UK Airbus Defence and Space Communications Placement (12 Months)

Job Description:

Start date: 21st July 2025
Location: Stevenage
Duration: 12 Months

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits:

Salary: £22,250

37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

*subject to completing full hours prior to this

About us: 

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.  Best known for its civil aerospace business, Airbus is also the largest space satellite company in the UK and the biggest supplier of large aircraft to the Royal Air Force.

In space, Airbus designs and manufactures advanced satellites and systems for telecommunications, Earth observation, navigation and science programmes. 

Key work includes leading the European Space Agency (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission to study the Sun, the ESA ExoMars rover mission, and the Sentinel 5P, Aeolus, and Biomass Earth observation satellites which are helping fight climate change.

At Airbus, we believe that effective communication is the cornerstone of engagement, collaboration and understanding in today’s interconnected world. 

This role will be within the UK Communications team for Airbus Defence and Space. Based at offices in Stevenage and also working remotely, the team has a wide remit and work across the main UK sites of Stevenage, Portsmouth and Newport. It is a great opportunity to learn about communicating to a wide-ranging external audience and working with an international team.

What you will be doing:

During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include:

• Developing content for external communications including sourcing content for articles, writing engaging stories for the web and drafting press releases;
• Developing content and ideas for social media;
• Creating presentations and audiovisual material;
• Organising events – for media and customer visits including attending industry exhibitions;
• Contributing ideas for overall UK communications campaigns and monitoring KPIs.

Requirements:

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

*Please  ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered*

As the successful candidate, you must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degrees related to communications, media, international politics and content marketing;

• Ability to use G Suite; 

• Ability to  write content in different formats - suitable for the web, social media and media releases. 

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

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Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.
 

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.