Channel Marketing Manager Intern

Microsoft Slovakia s.r.o.

Place of work
Apollo Business Center II, blok E, Prievozská 4D, Bratislava
Contract type
full-time, part-time, internship, work experience

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

Location: Bratislava, Slovakia

Start date: January-February 2017

Duration: till June 2017

Both full-time and part-time (20 or 30 hours per week) options are available

Application deadline: November 15, 2016

Do you want to make the difference?

Are you passionate about technology?

Do you want to join a multicultural environment?



Then Microsoft is the right place to be! JOIN our team as Channel Marketing Intern role that is designed for recent graduates and final year students like you!

Company Profile

Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. We're motivated and inspired every day by how our customers use our software to find creative solutions to business problems, develop breakthrough ideas, and stay connected to what's most important to them.


We run our business in much the same way. Our employees come as they are and do what they love. Imagine the opportunities you’ll have in a company with more than 100,000 employees in more than 100 countries, working on hundreds of products — spanning games, phones, developer tools, business solutions and operating systems. We work hard, but we value work/life balance, and each of us defines what that means to us. So why not explore what we do, where we do it, and what life is really like at Microsoft. You just might be surprised.

No matter what your passion is, you’ll find it here. Join us at Microsoft and start your journey.


What makes us different


What makes Microsoft a great place for marketers? We have amazing products used by billions of people. We have an incredible diversity of businesses. From incumbent brands to challenger brands, and from established markets to emerging markets, we have some of the strongest consumer and enterprise products and services in the world. With an unparalleled depth and breadth of career opportunity and the ability to make a worldwide impact, you can design a career path that is hard to match anywhere.

We are looking for Channel Marketing Intern to work with us. We are looking for a candidate who will join our Consumer Channel Groups (CCG) and will be the part of Retail Sales&Marketing (RSM) Business Group. The person will be driving consumer marketing strategy interacting with retail stores and distributors. This will mean running digital campaigns as well as partnering with retail stores to ensure the proper execution physically in stores. The Intern will also be responsible for promo materials localization (translation from English and Czech into Slovak) as well as doing analytics.

We offer a position in a young, driven team that works within the dynamic world of consumer marketing and sales. You’ll be working on the edge of Microsoft consumer products and services in a technology world that is changing faster than ever.

This isn’t your average tea-making, hand-holding internship. On this Channel Marketing role we’ll put you on real projects from the start, developing your natural talents and providing you with insights that will change the way you look at everything from smartphones to search engines and beyond.

Our Intern program provides you with an opportunity to experience the technological industry first-hand. By applying your education to a real-life working environment, you will receive a solid foundation of experience as a Microsoft intern. Through project-based work across key business initiatives, as well as hands-on experience you will be exposed to many aspects of the business and draw upon your varied skill set and build a professional network.

Find more information in our brochure www.aka.ms/opportunitiesatmicrosoft

Have a look at the video about internship experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOfSHvn3b2E

Employee perks, benefits

We offer:


•Paid internship with real responsibilities and impact from day one;
•Personal and career development support, opportunity to learn Microsoft business&products and to become an expert;
•Dynamic and prestigious work environment;
•The best tools and technologies at your fingertips;
•Opportunity to become full-time employee and MACH program participant in September 2017

Information about the selection process

Selection process:
•Scenario assessment (online test) – October 2016
•Video-interview (online) – October 2016
•Screening interview (Skype) – October-November 2016
•Assessment/Interviews with business – November-December 2016



Please apply with an English résumé

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University student
University education (Bachelor's degree)
University education (Master's degree)

Educational Specialization

consumer marketing, marketing

Language skills

English - Advanced (C1) and Slovak - Proficiency (C2)

The position is suitable for a fresh graduate

Yes

Personality requirements and skills

Qualifications and requirements

•2016 full-time graduate (Bachelor or Master program) or student of the final year on track to get full-time Bachelor or Master Degree in 2017;
•Degree in Economics, Management, Business or Marketing is a big advantage;
•Previous experience in a sales/business development/consulting/marketing in B2C sector will be a benefit;
•Strong motivation to work at Microsoft as a Channel Marketing Manager working with Retail partners (both online and offline) across variety of Microsoft consumer products;
•Ability to build successful Customer/Partner Relationships; client facing experience will be an advantage;
•Excellent communication skills, both written (in Slovak&English) and oral;
•Excellent negotiations and cross-group collaboration skills;
•Ability to successfully work independently as well as be efficient team player;
•Entrepreneurial skills;
•Analytical problem solving skills;
•Knowledge of Excel will be an advantage;
•Proactivity;
•Customer obsessed;
•Open&honest;
•Self-motivation;
•Thriving in a fast paced, ambiguous environment;
•Ready for business trips across Czech Republic and Slovakia;
•Fluent English and Slovak languages
•Able to work full-time or part-time (20-30 hours per week) starting from January-February 2017;
•Able to work full-time starting from September 2017;
•Desire to build a long-term career at Microsoft, particularly as part of our Microsoft Academy for College Hires (MACH) program;
•Most important is the willingness to gain new skills and learn further.

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Brief description of the company

Microsoft Slovakia is a sales and marketing part of Microsoft Corporation, focused on development and production of software and hardware, in Slovakia present from the year 1995. Over a long period of time Microsoft Slovakia ranks very high in numerous prestigous employer satisfaction surveys worldwidely and as well in Slovakia.

At Microsoft, our mission is to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential. We actively participate on increasing the level of education in Slovakia, improve the work effectiveness and productivity and try to challenge the competitive environment of IT skills and computer literacy of the workforce on the market.

Number of employees

50-99 employees
ID: 2769619  Dátum zverejnenia: 17.10.2016