Location: London office

Duration: Full time, 1st July – 23rd August

Salary: £27,000 (pro rata)

Application deadline: 29th March 2024

At Octopus Energy, our mission is to drive the global renewable revolution and make green energy affordable for all. In order to succeed, we need to build a team that represents everyone in our society. Unfortunately, Black professionals make up < 2% of the energy workforce which is a significant under representation compared to the ethnic composition of the UK. To help address this, we have created an internship programme that is only open to candidates who identify with any Black, Black British, African or Caribbean background. We are committed to promoting equality, and this internship is an important step in our effort to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness in our business and industry.

This is our fourth year running the internship programme. You can hear from our past interns and learn about our previous internships from our 2022 blog, and our 2021 blog.

We are an international energy supply company who put customers at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to give outrageously good customer service, and fight to make energy fairer, more affordable, and more accessible for all. We are striving to halt the climate emergency by unlocking a smart, 100% green grid. We are using technology to transform the energy system; making electricity green and affordable, creating one-of-a-kind energy innovations.

Our work is powered by freedom, autonomy and responsibility. We won best company to work for in 2022 and were voted as one of the 50 best places to work in 2022 on Glassdoor. Our Group CEO, Greg, has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people - give it a listen to find out more about Octopus Energy!

Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience. We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.

We are part of Octopus Energy Group, an international energy supply company who put customers at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to give outrageously good customer service, and fight to make energy fairer, more affordable, and more accessible for all. We are striving to halt the climate emergency by unlocking a smart, 100% green grid. We are using technology to transform the energy system; making electricity green and affordable, creating one-of-a-kind energy innovations.

Sitting within the marketing team at Octopus Electric Vehicles, this role will give you the chance to help shape and deliver initiatives that underpin our exciting growth ambitions. 

You will report directly to our social media manager but rotate on projects across the wider team so at the end of the programme you will have delivered some key initiatives and gotten a taste of several key marketing areas (events, brand, social media and content). 

Social media content: Helping design, create, launch and analyse social media campaigns across LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram

Content: coordinate and manage our customer bank of customer testimonials that we use across our website and digital marketing initiatives

Advertising: help craft and launch our ongoing digital display adverts

Sales collateral: enabling sales teams with marketing collateral such as employer guides, slide decks and whitepapers 

Event support: support our events team on the production of some of our key B2B events during your time in the team

A creative flair and desire to forge your career in marketing 

A passion for problem solving and going above and beyond to ensure you deliver a great customer experience

Great communication skills and ability to both work independently and as part of a close-knit team

A curious and keen-eye for detail to spot areas of improvement across our marketing communications 

To want to gain insight into a rapidly growing company and be comfortable adopting changes quickly

Don't worry, previous knowledge of EVs/the automotive industry is not required

Above all, we’re looking for someone who thrives on providing alternative opinions, challenging those around them and being challenged. If this sounds like you and you have a genuine passion for what we are doing then we'd love to hear from you!

Follow the link below to be taken to an application form where you will be prompted to 'Attach Resume/CV'. Please do not upload a CV. Instead, you should upload a cover letter made up of no more than 400 words. We’d like to know:

Why do you think you are suitable for this internship at Octopus Electric Vehicles? 

What interests you about a career in marketing? And do you have any relevant past experience? 

A little bit about yourself!

If your application is successful you will be asked to complete a short task. We will then schedule a 30 minute video call to discuss the exercise, find out more about you and talk about the internship.