Communications (Multiple Roles and Locations) Industrial Placement, 2027

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About the role

Choose Wisely, Apply Confidently

To maximise your opportunities at securing an Industrial Placement with us this year, we strongly advise that you apply to no more than 3 adverts. (For clarity, multiple roles within a single advert are considered one application.)

We encourage you to concentrate your efforts on the roles that best align with your skills, interests and university experience, as this will strengthen your application and give you the best chance of success.

Roles Available in Location: Worthing, London (GSK HQ), Ware

Education required: To apply for this placement, you must be:

Currently studying an Undergraduate Degree in Marketing, Business, Humanities, Communications, Sociology, Psychology, English, HR, Media, arts or related.

Other requirements: You will have completed a minimum of 2 years of your undergraduate degree but will not have graduated at the start of your placement. You must be enrolled at a UK (United Kingdom) or ROI (Republic of Ireland) University for the duration of your placement.

Pre-application activity: Before applying, you'll need to obtain an application code by completing a short activity in Connectr, our candidate engagement platform.

This activity is designed to encourage considered applications. Once completed, you'll receive your unique application code required to proceed with your application.

If you have already graduated with a bachelor’s degree and are currently studying a postgraduate Masters, you are not eligible for this programme.

Language requirement: Written and spoken fluency in English

Expected Start date: June 2027

Duration: 1 year (approximately)

Salary: A salary of £28,900 (London) or £26,400 (other locations) plus a bonus.

Workplace Arrangements: Please read the workplace arrangements for each role carefully before applying.

Application Closing: Roles are expected to close on 22/10/2026, however, candidates will be reviewed regularly, and the advert may close at any point. Please ensure you review and complete the application stages below.

Are you looking to gain valuable real world work experience and help positively impact the lives of others?

A GSK internship offers you the opportunity to kickstart your career – to take on a real role with genuine impact. You’ll take on challenging tasks within live projects or assignments. You’ll also get to learn from others in your team and other parts of GSK whilst developing your skills and gaining valuable experience for wherever the future takes you.

What do we offer you?

Typical skills you can expect to learn on this placement will include:

Technical skills (detailed within each role description)

The Roles (5 available)

This advert contains multiple roles. Please read each role carefully before proceeding as you will be asked to provide a preference later in the application process.

Role 1 – Communications & Events - Worthing

Degree Requirements: Any Bachelors in Communications/Marketing Managements

Workplace Arrangements: Full time on site required

Overview of the Department

Working within the Communications department at Worthing, you will report directly to the Site Communications Lead, ensuring that site communications support the team’s strategic goals and objectives. You will have the opportunity to produce and deliver high quality materials to support leaders in their cascade of messaging and drive staff engagement. You will have the opportunity to develop rapport and build relationships with staff at all levels of the business and will build on your existing communication skills through creating engaging communications materials for site employees in our fundamentals of safety, sustainability and quality culture, as well as our approach to continuous improvement. Working closely with our site communications lead, you’ll quickly develop an awareness of the day-to-day challenges and deliverables of a pharma manufacturing facility.

• A competitive salary, with an annual bonus based on company performance.
• Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements.
• Access to our cutting-edge wellbeing platform: personalise your experience, help reduce stress, increase focus, build connections and resilience. You will also have access to a confidential helpline 24/7, mindfulness, health screenings and financial wellbeing support.
• Access to Private Healthcare Insurance, including 24-hour access to an online GP.
• Optional Support: Includes identity protection, long-term care insurance, home, auto, and pet insurance
• Opportunities to work with Employee Resource Groups, providing opportunities to network, gain mentorship, and develop personally and professionally.
• Access to IPUnite which is a community of Early Careers programme participants offering development, networking and social connections to help you make the best of your programme. You will also be invited to join LinkedIn groups and pre-joining webinars, to enable you to connect and network with new students.
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Teamworking through working with multidisciplinary teams
• Communication (written & verbal)
• Time management
• Problem-solving
• Networking
• Data analysis and management

Also

Key Placement Learnings

Role 2 – Communications and Government Affairs – London (GSK HQ)

Degree requirements: Open to any degree

Workplace Arrangements: Flexible working via performance with choice (office & home working may be available)

Overview of the Department

Join GSK’s Communications & Government Affairs (CGA) function and help shape how we engage with colleagues, patients, healthcare stakeholders and policymakers. CGA plays a vital role in building trust in GSK’s purpose, strategy and culture through impactful communications, stakeholder engagement and reputation management.

Across a variety of teams, including Internal Communications, R&D Communications, Global Health, Commercial Communications and Government Affairs, you will support the development of campaigns, events, content and engagement activities that bring GSK’s science, innovation and values to life. Working with colleagues across the business and external stakeholders, you will gain insight into how communications and advocacy support business priorities, patient outcomes and public health goals on a global scale.

• Managing the daily and weekly newsletter
• Channels Management
• Supporting the delivery of the site’s communication strategy ensuring employees are kept up to date regarding the site, including change, performance and progress.
• Organising site events and leading site-specific campaigns.
• Creating clear and consistent messages using multiple communication platforms.
• Drafting news stories, case studies and features for internal and external communication channels
• Preparing various site communications materials, from posters to videos and others as required.

Also

Key Placement Learnings

• Develop strategic thinking and communication skills by supporting communications, government affairs and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Gain experience in project and event management, from planning and coordination through to delivery and evaluation.
• Build strong stakeholder management and influencing skills by working with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Enhance your content creation capabilities, including writing for different audiences, newsletters, web content, social media and digital channels.
• Learn to use data analysis and insight generation to inform communications strategies and measure impact.
• Strengthen your digital, creative and storytelling skills, including content planning, video production, social media management and campaign development.…