Kia UK, the fourth most popular UK car brand in 2025 with more than 190 dealerships and named one of the UK's Best Workplaces by Great Place To Work in 2024, 2025 and 2026, is hiring a Brand Communications Assistant for an undergraduate placement year in 2027-28.
The assistant supports the Brand Communications team: acting as the central point of contact for other departments and agency partners; contributing to national and dealer marketing communication materials across TV, radio, cinema, outdoor, digital, social and POS; supporting the Brand Communications Manager and Marketing Executive on new model launch campaigns and quarterly sales programmes; leading on performance reporting for senior leadership and the wider global organisation; helping manage large budgets and reconciling them against marketing activity; and liaising with Web, CRM, Events, Fleet and Product teams and agencies.
The ideal candidate is studying a relevant degree (e.g.
Business or Marketing), works well in a team and independently, is proactive, has a high level of attention to detail, good written and verbal communication and good organisation; Kia encourages applications even if you don't match every requirement.
Kia has hired several previous interns after they finished their degrees.
Benefits include 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, hybrid working, an employee car scheme, free lunch daily from an onsite chef, private medical and dental care, income protection, critical illness cover and life assurance, a pension with significant employer contribution, social events and weekly sports clubs.
The head office is a 5-minute walk from Walton-on-Thames station with on-site parking and EV charging.
Process: CV review, video interview, then an assessment centre at head office.
No closing date or salary stated.