European Graduate - Consumer Marketing, France

Start date: October 2024

Location: Puteaux (Paris), France

• 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?

We are seeking our new European Graduate!

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, DE) and various trainings, including a six-month development program ‘Making of 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:

• The first 18-month assignment consisted of two rotations in the Sony France (SFR) Sales and Marketing department. The first one in the Channel Marketing team reinforcing Sony’s online presence, handling promotional activities, or leading media campaigns. The second one in the Product or Customer Marketing team doing business planning and forecasting, leading product launches, or developing promotions.
• Afterwards, our graduates join one of the Pan European Marketing teams in Sony UK (Weybridge) 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. The role is either based in our Product Marketing or in our Customer Marketing team with a chance to support strategic product launches and marketing planning across 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 Marketing, Business Management, Economics, Communication or similar
• Marketing and Commercial experience gained during summer jobs, internships or extra-curricular activities
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
• Fluency in French and English language, other European languages are a plus
• Affinity for technology and desire to grow and develop

Our recruitment process:

The job posting will be open until 19th May. Afterwards, the selected candidates will be asked to complete an automated video interview. In June, the best-performing candidates will be invited to an assessment centre. We are striving to finalise our recruitment process by the end of June.

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 hybrid working policies where available. We are a positive Community that dreams big together, respect each other, and enjoys a collaborative culture across Europe.

We are passionate about personal development and continuous learning. To get the most out of the Graduate Program, there will be a tailored Development Program with various training modules, career development sessions, 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 office in Puteaux is in the heart of the French business district - La Défense – which is easily accessible by public transport and has a large shopping centre nearby. We have parking, a company restaurant and various services are available within the office, including well-designed coworking spaces to encourage