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Do you thrive in a diverse and innovation-led environment?
Do you want to become a part of a global company that inspires you and encourages your creativity?
Are you a driven, motivated, and passionate person with a can-do attitude?
We are seeking our new European Graduate!
Starting in October 2024, our Graduate Program provides an immersive experience from day 1.
Your personal and professional development will be supported by networking sessions with graduates from other European countries and various trainings, including a six-month development program ‘Making of Champion’ focusing on your leadership skills and attitudes that will enable you to realise more of your potential, achieve meaningful work and personal goals, and develop success habits.
All this will be leveraged during half-yearly reflection presentations with senior business leaders. The Graduate Program consists of two assignments:
- The first 18-month assignment consists of two rotations in the Sony UK & Ireland Sales and Marketing teams. The first is Channel Marketing, reinforcing Sony’s online presence, handling promotional activities, or leading media campaigns. The second is the Trade Marketing team promoting products to retailers, distributors, and wholesalers to increase product availability and sales through the supply chain.
- Afterwards, you will join one of the Pan-European teams for a second 12-month assignment. In this role, you will have a chance to gain a broader and more strategic view of Sony Europe, its products and various European markets. For example, you will support for strategic product launches and business and marketing planning across the whole of Europe.
As part of the 2.5-year program, you will be exposed to a broad range of other business functions including finance, procurement, public relations and logistics. You will be given the opportunity to not only expand your knowledge but also immerse yourself in what it means to be a marketing professional in a multinational organisation and to understand where your career could take you.
At the end of your second assignment, in April 2027, you will be ready to take on a new responsibility and to further develop your career in Sony Europe in a permanent role!
You will have
- Degree in Business Management, Economics, Marketing or similar
- Marketing / Commercial experience gained during placement, internships or extra-curricular activities
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
- English language (written and spoken), fluency in other European language(s) is a plus
- Affinity for technology and desire to grow and develop
Our recruitment process
The job posting will be open until 5th August. Afterwards, the selected candidates will be asked to complete an automated video interview. Towards end of August, the best-performing candidates will be invited to an interview. We are striving to finalise our recruitment process by the beginning of September.
Life at Sony
You will become a part of a diverse Graduate Network within Sony which will allow you to foster friendships and to build lifelong connections with like-minded graduates. We ensure Competitive Salaries by using established benchmarking and encourage healthy Work-Life Balance with 25 vacation days and hybrid working policies where available. We are a positive Community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture across Europe.
We are passionate about personal development and continuous learning. To help you get the most out of the Graduate Program, there will be a tailored Development Program with various training modules, career development sessions, mentoring and a range of other Learning & Development programs available to help you learn, grow and lay the building blockers for your career.
We like to celebrate and reward our colleagues who make a real difference using our Recognition platform, Bravo!. We also provide access to numerous services & platforms for all aspects of Wellbeing. We Listen to our people through ongoing conversations and surveys, Respect their suggestions, and act to promote a better placement experience for everyone.
Bring your uniqueness to Sony
We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equality and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.
We are Sony Europe
Our people collaborate in an environment of acceptance, integrity and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace that each and every one of us is original and unique.
Operating in 28 European countries, Sony Europe provides both Consumer & Professional products, as well as Semiconductor, Imaging & Sensing, Healthcare and Biotech solutions. We also have leading R&D Centers and Laboratories developing a new technologies and capabilities for Sony Group interests.
Bring your passion and big ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s move forward together.
Your new office
Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available including vegan, and a barista style coffee.
There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, times lunch and afternoons. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly between train station and the office at peak times.
