Communications & Marketing Internship - Starting Summer 2027
- Didsbury, AB, Canada
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Do you share our passion for renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future?
Nordex UK have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Communications & Marketing Intern starting in Summer 2027.
Contract Type
12 month Internship starting in August 2027
Location:
Didsbury, Manchester
Hours
Our people work a 37-hour week which includes a 3pm finish on Fridays.
Please be aware successful candidates are required to commit to a 12 month full-time placement.
How can you make a difference?
As a Communications & Marketing Intern, you will support communications, marketing, and brand activity across Nordex UK & Ireland, part of the global Nordex Group.
This is a practical, hands-on role for someone who already understands how social media works in the real world. You’ll support content creation, copy editing, and visual storytelling, with a strong focus on LinkedIn and day-to-day communications activity.
What will you be doing?
You Will Either Be
Time Off
Our teams receive 25 days annual leave plus an extra day off for your birthday.
Health & Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing are incredibly important at Nordex, which is why we have different benefits for our employees including:
All our employees can use 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in their local community.
Family Friendly
Our family-friendly policies include Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave, Compassionate Leave, and Life Insurance.
Memberships
Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.
Recruitment Process
1st Stage
Like what you’ve heard and want to apply? You will need to submit your CV and answer some questions about yourself.
We need to receive your application by Friday 20th November 2026, however, please be aware that we may close our application process if we receive an overwhelming response.
Stage 2
We will review each application we receive and will let you know by the end of November 2026 if we will be proceeding with your application.
Stage 3
If your application is successful in reaching stage 3, you will be invited to attend one of our assessment centres.
We appreciate assessment centres may sound intimidating, but our assessment centres are designed to be fun and to give you an opportunity to show us how amazing you will be as an apprentice at Nordex.
Our assessment centres will take place in Manchester in December 2026.
Stage 4
Successful candidates will be notified by the beginning of January 2027.
Stage 5
Successful candidates will join our team in August 2027.
Want to find out more?
As well as attending some university careers fairs, we will also be running online sessions for you to meet the team and find out more about the internships on offer.
Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion
Here at Nordex, we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by.
Our mission is to offer cutting-edge, reliable products and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders, all whilst protecting the environment.
Join the #TEAMNORDEX and shape the future of energy with us.
Nordex UK have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Communications & Marketing Intern starting in Summer 2027.
Contract Type
12 month Internship starting in August 2027
Location:
Didsbury, Manchester
Hours
Our people work a 37-hour week which includes a 3pm finish on Fridays.
Please be aware successful candidates are required to commit to a 12 month full-time placement.
How can you make a difference?
As a Communications & Marketing Intern, you will support communications, marketing, and brand activity across Nordex UK & Ireland, part of the global Nordex Group.
This is a practical, hands-on role for someone who already understands how social media works in the real world. You’ll support content creation, copy editing, and visual storytelling, with a strong focus on LinkedIn and day-to-day communications activity.
What will you be doing?
- Creating, editing, and scheduling content for Nordex UK & Ireland's LinkedIn channel.
- Supporting copywriting and copy-editing to ensure clarity, accuracy, and tone of voice.
- Helping to source content from colleagues across offices, sites, and teams.
- Supporting short-form visual content including carousels and simple videos.
- Designing on-brand visuals using Canva.
- Adapting templates and creating new assets as needed.
- Supporting basic image and video editing.
- Assisting with internal and external communications initiatives.
- Supporting content planning and editorial calendars.
- Helping to track engagement and performance to understand what works.
You Will Either Be
- Studying a marketing or business degree and looking to undertake a placement as part of your degree.
- A recent graduate with a marketing or business degree who is looking for some work experience in this role.
- Excellent Social Media awareness, particularly LinkedIn, with the ability to demonstrate social media or content experience.
- Fluent in Canva and comfortable creating visual content independently.
- Excellent English skills with the ability to provide copy-edit confidently.
- Strong organizational and attention to detail skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of AI and how it can be used to improve efficiency.
- High level of competency in using MS Office packages.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work to tight deadlines.
- Positive attitude with a willingness to learn.
Time Off
Our teams receive 25 days annual leave plus an extra day off for your birthday.
Health & Wellbeing
Health and Wellbeing are incredibly important at Nordex, which is why we have different benefits for our employees including:
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions)
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Paid Eye tests & contribution towards Glasses
All our employees can use 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in their local community.
Family Friendly
Our family-friendly policies include Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave, Compassionate Leave, and Life Insurance.
Memberships
Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.
Recruitment Process
1st Stage
Like what you’ve heard and want to apply? You will need to submit your CV and answer some questions about yourself.
We need to receive your application by Friday 20th November 2026, however, please be aware that we may close our application process if we receive an overwhelming response.
Stage 2
We will review each application we receive and will let you know by the end of November 2026 if we will be proceeding with your application.
Stage 3
If your application is successful in reaching stage 3, you will be invited to attend one of our assessment centres.
We appreciate assessment centres may sound intimidating, but our assessment centres are designed to be fun and to give you an opportunity to show us how amazing you will be as an apprentice at Nordex.
Our assessment centres will take place in Manchester in December 2026.
Stage 4
Successful candidates will be notified by the beginning of January 2027.
Stage 5
Successful candidates will join our team in August 2027.
Want to find out more?
As well as attending some university careers fairs, we will also be running online sessions for you to meet the team and find out more about the internships on offer.
Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion
Here at Nordex, we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by.
Our mission is to offer cutting-edge, reliable products and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders, all whilst protecting the environment.
Join the #TEAMNORDEX and shape the future of energy with us.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Create, edit, and schedule LinkedIn content for Nordex UK & Ireland, including copy, visuals, carousels, and simple videos. Support communications initiatives, gather content from colleagues, maintain editorial plans, and track engagement and performance.
Requirements
Applicants must be studying for a marketing or business degree and seeking a placement, or be a recent graduate with a marketing or business degree. They should have practical social media experience, strong LinkedIn awareness, Canva skills, excellent English and communication skills, attention to detail, Microsoft Office competency, and the ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
Skills
- Social Media
- Canva
- Content Creation
- Copywriting
- Copy Editing
- Visual Storytelling
- Image Editing
- Video Editing
- Content Planning
- Editorial Calendars
- Engagement Tracking
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
- Organization
- Microsoft Office
Benefits
- 25 Days Annual Leave
- Birthday Day Off
- Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Paid Eye Tests
- Contribution Towards Glasses
- Paid Volunteering Leave
- Enhanced Maternity Leave
- Enhanced Paternity Leave
- Enhanced Adoption Leave
- Compassionate Leave
- Life Insurance
- Professional Subscription Reimbursement
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Marketing
- Creative & Media
- Energy
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Renewable Energy
- Communications
- Marketing
- Brand Activity
- Social Media
- Canva
- Microsoft Office
- Content Creation
- Copywriting
- Copy Editing
- Visual Storytelling
- Carousels
- Video Content
- Image Editing
- Video Editing
- Internal Communications
- External Communications
- Content Planning
- Editorial Calendars
- Engagement Tracking
- Performance Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence
- Brand Guidelines
- Stakeholder Communications