European Graduate

European Graduate - Consumer Marketing & Sales, UK

Start date: October 2025

Location: Weybridge, UK
- Do you thrive in a diverse and innovation-led environment?
- 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 Graduates

Starting in October 2024, our Graduate Program provides an immersive experience from day 1. Your personal and professional development will be supported by networking sessions with graduates from other European countries 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 knowledge and experience will be demonstrated during half-yearly reflection presentations with senior business leaders.

The Graduate Program consists of two assignments:

- Your first 18-month assignment will be in the Sony UK & Ireland Sales and Marketing teams. Depending on your career aspirations and strengths, you will do either one or two rotations in groups such as Product Marketing & Management, Channel Marketing, Marketing Communications or Trade Marketing.
- Afterwards, you will join one of the Pan-European teams 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. For example, you will support strategic product launches and business and marketing planning across the whole of Europe.

As part of the 2.5-year program, you will be exposed to a broad 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 2028, 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:

- Degree in Business Management, Economics, Marketing or a similar field
- Marketing / Commercial experience gained during placement, internships or extra-curricular activities
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
- English language (written and spoken), fluency in other European language(s) is a plus
- Affinity for technology and desire to grow and develop

Our recruitment process:
Throughout the recruitment process until your start date, there will be regular catch-up calls with the program coordinators and current graduates to answer any questions and provide guidance and further information on your Sony journey. This will also allow you to connect with the other future graduates and start building your network. If you will need to relocate, this is also a great opportunity to gather more information.

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 25 vacation days and hybrid working policies where available. We are a positive Community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture across Europe.

We are passionate about personal development and continuous learning. To help you 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

Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack, or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train st