The Brand Team promote the UK Marketing business and drive value creation through data-driven brand marketing solutions utilizing consumer and customer segmentation, benchmarking, and internal data from retail and wholesale businesses.
The Brand & Communications Coordinator Placement Student is responsible for supporting the wider Brand Marketing team in developing, implementing, and maintaining an effective communications strategy, industry events and customer hospitality in service of driving sales and creating value in our Wholesale and Retail channels-of-trade.
Primary accountabilities/responsibilities
- Support the B2B Brand Specialist, UK Marketing in coordinating the brand communications plans for both the Phillips 66 and JET brand in the Business to Business (B2B) space.
- Collaborate with external agencies and internal stakeholders to produce and distribute monthly customer e-newsletters.
- Support the Brand team with the planning of industry exhibitions and corporate hospitality. This includes working with external agencies and venues to safely deliver high profile and memorable events.
- Coordinate content creation for B2B social media channels, this will also involve being on-site at retail locations to help capture relevant content, such as photos, videos, and updates, ensuring high-quality, timely, and brand-aligned social media engagement.
- Attend and actively participate in weekly agency meetings alongside the broader team, contributing to discussions, providing updates, and collaborating on key initiatives to ensure alignment and effective project delivery.
- Take the lead in coordinating the annual customer surveys, including designing the survey questionnaire, managing the distribution process, and tracking responses.
- Monitor and communicate industry news and competitor activities monthly.
- Support the wider Brand team in delivering the strategy, this may include project and website support.
- Be a Brand ambassador for Phillips 66 & JET, ensuring Brand guidelines are always adhered to and living the Brand values every day.
What we are looking for in a placement student
- The legal right to live and work in the UK on permanent basis without restrictions, or meet the relevant criteria for employer sponsorship.
- A student who has the option to undertake a placement year as part of their degree, has completed at least their 2nd year of a relevant degree and is on course to achieve a minimum grade of 2:1.
- Competent IT knowledge and experience using Microsoft applications.
- A pro-active self-starter, with confidence to utilise initiative.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Someone who is highly motivated with a drive and energy to lead and influence change.
- A good team player who can work with and influence others with a real flair for problem-solving.
- Someone who can prioritise effectively and manage conflicting priorities.
- Most importantly, you have a passion and excitement for the energy industry.
