• Job Description

  Req#: JR-116075

  Sony European Graduate Program, Consumer Marketing

  Start date: October 2024

  Location: Berlin, Germany & Weybridge, UK

  We are seeking our new European Graduate (m/w/d)!

  • Do you want to become a part of a global company that inspires you and encourages your creativity?
  • Are you a driven, motivated, and passionate person with a can-do attitude?

  Starting in October 2024, our paid Graduate Program provides an immersive experience from day 1. Apart from fulfilling roles, your personal and professional development will be supported through networking sessions with other graduates (UK, FR) and various trainings, including a six-month development program ‘Making of a Champion’ focusing on your leadership skills and attitudes that will enable you to realise more of your potential, achieve meaningful work and personal goals, and develop success habits. All this will be leveraged during half-yearly reflection presentations with senior business leaders.

  The Graduate Program consists of two assignments:

  • Your first 18-month assignment will be in the Sony Germany (Berlin) Sales and Marketing group. Depending on your career aspirations and business needs, you will do two or three different rotations in teams such as Product Marketing and Management, Marketing Communications, Electronic Retail or Sales.
  • Afterwards, you will move to Sony UK (Weybridge) and join one of the Pan-European teams for a second 12-month assignment. In this role, you will have a chance to gain a broader and more strategic view of Sony Europe, its products and various European markets. For example, you will support for strategic product launches and business and marketing planning across the whole of Europe.

  As part of the 2.5-year program, you will be exposed to a range of other business functions including finance, procurement, public relations and logistics. You will be given the opportunity to not only expand your knowledge but also immerse yourself in what it means to be a marketing professional in a multinational organisation and to understand where your career could take you.

  At the end of your second assignment, in April 2027, you will be ready to take on a new responsibility and to further develop your career in Sony Europe in a permanent role!

  You will have:

  • A degree in Business Management, Economics, Marketing or similar
  • Marketing / Commercial experience gained during placement, internships or extra-curricular activities
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
  • German and English language (written and spoken), fluency in other European language(s) is a plus
  • Affinity for technology and desire to grow and develop

  Our recruitment process:

  The job posting will be open until 7th April. Afterwards, the selected candidates will be asked to complete an automated video interview. On May 7th, the best-performing candidates will be invited to an assessment centre. We are striving to finalise our recruitment process by the middle of May.

  Life at Sony:

  You will become a part of a diverse Graduate Network within Sony which will allow you to foster friendships and to build lifelong connections with like-minded graduates. We ensure Competitive Salaries by using established benchmarking and encourage healthy Work-Life Balance with 30 vacation days in Germany (25 in the UK) and hybrid working policies where available. We are a positive Community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture across Europe.

  We are passionate about personal development and continuous learning. To help you get the most out of the Graduate Program, there will be a tailored Development Program with various training modules, mentoring and a range of other Learning & Development programs available to help you learn, grow and lay the building blockers for your career.

  We like to celebrate and reward our colleagues who make a real difference using our Recognition platform, Bravo!. We also provide access to numerous services & platforms for all aspects of Wellbeing. We Listen to our people through ongoing conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, and act to promote a better placement experience for everyone.

  Your new office:

  Our modern office with height-adjustable desks is located in the heart of Berlin at Potsdamer Platz, with perfect transport connections to the bus, underground and S-Bahn, as well as regional trains. Here you have the opportunity to spend your lunch break walking through the Tiergarten or shopping in the "Mall of Berlin". Or you can relax with a free coffee or tea in our ‘Village’, which is a comfortably furnished area for staff with a view of the Philharmonie and Tiergarten.

  Bring your uniqueness to Sony

  We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

  We are Sony Europe

  Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.

  With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.

  Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.

  Equal Opportunity

  Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

  Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

  Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at AccommodationRequest@eu.sony.com or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.

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• About the company

  Sony Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.

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