Global Digital Media Specialist Review

In my day-to-day, I receive opportunities to connect with our local agencies to create partnership projects that we can cascade out to our markets. This includes hosting monthly connects, community calls, as well as capabilities sessions surrounding multiple partner case studies in Digital Marketing.

The biggest skill I have developed since starting my programme is leadership and project management. Over my time at Unilever, I have received the opportunity to lead multiple projects, as well as leading a Future-Careers social media sub team of Apprentices, IP's and Grads!

I adore my apprenticeship at Unilever! The programme has allowed me to kickstart my career in the best way possible, and learn more about how the business world works. Everyday I am surrounded by the most inspiring people I could ever imagine!

My programme is very well structured. We take 1 day a week for a 'study day', which is used to work with our Tutor/ independently on any projects, as well as receive full support from our Future Careers Team who help us stay connected and stay informed.

Unilever delivers plenty of support to their Future Careers population. Ensuring that we are networking constantly with eachother around the business, as well as creating opportunities with the Development Teams for employees to get involved and to delve further into projects like onboarding, social media, outreach etc.

I receive plenty of support from my training provider at GingerNut Training. We have continuous 1:1's and check-ins to recap on my progress. As well as this, my training provider works with my employer to ensure that I am getting the correct study time I need.

My qualification allows me to understand and voice my opinion on certain topics in the office. At Unilever, we speak in acronyms. All of my learning from my training allows me to understand more what certain acronyms mean and also how to take my learnings and adapt to UL standards.

There is plenty of extra curricular activities at work! I play a large part in Unilever's Digi Development Team, a team of apprentices, IP's and Grads, who look after the UnileverCareersUK IG. As well as this, I get involved on the UKI Employee Branding Team, as well as Unilever's LGBTQIA+ Network, Proud.

Yes

Unilever has allowed me to find more about myself than I would've discovered anywhere else. I joined UL at the age of 16, right out from my GCSE's, and was worried that I wouldn't cope with the pressure. Almost a year and a half later, I am leading projects across multiple fronts, leading teams and being able to do what I love in an environment which values my talent.

Be yourself! Whenever I have done a Q&A panel with UL and people ask for my advice, I always try to stress how important it is to be yourself in applications, interviews, discovery centres etc. The Future Careers Team want to see the real you, this will be the same version of you that you will bring to work everyday.