Digital Marketing Industrial Placement Review

Loved it and really good social life as there is such a large amount of interns and grads

On the whole I felt valued by my colleagues and had really good relationships with the brands. However, as a digital marketing intern there is a slight disconnect with marketing and digital marketing which means you will often get odd, IT style requests and also not always treated as part of the marketing team. Especially on the smaller brands where it might only be a digital team, consisting of yourself and a digital manager.

Extremely good guidance and knowledge shared by digital managers and the perfect balance of responsibility and mentoring

Ridiculously! Good as it makes the days fly. However, this is not a 9-5. Most brands expect you to stay beyond the contracted hours. Although, despite there being a lot of work, it is great experience and you are given real work and great responsibility so the tasks are often enjoyable although deadlines can be stressful. You also are given time management/ managing priorities classes which really help!

A huge amount, just all work is approved by your manager and the marketing manager before something goes live. Often expected to organise meetings and conference calls on your own or given entire projects/ campaigns to do by yourself with the support of agencies.

Will definitely help with my next job all the skills I have learnt as you are really thrown in the deep end. I am yet to go back to my degree but I presume it will make my 'ecom' module next year a walk in the park.

Great atmosphere and great work-life balance. Coffee culture and lots of intern nights out! Obviously there are a few individuals you won't get along with but this is expected wherever you are

Very well - lots of training and MAP forms help guide you and stay on track with your targets

Very much so, it would have been nice to get the £600 budget that permanent staff get for external training but apart from that they were very happy for you to do all the internal masterclasses L'Oreal had to offer

Grad scheme looks extremely appealing although they do not currently offer a digital grad scheme which is a shame but from what I have heard. The marketing grad scheme is rather digitally focused which I am very excited for if my application is successful. Also there is great career progression within the company even if you are not successful with the grad scheme. Interns are often called back if they have good relationships within the company and you are often moved around the company and promoted.

Incredible and often nights out to good venues where you would tend to go with your friends rather than the kind of nights you would expect with work colleagues

Extremely expensive. Average rent in hammersmith/ fulham area is around £700-£800 and even if you live a bit further away you're looking at spending around £150 a month on travel which means that any money you might save you will then spend on travel. Also, nights out in London are going to set you back at least £80 (on a good day) which is not too good when you're on an intern salary!

Ridiculous, stone through away from Fulham and the King's Road plus nice pubs in the near vicinity

Yes, 5-a-side football team and football tour to madrid at end of year. Joined the local gym also at a very reasonable price of £20 just opposite the office