Marketing Intern
Early Careers Programme – 12 month Placement
Location: Farnborough
Role Overview
This opportunity is open to University placement year students who are seeking practical, hands‑on experience within a professional marketing and communications environment. As a Marketing Intern, you will support internal communications, integrated campaigns and events across the UK business, working with Divisional teams and Corporate functions. You will contribute to activity that helps engage employees, support business priorities and strengthen how information flows across the organisation.
This role is suited to someone who is organised, digitally confident and motivated to develop core skills in project management, stakeholder coordination and modern marketing practice, with the potential to form a strong foundation for future early career or graduate roles.
Key Responsibilities
Internal Communications
* Support delivery of internal communications that reinforce business priorities and employee engagement
* Assist with content coordination across platforms such as our intranet and email
* Help gather updates, success stories and content inputs from across divisions
Campaign & Divisional Support
* Provide coordination support to integrated marketing and communications campaigns
* Help track actions, timelines and dependencies across multiple workstreams
* Maintain campaign trackers and status updates to support effective delivery as part of programme management
Events Support
* Support planning and delivery of internal and external events, including preparation of materials, logistics and follow‑up activity
* Assist in capturing outcomes and insights to support continuous improvement
Project Management & Ways of Working
* Apply a structured, organised approach to managing tasks and deadlines
* Support coordination across stakeholders to ensure activity stays aligned and on track
* Contribute to improving templates, processes and ways of working
Digital Tools, AI & Design
* Confidently use Microsoft 365 tools, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint
* Use AI tools responsibly to support drafting, summarisation, research and productivity
* Create clear, professional presentations and simple visual materials aligned to brand guidelines
Essential (Skills & Experience)
* Currently studying a marketing related degree at University
* Available to work a full time role, 37.5 hours a week for 12 months as part of a University placement year
* Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
* Clear, professional written communication
* Confidence using digital tools, particularly Microsoft PowerPoint and Teams
* Interest in AI enabled ways of working
* Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
* A proactive, collaborative approach to working with others
Desirable
* Exposure to marketing, communications, campaigns or events
* Basic design or visual presentation capability
* Interest in public sector, technology, defence or infrastructure environments
What You’ll Gain
* Experience working within a UK marketing and communications team supporting enterprise level activity, aligned to a global corporate function
* Exposure to integrated internal communications, campaigns and events
* Development of core project management, stakeholder coordination and digital skills
* A strong foundation for future graduate or early career roles in marketing and communications
Where will I be based?
We are recruiting this role for our Farnborough office. We offer a hybrid and dynamic working environment meaning that you can split your time between the office and at home, although we will encourage you to come into the office on occasions to enable you to develop and grow and collaborate with your teams.
Rewards And Benefits
* Full time Salary
* 33 days Annual Leave (Including public and privilege holidays)
* Access to Flexible benefits (including health schemes, gym membership and cycle to work scheme)
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Private Medical Insurance
Commitment to Diversity
* We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.
* If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Subject to Clearance
Due to the nature of the business we require individuals to be eligible for BPSS clearance, please refer to the official GOV.UK website for guideline.
Start Date
The programme starts on 21st September 2026 where you will have 1 week of onboarding with the rest of the Early Careers cohort.
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