Marketing Operations Industrial Placement
Brackley, UK
At The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team we are a team of passionate and enthusiastic people who work together to design and develop the cars driven by seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton and Grand Prix winner George Russell.
Whether working in our Operations, Technical, Race or Business Support functions, we are all in and aspire to build the greatest team in the history of our sport.
Every individual plays their part. No stone is left unturned in the chase for every tenth of a second. The history of our sport is long and rich, and we are continuing our journey with renewed effort year on year. Record books remember the names of a few, but history is written by the many.
About the Role:
Under the supervision of the members of the Marketing Operations sub team, assist the team with tasks to deliver efficient organisation and smooth functioning of the Marketing Operations Team. The Marketing Operations sub team supports the effective running of the wider Marketing team and enables cross functional working to ensure we have the right resources working together to deliver to our high standards. This role touches on all areas of delivery in our Marketing Department and provides support and operational management to many of our Marketing sub teams.
In particular:
Support Marketing Operations functions across Formula One with the development of marketing material including brochures, toolkits and key documents for internal and external use, ensuring they are complete and kept up to date.
Support the Operations Team to plan and coordinate the travel arrangements of the team at races.
Support the Hospitality & Event teams with the planning, organisation and implementation of events and guest programmes as and when needed.
Support with the tracking and organisation of our Value in Kind product allocations and roll out to staff keeping logs and compliance paperwork up to date.
Support our Asset management by providing administrational support, coordinating asset movements, and booking in key logistics.
Support the Operations Team with planning and administration of Driving Experiences and Operations led projects.
Exposure to our collateral days, launches and brand shoots to support the wider marketing department requirements.
Work with senior members of the Marketing Operations team to implement and manage processes that contribute to the efficient working practices of the team.
Successful candidates will have:
Essential:
Experience working in an office environment
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Interest in sports marketing with a history that shows an education or extracurricular activities that align with the experience required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Business, Marketing and/or Events experience.
Able to work an organised way being able to multi-task and prioritise work in a fast-paced, busy office environment
Ability to work at all levels within an organisation and balance strategic administrative roles with a practical hands-on work.
Ability to build good internal and external relationships and to be a team player
A proven ability to work effectively as part of a team who enjoys working in a high achieving and yet demanding environment.
As a minimum, the successful candidate must have completed at least one year of undergraduate studies, and must have at least one year of academic studies left (undergraduate or postgraduate) at the time of taking up your placement with us in July 2025.
Desirable:
Whilst an interest in motorsport is advantageous, an interest in sport marketing and operations is important along with a passion for learning and being part of a team. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find your placement with us a memorable and enriching experience.
We are looking for a driven individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and energy as well as being results orientated. Given the nature of the company’s business a flexibility in hours and approach is required along with the ability to work under minimum supervision with a “can-do” attitude.
As a team we are always striving to improve and therefore the ability to take on feedback and the continuous desire to improve is needed, as well as a flexible approach to work given the variety of areas the successful candidate will be required to work in.
Skills you could gain from your placement include:
Knowledge and understanding of the breadth of roles and expertise in Marketing in Formula One.
How to support in the planning and delivery of a range of marketing activations.
Exposure to how we manage complex cross-functional projects such as live demonstration events, driving experiences and content management.
The importance of both internal and external relationship management when it comes to developing positive working relationships.
Organisational skills and planning around marketing operations projects, such as replica car and other asset programmes.
Logistical skills coordinating assets and complex travel plans.
Relationship management skills liaising and working with various functions and stakeholders across marketing.
Benefits:
Our riverside campus is powered by 100% renewably sourced energy and features an on-site gym and exercise studio, subsidised restaurant and on-site parking with EV chargers available.
We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including, private medical cover, annual heath assessments, life assurance, free onsite gym and 25 days holiday. We pride ourselves on our family-friendly environment and employee well-being programmes.
Why us:
At the heart of our performance are our people. Every member of our team has a voice and plays their part in contributing to our successes on and off the racetrack.
Through our Accelerate 25 programme, we are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. Whatever your background, we believe that you will find working with us rewarding and enriching.
We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the best and most talented individuals.
Your Application:
We will ask you to complete a questionnaire as well as submitting a cover letter and CV. Please upload your cover letter and CV as one single PDF file.
Online Testing:
As part of the application process, you will be required to complete the following tests (if you have not completed them within the last 6 months)
All assessments in the recruitment process are in English: this is the primary language used within the organisation and you need a good level of written and spoken English in the Industrial Placement role.
As an inclusive organisation keen to attract the best talent, we welcome international applications and will support visa sponsorship where possible. For this role you will need to be in a position to self-fund candidate costs of the visa process which are typically in the region of £3,000.