Commercial Placement - 2025

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Commercial and Distribution Placement (2025)

The Commercial Placement at Hearst Networks EMEA provides an immersive experience in the business side of broadcasting. This placement role, starting in Summer 2025, will give you the opportunity to play a key role in researching new opportunities for the business, the creation of materials to support business development, coordinating live projects and administrative activities, and supporting the development of content distribution and product partnership strategies.

What the role entails:

• Research & Insights: Conduct research on distribution partners, OTT platforms, and market trends. Analyze competitor activities and emerging opportunities in AVOD, SVOD, and FAST channels. Provide concise summaries to inform strategic decisions.
• Data & Reporting: Assist with data collection, performance tracking, and creating KPI reports to evaluate partnerships and initiatives.
• Team Support: Provide administrative support, take meeting notes, track discussions, and follow up on action items to ensure team objectives are met.

What experience you can gain:

• Business Skills: A unique opportunity to gain experience in the media and broadcasting industry, with mentorship and guidance from the Head of Commercial Partnerships and the broader team.
• Strategic Thinking: Develop a commercial mindset by identifying ways to optimise campaign performance.
• Networking Opportunities: Build connections with professionals and gain exposure to high-level commercial activities and business negotiations.

Who we are looking for:

• Engaged Individuals: Passionate about TV, media, and programming!
• Team Players: Able to work collaboratively with different departments to achieve common goals.
• Proactive and Analytical: Capable of solving problems and identifying opportunities for growth. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
• Detail-Oriented: Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

Eligibility:

• For Sandwich-Year Students: Open to students pursuing a degree with a placement year.
• Placement Dates: Summer 2025 for placement year, returning to university August 2026. This role will be based in the London Hammersmith office, working a minimum 2 days from the office, with the option to work the rest of the week from home.

Application Requirements: 

As part of your application, in addition to your CV we'd like you to include a cover letter. This is your opportunity to tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in this role. You might want to cover things like:

• Why you're drawn to this internship and the field you're applying for.
• What makes you a good fit for the role.
• A project or experience you're proud of and why it stands out to you.These are just examples—feel free to tell us anything you think is relevant to your application and highlights your personality, skills, and interests.

Important: Please avoid using AI tools like ChatGPT to generate your entire cover letter. We want to hear your voice and get a sense of who you are, not a polished response from a machine. We’re looking forward to learning more about you!

This placement offers an incredible opportunity to develop a foundation in media distribution, paving the way for a successful commercial career.

About Hearst Networks EMEA

At Hearst Networks EMEA, we share stories that matter, inspiring and exciting our audiences with hit US franchises (The Curse of Oak Island, Pawn Stars), must-see docudramas (Royal Kill List and Colosseum), and original commissions (Sex: A Bonkers History with Amanda Holden, Royal Autopsy, Cops Gone Bad with Will Mellor). Over the past few years, we’ve championed our own original programming and relished in the successes of recent series’ such as The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd, Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Royal Mob.

We welcome talented candidates with infectious enthusiasm who love what they do, and are ready to learn, develop and thrive. Here you’ll find a community of innovative, creative and inspiring people who aren’t afraid to embrace responsibility and try new things collaboratively, as a team.

We are a certified Great Place to Work® with a can-do, motivated culture that believes in working to live, not just living to work. Every employee has a voice and is encouraged to be themselves and be ambitious. With offices in Rome, Madrid, London, Warsaw, Munich and Johannesburg, we are a truly international organisation that celebrates difference and diversity.

As an inclusive employer, we value the diversity of our teams and want our workforce to reflect our wider society. We encourage and welcome applications from people from under-represented backgrounds and are keen to make sure we are inclusive and accessible to all. Please do let us know if you require any adjustments or assistance for meetings and communications with you when you apply for a role with us.

How to apply

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