BRAND MARKETING GRADUATES 2027 | MANCHESTER & LONDON
adidasadidas is seeking 2027 Brand Marketing graduates to join its teams in Manchester and London. These are full‑time, hybrid roles, running from September 2027 to September 2028, with a mix of office days and remote work. The program sits inside adidas Brand Marketing, offering hands‑on experience across campaigns and consumer experiences while you learn across categories.
Eligibility is clear: you must be a full‑time student in your final year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, expecting to graduate in 2027. If you’ve already graduated in 2026, you’re ineligible. You’ll need to be available to work full‑time from September 2027 to September 2028 and be based in or willing to relocate to Manchester or London for the duration. Please note that applying for the Brand function will automatically consider you across three areas within Brand Activation & Communications.
adidas is a global sports brand with a strong footprint in both Stockport and London. The Stockport head office is a lively hub with 18 showrooms, a Conference Centre and a staff Wellness Hub, plus a well‑equipped gym, indoor astroturf, a padel court and creative spaces. The team there numbers over 350 people across Brand Marketing, Commercial and Business Support functions. The London office sits in the heart of Farringdon, near Hatton Garden and Leather Lane, and houses a multi-disciplinary team of more than 70 across Brand Marketing, Commercial and Business Support. adidas runs a hybrid model here, with three days in the office and two days working from home, plus a range of flexible policies to support life commitments.
Brand moments in action
You’ll join a Marketing team that helps plan and execute campaigns from concept through delivery, taking ownership of key areas and working with a mix of internal colleagues and external partners. Across Brand Activation and Brand Communications, you’ll gain exposure to different categories and see how marketing helps adidas connect with consumers and drive growth. At the end of the process, the team will decide which area best fits your experience and interests.
On a day‑to‑day basis, you’ll coordinate with colleagues and external partners to support campaign delivery and activation, assist with the planning, coordination and execution of marketing campaigns and brand initiatives, and help with budgeting, administration and reporting across projects. You’ll manage and support digital and retail marketing tools to ensure launches happen on time and effectively, and you’ll review consumer, campaign and market data to surface insights that inform decision making. Throughout, you’ll build your network across teams to get the most from your graduate experience.
What Adidas is looking for
To stand a chance, adidas is looking for the following qualities:
- A genuine passion for adidas, the brand and its products
- Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
- An interest in sport, fashion, lifestyle and consumer trends
- Attention to detail and strong organisational skills
- Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
- Being proactive, driven and creative
- A willingness to learn, take ownership and work collaboratively across teams
Locations, schedule and what you’ll get
Locations for this Brand Marketing program are in London and Stockport, with one London role and two Stockport roles. adidas operates a hybrid model: three days in an office each week and two days working from home. The Stockport head office offers extensive facilities, including a gym with Peloton bikes, an indoor astroturf pitch, a padel court, chat boxes and creative spaces, and a Wellness Centre; the London office features a modern workspace and multiple showrooms and meeting rooms. The Stockport site is home to more than 350 adidas employees across Brand Marketing, Commercial and Business Support, while London’s team of 70+ spans the same functions in a different city context.
In addition to a competitive salary, the package includes a leading pension scheme, generous employee discount, opportunities at sample sales, and broad gym facilities. Stockport provides world‑class gym access, including a padel court and indoor football, plus a variety of classes. London offers a fitness allowance of £49 per month for gym membership and classes. Other benefits include a health cash plan, life assurance, an onsite Wellness Centre with diverse health services, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits, access to educational resources, and regular chances to win tickets to sport and music events. adidas also highlights the chance to participate in a range of flexible working policies to support your circumstances.
Next steps start with eligibility: if your CV meets the criteria, you’ll be invited to complete a one‑way video interview to help adidas understand your fit for the role. Successful candidates then progress to the adidas Talent Day for the final stage of the process.
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Advice for applicants
Lead your resume with a line that shows your passion for adidas and the brand, and back it up with a project or course that demonstrates your connection to sport, fashion or consumer trends.
Show evidence of your ability to communicate and build relationships by highlighting cross‑functional collaborations, stakeholder management, or any project where you connected teams to deliver a campaign or activation.
Prepare to discuss how you’ve approached campaigns or consumer insights in real terms, talk about data work, how you identified an insight, and what decisions you helped inform with that data.
When you’re asked about your fit for Brand Activation or Brand Communications, bring a concrete example of ownership you took on a project, how you collaborated across teams, and what the outcome was. Consider also how you’d apply those lessons to adidas’ campaigns and consumer experiences.