Job Description
What does this work placement cover?
We’re looking for students to complete a short work placement focused on creating new brand collateral. You’ll be responsible for assessing the current brand, understanding the market and positioning, then developing a new brand style or content guidelines for the whole business. Working alongside the marketing or management of the business you’ll have the chance to hone your skills and learn more about creating and applying a brand identity whilst adding real value to the business.
The experience you'll gain -
- Update or build a new brand style guide - one to be used by all employees.
- Review the outward facing brand logo and create new variations for consideration.
- Design and build a full suite of digital templates in line with brand guidelines.
- Create a full business stationery set, including email signatures, business cards etc.
- Provide training materials for employees, on how to access and use templates."
SouthwestCIO is a small but ambitious company, founded by Matt Wood to build business value through the creation of multiple online services, brands and products. The business is value based and doing business with integrity is as important as making profit. Established in 2018, experiencing two years of growth, the business has undergone considerable change in the last six months, moving from a predominantly professional service business, to the startup of a number of online brands. Matt Wood, as the founder has considerable expertise in business building having built and exited a successful regional software reselling business in 2015. He has mentored interns previously and has an MSc in Information Systems Change & Development from Manchester University and is also a qualified Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA). The business makes use of nocode cloud software to build operational and marketing processes.
About Workfinder work placements -
At Workfinder we're on a mission to give all young people the best possible start to their working lives. We partner exciting startups and growing businesses to create unique short work placements through which companies get real work projects completed, whilst young people get real experience and chance to apply their studies and skills.
Working from one of the project plans developed by our in-house team of ex-teachers, we'll provide you with a clear structure for your project, with daily goals, check-ins and helpful tips to help you get the most from your time with the businesses. Forget making tea and doing the filing, it's time for work experience that really works.
Qualifications
- You are over the age of 18
- If successful, you must have permission to work in the UK by the start of your employment
- You must be able to speak English fluently