Football Brand Marketing Placement (Undergraduate)

Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today.

New Balance are offering a 1 year paid undergraduate placement to an undergraduate student, currently in penultimate year of study, with a passion for Marketing and Football. The role will support the Global Football Brand Marketing team in their work to deliver consumer-facing marketing campaigns.

Training and support will be given and you will gain a broad knowledge of a global brand.

This Placement opportunity will start on Monday 16th June 2025 and will be based in the Head Office (Warrington) full time.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Sunday 2nd February 2025

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Marketing

• Work with the Marketing Manager to deliver marketing campaigns for the football category
• Support the creation of football boot campaigns by collaborating with external agencies
• Creating social media plans and securing internal approvals
• Provide input and insight into NB football social content plans across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X. Plus emerging social media platforms. Support on community engagement across channels
• Setup, lead and creatively input into weekly and monthly social media meetings
• Upload marketing content to our asset management portal, Widen
• Support on if-win planning and activation for our players and clubs
• Use Asana, our project management tool to organise projects and campaigns
• Support launch summaries by creating reports to detail key social media stats and metrics

Product, Photoshoots and Communication

• Support on ordering and organising product for photoshoots, events and activations
• Data entry responsibility, to upload key information such as launch dates and product styles to central systems
• Support on seeding of product to reviewers
• Organise the signed merchandise inventory and ship items to key internal stakeholders

KEY REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS:

• Studying towards a Bachelors degree in a relevant subject:
• Marketing or Business
• Must be able to provide right to work in the UK
• Strong passion for football and the football industry with proven interest in the sport
• Experience in and strong interest in using social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to cope in a fast paced environment
• Continuous improvement mindset with desire to take on new projects and development opportunities
• High level of attention to detail and a team player
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Results driven and action-orientated – follows through to conclusion on all projects/commitments
• Some travel may be required

To see more of our placement opportunities, please visit our careers page at https://jobs.newbalance.com/global/en

Equal Opportunity Employer:

New Balance is committed to equality of opportunity for all current and prospective associates regardless of age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership and gender reassignment. We are an equal opportunity employer and support a culture of diversity and inclusion.

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