Consumer Products Undergraduate Industrial Placement in Slough

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire, entertain and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Consumer Products EMEA team sits within the world of brand licensing. Simply put, brand licensing allows companies to ‘rent’ our well-known brands and use them on their products, connecting our powerful brands to in-demand products such as clothing, home furnishings, sporting goods and much more. Imagine seeing Barbie clothing in Primark or a remote-control Hot Wheels car – we make that happen! The licensing/consumer products team work on projects from initial ideas, right through to seeing that product on shelf and beyond. When it comes to marketing, licensing is an opportunity to create lots of new consumer touch points, whilst generating revenue simultaneously.

The Opportunity: We are looking for an undergraduate university student to join the Hardlines (including but not limited to publishing, puzzles & baby care) team to work on the following duties:

• Products Approval: assist the CP creative team to ensure products are keeping within the brand guidelines set by Mattel and supporting the creative process;
• Market Insight: supporting the team when it comes to monitoring market trends and gathering insights into competition, marketing activity etc.;
• Project Support: project admin across the EMEA region (tracking, chasing deadlines, updates, reminders to managers and team);
• Support Creative team: set up new licensees in creative in assets platform, updating creative folders;
• Support on Amazon Consumer products campaigns;
• Event Organisation Support and Attendance: coordination of all aspects including organising venue, inviting licensees, dressing venues, organising samples, transport, product displays and sales materials;
• Process Support: support Category Managers in uploading and amending licensee deals onto our internal system, Rights Logic;
• General Department Support: Support category managers with commercial activity, sample coordination for PR and Marketing initiatives, liaison with licensees to gather specific category information for presentations and databases, general office admin including filing, holiday planning, stationery, reporting, update and maintain product decks with current product imagery and licensee information, updating brand and franchise decks, managing promotional and advertising activity with our partners, coordination and updating of UK Showrooms, support across quarterly forecasting cycles.

Social and Philanthropic Opportunities: Mattel Interns receive a unique opportunity to play an active role in the generation of event initiatives, with the other Mattel interns alongside the ‘Heart of Play’ social committee, to drive employee engagement and live the Mattel Brands, including the Halloween Party, Children’s Festive Party and other ad-hoc events and activations. As well as assisting with the organisation and delivery of philanthropic activities as a member of Mattel’s charity events management team, “Our Committee”.

What We’re Looking For:

• Technical Competencies: Microsoft Office: Advanced Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint skills. Excellent telephone manner and typing skills. Time management skills. Must be able to prioritise. Exceptional organisational and communication skills.
• Behavioural Competencies: Currently studying an undergraduate degree with a placement year (Masters students will not be accepted). Must be a team player. Proactive, flexible and adaptable. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. Able to prioritise work with good organisational skills. Strong interpersonal skills with an excellent telephone manner. Self-sufficient and able to work under pressure. Live/willing to relocate within a commutable distance of the Slough office.

What It’s Like to Work Here: We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower the next generation to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviours:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best in class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.