Communications & Marketing Internship - Starting Summer 2027

Didsbury, AB
On-site
Posted Nov 13, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Volunteer
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Apply by: Dec 1, 2026
Posting language: English
Working hours: 37 hours per week

Job summary

Create, edit, and schedule LinkedIn content for Nordex UK & Ireland, including copy, branded visuals, carousels, and simple videos. Support internal and external communications, source content from colleagues, maintain editorial plans, and track engagement and performance.

Job details

Description Do you share our passion for renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future? Nordex UK has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Communications & Marketing Intern starting in Summer 2027. Contract Type: 12-month Internship starting in August 2027 Location: Didsbury, Manchester Hours: Our people work a 37-hour week which includes a 3pm finish on Fridays. Please be aware successful candidates are required to commit to a 12-month full-time placement. How Can You Make a Difference? As a Communications & Marketing Intern, you will support communications, marketing, and brand activity across Nordex UK & Ireland, part of the global Nordex Group. This is a practical, hands-on role for someone who already understands how social media works in the real world. You will support content creation, copy editing, and visual storytelling, with a strong focus on LinkedIn and day-to-day communications activity. What Will You Be Doing? Creating, editing, and scheduling content for Nordex UK & Ireland’s LinkedIn channel Supporting copywriting and copy-editing to ensure clarity, accuracy, and tone of voice Helping to source content from colleagues across offices, sites, and teams Supporting short-form visual content including carousels and simple videos Designing on-brand visuals using Canva Adapting templates and creating new assets as needed Supporting basic image and video editing Assisting with internal and external communications initiatives Supporting content planning and editorial calendars Helping to track engagement and performance to understand what works What Are We Looking For? You Will Either Be Studying a marketing or business degree and looking to undertake a placement as part of your degree A recent graduate with a marketing or business degree who is looking for some work experience in this role. Other Skills And Behaviors Required For This Role Include Excellent Social Media awareness, particularly LinkedIn, with the ability to demonstrate social media or content experience Fluent in Canva and be comfortable creating visual content independently Excellent English skills with the ability to provide copy-edit confidently Strong organizational and attention to detail skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills AI knowledge and how it can be used to improve efficiency High level of competency in using MS Office packages Ability to prioritize tasks and work to tight deadlines Positive attitude with a willingness to learn What We Can Offer You Time Off Our teams receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra day off for your birthday. Health & Wellbeing Health and Wellbeing is incredibly important at Nordex, which is why we have different benefits for our employees including: Health Cash Plan Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions) Bike2Work Scheme Paid Eye tests & contribution towards Glasses Volunteering All our employees can use 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in your local community. Family Friendly Our family friendly policies include Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave. Compassionate Leave, and Life Insurance. Memberships Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work. Recruitment Process 1st Stage Like what you’ve heard and want to apply? We need to receive your application by Friday 20th November 2026, however, please be aware that the application process may close sooner if we receive an overwhelming response. Stage 2 We will review each application we receive and will let you know by the end of November 2026 if we will be proceeding with your application. Stage 3 If your application is successful in reaching stage 3, you will be invited to attend one of our assessment centres. Our assessment centres are designed to be fun and to give you an opportunity to show us how amazing you are as a potential part of Team Nordex. Our assessment centres will take place in Manchester in December 2026. Stage 4 Successful candidates will be notified by the beginning of January 2027. Stage 5 Successful candidates will join our team in August 2027. Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion Here at Nordex, we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world. These are the standards we walk by. Our mission is to offer cutting edge, reliable products, and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders, all whilst protecting the environment. Join the #TEAMNORDEX and shape the future of energy with us.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Applicants should be marketing or business degree students seeking a placement, or recent graduates in those fields seeking work experience. They should demonstrate social media and LinkedIn awareness, confidence using Canva, strong English writing and editing, organizational skills, Microsoft Office competency, and an interest in using AI to improve efficiency.