Brand Assistant - 1 Year Placement

Description

Brand Assistant – 1-Year Placement

Role Overview

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an ambitious, creative and talented undergraduate to join the Corporate Communications and Sustainability Office of Hitachi Europe as a Brand Assistant on a year’s paid placement.

Initially, you will be working from home, with a partial return to the office planned post-pandemic. Computer equipment will be provided.

Our Business

Hitachi is a company that contributes to society through the development of superior and original technology and products. Our aim is to become climate change innovators – and reduce carbon for Governments, cities and our customers.. 

Hitachi Europe Limited, headquartered in Maidenhead has a portfolio that includes business incubation, digital media products, industrial components and equipment, digital security systems, and research & development.  

The Corporate Communications and Sustainability Office (CCSO) is part of Hitachi Europe Ltd and is responsible for pan-European branding, advertising, public relations, investor relations, sustainability and environment-related activities. The main role of CCSO is to reinforce Hitachi’s image amongst senior decision-makers, and to deliver the Hitachi story to internal and external stakeholders. CCSO also supports corporate communications for the other Hitachi Group companies across the EMEA-CIS region, including Hitachi Rail Europe, Hitachi Medical Systems, Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi High-Technologies, Hitachi Astemo, and many more.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities;

As Brand Assistant you’ll be joining a team that is fast-moving and hardworking, developing and delivering communications on a pan-European level, as well as supporting the needs of our local European offices.  You will consequently gain exposure to a broad range of brand activities.  

You will be mainly working on our online communications, maintaining and developing our corporate websites, handling external enquiries, monitoring and analysing the website performance, and working with internal and external stakeholders.  

You will work closely with colleagues from Hitachi Group companies to make sure product information and web links are accurate and up-to date in 16 languages. You will also work with external website development and translation agencies to manage the online content. You will use online tools such as website analytics and link checkers, as well as our Drupal and Sitecore content management systems. You will handle online enquiries from European customers, and either respond to them or redirect them internally as appropriate. You’ll also get involved in designing and developing new content to keep the websites looking fresh and engaging.

Skills & Experience

• Ideally be studying for a marketing/business related degree
• Keen interest in branding and digital marketing, including social media
• Motivated team player with good organisational and communication skills, a flexible attitude and attention to detail
• Proficient across Microsoft packages - ability with other web tools/Adobe tools a bonus

Benefits Package
Company Funded Benefits

• Market competitive salary and discretionary bonus scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement  - with the option to buy up to an additional 8 days per year
• A Holiday Banking scheme allowing you to bank untaken holiday to use another year
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Insurance with self-funded option to cover family members
• Employee Assistance Programme available to all employees
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Ample employee parking at our Whitebrook Park headquarters

Voluntary Benefits (funded by employee) including;

• Cycle To Work scheme
• Gym Membership
• Dental Insurance with option to include dependent children
• Health screening
• Dining card

Company Overview 
Hitachi Europe Ltd is a social innovation company with headquarters based in Maidenhead, England. The company’s European operations employ over 550 people to deliver services and solutions to customers in several key business areas. The company's portfolio includes digital media products, industrial components and equipment, European procurement and sourcing, research and design, information systems. 

HEU is also responsible for managing a Shared Services Group that provides the Company's business units with a range of innovative and effective common services that deliver value, create ‘lean’ processes and support growth and development - including HR, IT, Legal, Finance & Accounting, Corporate Communications & Sustainability, and Business Development.