2026 Global Marketing Executive Placement (12 months)

Want to get your career off to a flying start? The sky’s the limit with TUI. We’re the world's number one tourism business, operating in around 180 destinations worldwide, which means limitless global opportunities for you and your future.

As part of our placement programme, you’ll spend one invaluable year working right at the heart of our business – with real responsibilities, and the chance to work on real projects. You’ll gain a unique insight into our exciting and dynamic industry, with exposure to many other functional areas and senior colleagues. You’ll have lots of fun during your time with us, and we’ll ensure you get the support you need every step of the way. 

We have a Global Marketing Executive Placement role within the Central Marketing team. As part of the Central Marketing team, you will develop a clear understanding of the different communication requirements across source markets. You will support with the translation of these into one consistent set of global creative assets. You will assist with the development of campaign creative in line with the global communications priorities calendar, with channels including TV, VOD, OLV, OOH, audio, digital, social and print.

You will collaborate with internal brand teams across markets to stay close to their needs, supporting them with the implementation of global work and localising where relevant. In turn you will work closely with internal content teams to develop new creative solutions, as well as with TUI’s global creative agency, supporting with the delivery of global creative productions.  You will play a key role in developing toolkits, asset guides and timing plans in conjunction with those agencies which will be critical to internal implementation.

Providing administrative and ad-hoc project support to the team will also be key, including leading the collation of data for post-campaign analysis. You will be creative, yet detail orientated with strong organisational skills. You will be confident dealing with multiple projects simultaneously, whilst maintaining great relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

ABOUT OUR OFFER:

• Starting salary for the role is £24,600  per annum with fantastic progression
• Welcome days & introductions
• Structured induction plan
• Direct line manager support plus support from the placement scheme team
• 2 x placement projects throughout the year (1x charity, 1x business)
• Contact with business directors – through welcome meetings and project presentations
• Monthly team meetings
• Shadowing in other departments
• Buddies – every new placement gets a buddy from around the business
• Mentors – we provide a mentor to all of our placements
• Investment in your development through workshops
• Support the next year’s placement intake
• Blog and options for content creation – there is the opportunity for you to be creative with content creation whilst on their year here

Benefits

• Fantastic holiday benefits including discounts, staff rates and late seats
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Experience working for a major global business in an award-winning placement scheme
• Employment opportunities post placement
• Travel opportunities
• Health and Wellbeing support in five key areas – Financial, Health, Social, Community and Career
• Community day – time to spend working at a local charity or community project
• Be Rewarded Platform – savings at high street shops, on days out and more
• Access to all the employee networks

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Campaign Development: Assist in creating impactful marketing campaigns that connect with diverse global audiences.
• Campaign Guidelines: Aid in developing and distributing campaign playbooks and toolkits to ensure proper implementation across various markets.
• Asset Delivery: Help deliver core brand and performance advertising assets through global advertising working groups.
• Creative Implementation: Contribute to executing the overall creative strategy for global marketing campaigns, ensuring alignment with TUI’s brand vision and marketing objectives.
• Communication Skills: Personable and capable of coordinating and driving internal and external stakeholders on key projects.
• Administrative Support: Manage purchase order requests and compile campaign evidence for post-campaign analysis.
• Brand Champion: Confidently implement and advocate for brand guidelines as part of the central brand team.

ABOUT YOU:

• A proactive self-starter and strong team player with ability to build lasting relationships both internally and externally.
• Creative thinker who is customer obsessed
• Well-developed communication and analytical skills
• Structured, focused and enthusiastic to learn
• Proactive, curious and conscientious
• Confident and able to work under pressure
• Ability to juggle priorities and stay focused under pressure, with strong attention to detail.
• Seeks to understand others’ perspectives
• Hunger for learning, with a minimum of GCSE grade 4 or C (or equivalent) in English and Maths, and a commitment to completing a placement year (starting in 2025) as part of your third year at university
• Proficient user of the MS office suite
• Fluent in English, with additional language abilities (German, French, Dutch) being desirable but not essential
• And finally, it helps if you love holidays as we are all passionate about the full experience gain through travel that creates memories that last a lifetime

From a workplace to a place to belong. At TUI we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, encouraging everyone to come as you are, because together, our potential is limitless.

We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities and impairments so if you require any support, please do let us know.

We are part of the Disability Confident Scheme and welcome disabled applicants. As users of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. 

*** We have an under-representation of disabled and ethnic minority colleagues at TUI and therefore welcome applications from people who come from these communities.***

* Currently TUI is unable to provide visa sponsorship, you must have permanent right to live and work in the UK without sponsorship to be eligible to apply. This includes applicants in possession of a Tier 4 Student visa.

Closing date for applications: 12th January 2026

Availability required for face-to-face assessment centres: 28th January 2026, 4th February 2026 – these dates are subject to change.