Graduate Marketing Communications Project Executive

Be part of something big

We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19,000 employees globally. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins, Malibu liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Your new team

This position sits Pernod Ricard’s The Absolut Company (TAC) business. A proud global spirits company with a century-long history of fine spirit making tradition, The Absolut Company is responsible for the production and management of: Absolut Vodka, Malibu, Kahlúa, Åkvavit and Absolut Elyx.

At The Absolut Company, we have a culture that blends performance and conviviality: we are recognised as an open and diverse business with a firm commitment to our employees’ wellness, inclusion and safety and to making a positive impact on our industry and environment.

Sitting in our Global Creative Content team in London, this position is responsible for coordinating marketing assets between our global team in Stockholm, Sweden, and various local markets across the world. The scope also touches key aspects of creative marketing, such as leading asset adaptation briefs, driving agencies and collaborating with local market teams to effectively launch localised assets. 

Your unique contribution

You will have 3 main areas of responsibility:

Partner with our local markets (e.g. UK, Spain, France) to define the optimal marketing assets to use for local brand campaigns , ensuring these are on-brand and compliant with group and local standards, as well as relevant legislation.

Lead and support asset development/ adaptation projects across Absolut, Malibu and Kahlua. You will lead the development of marketing assets from brief to delivery. You will be the brand guardian, ensuring all asset adaptations are consistent with the brands’ identities and managing daily interactions with our agency partners who will adapt the assets.

Manage ongoing projects within the team.  You will coordinate regular creative reviews between the Global Content Creative team in London and the TAC HQ in Stockholm. You will lead the coordination of best practice sharing across major markets for the brands and act as an internal ambassador to showcase best practices from Absolut, Malibu and Kahlua.

Who you’ll be working with

Internally, you will be part of a creatively driven and business savvy team that always strives to improve. Your contacts will be global and local marketing teams and you will be able to learn from experienced team members.

Externally, you’ll work with creative and marketing agencies.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Are a recent university graduate or have gained a first professional experience after having completed school, college or an apprenticeship.
• Can show strong project management skills, preferably with a track record of successfully leading projects or initiatives in work, academics, sports, or other fields. You are structured, organised, reliable, hands-on and demonstrate a very good attention to detail.
• Are comfortable building relationships, both locally in the UK and with colleagues from other countries.
• You can demonstrate that you are a self-driven problem solver, creative and proactive. You are at ease in changing, matrixed environments and work collaboratively.
• You speak business-fluent English. Business proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese or French is a plus.

Our mix of benefits

For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover and an optional healthcare cash plan and dental insurance.

Our lifestyle benefits options include 28 days’ annual holiday, your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, season ticket loans, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar, employee-run networks, a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

We’re committed to diversity and inclusion

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves. 

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As ‘Créateurs de convivialité’, we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture, we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore, all are welcome at Pernod Ricard, regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business, we work together with industry members, civil society, governments, local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking. 

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