Intern Brand Marketing - 6 months

Job description

Country: Netherlands
Job Function: Marketing & Communications

State / Province: Netherlands
Position Type: Intern

City / Location: Amsterdam
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and rubber, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas orReebok. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

From design to production to logistics to technology, every role in all our brands is connected to this. Our roles span the range of our brands, as well as spanning the globe. No matter what you do, or what country or city you do it in, your work helps make greatness possible.

Want to practice what you are learning at university? Do you want to experience hands-on what your dream job is like? Are you a sports lover who aspires to work in an international environment with responsibilities for own projects? Then an internship at the adidas will be an opportunity for you to join a truly international business with an environment that is often described as dynamic, innovative, and culturally diverse!

Internship at the adidas
The purpose of this internship is to provide the internship student with experience of the practical application of theoretical knowledge the internship student has already acquired at university and to acquire new skills and knowledge. This internship description contains tasks and responsibilities that will be learned step by step and the internship student will be accompanied by adidas employees at all times. adidas International/ Marketing /Trading B.V. will ensure that the internship student is given tasks and responsibilities according to the level of competence of the student and the educational objectives for the internship period. The internship student will sign an internship agreement, which is not an employment contract. These internships start in August and will last 24 weeks.

You’d have the opportunity to gain experience within our Brand Marketing Department and help us to stay ahead of the game in the following areas:

Intern Brand Marketing - Production

Support the Brand Marketing Production team on shoots for the Global categories: Originals, Football, Innovation, Clima and Amsterdam Brand Design during a 6-months paid Internship at the adidas
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Here is a brief snapshot of the role. You will:

· Assist the Brand Marketing Operations (BMO) Production team with shoot preparation, organisation and wrap up for global advertising campaigns
· Manage complex business systems as they relate to business tasks such as purchase ordering, vendor creation and invoicing
· Manage all shoot samples in collaboration with the BMO intern in the Herzogenaurach office
· Support the coordination and communication between internal as well as external business partners such as marketing agencies and production service providers
· Co-manage internal adidas photo shoots
· Manage dedicated projects as they arise, e.g. being the responsible for researching and documenting various forms of photography as they relate to creative shoot
· Support the BMO Production team on everyday tasks across a number of categories within Global Brand Marketing
· Work closely with the BMO producers in Amsterdam, the BMO support team, the Brand Marketing teams, Financial Shared Services, SRM support team, external agencies and vendors

Intern Brand Marketing - Localizations:

The localizations intern will have a great exposure to a global team and dynamic work atmosphere. Tasks will include, supporting with analytics review, preparing some reports for weekly global distribution, helping with projects as and when needed, and finally learn how it is to manage a team of global copywriters.

Here is a little taste of your challenge. You will:

· Support the adidas Localizations Managerson regular adidas Localizations/Translations related topics.
· Main point of contact with Global Analytics team for analytics on the translated content in the local websites and the eCom CRM team for newsletters.
· Responsible for site bug eCom reports from the Markets – create tickets in JIRA system to request fixes.
· Support on communications with the markets regarding translation topics and processes.

What do we expect from you?

To be successful in our Brand Marketing department this is the kind of profile we have in mind:

· Passion for brand marketing
· Fluency in spoken and written English required
· Knowledge of a few foreign languages is a plus
· Advanced computer skills (MS and Web) required
· Enthusiastic and willing to learn and improve

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

· Currently a Business or Marketing student at a university or other instance of higher education -
Enrolled for the complete duration of the internship (6 months)
· Only applies to EU citizens due to working permit regulations

Sounds interesting?

In order to complete your application, please submit the following:

· Your CV or resume in English;
· Your cover letter in English

Start Date: August 1, 2018