BRAND NEW Graduate Scheme in Marketing London, England
Job description
Global Insight Conferences
BRAND NEW GRADUATE SCHEME for 2023!
Global Insight Conferences, a market-leading conference company, is excited to offer a brand-new graduate scheme within their Marketing and Sales department for 2023. We are looking for bright, tenacious, ambitious, and highly able graduates to join us on what we know will be a rollercoaster year of professional learning, personal growth and, above all, career-start success!
The GIC graduate scheme is like no other. Designed for university leavers with conference and events potential, it challenges from the start. Trainees develop their sales and marketing skills in roles with real responsibility in several different areas of the department during the one-year programme. At the same time, they work towards a permanent position on the competition of their year, with a specialism in a particular area.
This is a fast-paced industry in which salaries are rising quickly. We’re proud to be able to offer our Trainees £24,000 per annum, rising to £25,000 after 6 months.
GIC plays an important part in promoting the conferencing sector as an exciting career choice. We look for the skills and attitudes that meet the needs of this fast-paced industry and each person is carefully mentored to ensure they reach their potential.
What are the Benefits?
- Dedicated mentoring and professional growth plan.
- 33 days holiday (25 days plus 8 paid bank holidays).
- Pension enrolment.
- Casual office wear.
- Opportunity for flexible working (including one day work from home after 6 months).
- Regularly review the cost of living and amend salaries accordingly.
- Staff socials and company outings.
- Commission on all sales.
- Performance bonus.
Candidate Specification
GIC recruit 2 graduates each year, with intakes starting when the right candidate is found. This is a highly sought after position and competition is high. The right candidate will be/have:
· Academically superior. You don’t need a degree in sales or marketing, but you will have a clear record of academic excellence, both in your high achieving results and your dedication to co-curricular activities.
· Experience of work. Candidates will have taken a job and worked at the same place for at least 3 months, even if it is just a weekend job before or during university.
· A confident character who can communicate. We want our candidates to have big personalities that deliver for our customers. There will be lots of work on the phone and on email and LinkedIn so being a good communicator is a must!
· Technologically adept. Knowledge of Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Gmail are essential, as is the basic processing tools of WORD and EXCEL.
· A RED personality. Target and results driven, eager to succeed, good in a team but excellent on your own, confident, charismatic, to-the-point, fast but with excellent attention to detail.
The Scheme
Trainees benefit from four secondments within the Marketing and Sales department during the one-year scheme.
SECONDMENT 1: DATA AND SUPPORT (3 months)
Secondment 1: Data and Support, allows you to integrate into the team, supporting them and learning the finer details of marketing data, kickstarting your learning at the right pace for you and the company.
SECONDMENT 2: DELEGATE SALES (3 months)
Secondment 2: Delegate Sales, draws on your data knowledge from the first secondment and uses it to help train you to become an expert salesperson. You’ll learn how to convert marketing data and strategy into actual sales and earn commission on every sale you make.
SECONDMENT 3: MARKETING A CONFERENCE (3 months)
Secondment 3: Marketing a conference, continues your sales journey but includes the addition of actually leading the marketing of a conference. It’s all about your ideas, your strategy, and your critical thinking – how do you turn the ideas of the producer into a winning campaign? You’ll get to market the conference start to finish, attending the conference to see your hard work pay off.
SECODNMENT 4: CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT (3 months)
Your final secondment: Campaign Management delves further into your skill set as you take on more conferences and learn how to maintain several campaigns at once. Expect a fast ride at the end of your year, with quick turn over expected. If you are results and target driven then this is where you will finish with a bang.
Our Commitment
We understand that there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. We're looking for someone passionate, proactive, and ambitious, who is excited to face the challenges of a rapidly growing industry. GIC is the type of company where you can grow exponentially, and we encourage you to apply to us even if you don't 100% match the candidate description.
GIC is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. GIC will give all qualified applicants consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, colour, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
If you are interested in applying for a position on the all new GIC graduate scheme 2023 then please email a CV and covering letter explaining why you think you are the perfect candidate to [email protected] now!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate
Salary: From £24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: GRADSCHEME2023
