Strategy Intern

Job Description

About Interbrand

Interbrand understands what it takes today to build the world’s most iconic brands.

To support our clients in an ever more complex and fascinating world, we have renewed our commitment to both common global standards and greater empowerment, experimentation and entrepreneurialism.

Interbrand is its people. We are a global team of highly diverse thinkers, makers and collaborators. We are proud of our heritage and often regarded as the university of branding. Over the past four decades, we have pioneered iconic work and invented many of the brand building tools that are now commonplace.

In collaboration with many of the world’s leading brands, we are pioneering the future of brand building. In a world where people’s expectations are moving faster than businesses, we give our clients the confidence to make Iconic Moves that create desire and utility, reshape the competitive landscape and drive extraordinary results.

The Interbrand Best Global Brands study/rankings are resources to our clients and the industry, providing proprietary data and insight for our role as client partner and commentator. We have published 18 books on brands and are often the reference point for university curriculum and professional associations. Today, through our own Academy, we aim to be the most impactful learning environment in the marketing world.

Our Behaviours

Our culture is informed by a set of behaviours we co-created as a business. Our behaviours give us space to experiment, permission to speak out, and a model of leadership that anyone in the business can adopt. Our behaviours are Lead with love, Be Brave, Listen First and Make it happen. We are proud of our behaviours. They make us, us.

Role Overview

We are looking for an intern to support our Global Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) in a variety of day-to-day tasks and client projects. This is an exciting opportunity for you to gain experience in one of the world’s leading brand consultancies, where you will have the chance to work with some of our most iconic global clients.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting on a range of day-to-day tasks including responding to internal emails, maintaining files, organising documents, creating and maintaining PowerPoint presentations
• Assisting the CSO with meeting preparations
• Carrying out research and analysis, drafting reports and preparing findings for clients
• Attending meetings, taking notes and actioning follow ups
• Supporting the project management of ongoing work and campaigns
• Acting as a point of contact for the CSO for key updates on work and deliverables
• Liaising with the CSO’s PA to support with management of key priorities and deliverables
• Drafting internal and external emails and communications, as required

The Role

• Full-time – 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday
• 3-6 month contract
• Salary: London Living Wage
• Based in our London office – this is an in-office role to support collaboration, learning and growth although we do offer some flexibility.

About you

• Passionate about brand strategy, market research and analytics
• Able to think strategically and creatively
• Understands business strategy
• Great knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to work independently and also as part of an international team
• Eager to learn and able to share your own perspective
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-starter, who is pro-active and can work effectively under pressure
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Additional language skills are not essential but would be welcomed!

We are building a connected, collaborative and inclusive human culture. As part of that culture, Interbrand is committed to creating spaces for open communication, transparency, and equitable support for all levels of employees. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are driving forces in how we create and embrace community while allowing our employees to refine their craft and solve problems for the world’s best global brands. Interbrand has both local and global DEI Task Forces, in addition to access to the Omnicom People Engagement Network (OPEN), OPEN Pride, Omniwomen, and are proud supporters of ADCOLOR.

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