Overall Rating
3.4 /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
3.3/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
Sharing and distributing ecomm and campaign assets to over 400 accounts,
Competitor research,
Other
Competitor research,
Other
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
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?
Yes, both learnt graphic design skills and developed knowledge.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Somewhat, mostly independent after the first month of supervision.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Good
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Highly enjoyed, but the work load was quite heavy at times.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Barbour to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Barbour
Work hard, adopt company morals.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Barbour
2/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
