Commercial Internship

Get involved in every aspect of Commercial Strategy and Planning. Identify new market opportunities and the latest products. Define our quarterly and annual commercial plans. Manage sales and retention. This internship will help you understand the marketplace, and our position in it.

You could take on an internship in:

• Propositional Development: decide which new products and services we should launch with the help of a clear strategy, as well as customer insights.
• Media Planning: work with creative agencies to decide how we should spend our budget.
• Trading Performance: improve sales and customer retention by fine-tuning our pricing and promotion strategies, as well as the channels we use.
• Commercial Planning: Optimise our current sales strategy, understand what our customers want and where they see value in our products, and support on building a strong quarterly sales plan.

Nothing happens on-screen without the talented people behind the scenes, working their magic every day at Sky. Join us for an internship and you’ll be working in a fun, fast-moving environment. Impress us, and we may well offer you a full-time position on our Business Strategy programme once you graduate – starting September 2026.

What you’ll be doing

• Analyse the TV market and competitor activity to inform commercial plans
• Collate insights on broader trends in TV and technology
• Gather and review best practices from other functions on successful embedding of competitor insights
• Lead collation of cross-functional updates on key activities and projects
• Work closely with Finance and Insight teams
• Support on other relevant team priorities e.g. analysis of outputs from research projects, project progress updates
• Find new ways to leverage and streamline team activity and workflow.

What we’re looking for

The one essential requirement is that you're currently studying for an undergraduate degree in any subject, and in your penultimate year.

Other skills we’re looking for include:

• A great verbal and written communicator
• People orientated with strong organisational skills
• Detail focussed
• Proactive and keen to drive improvements
• A problem solver, with skills to overcome obstacles and find creative alternatives.

Your application journey

• Step 1 – Submit your application.
  
  We’ll ask for your details, academic information, and anything else you think would be relevant, such as work experience. Once your application has been submitted, you’ll be invited to complete our immersive digital assessments. This may land in your junk folder, so remember to check it.
  
• Step 2 – Complete our two online digital assessments.
  
  These look at your Sky fit and your business fit. Why not pop onto our dedicated preparation hub to familiarise yourself with some of these digital assessments before completing them. You’ll also have the opportunity to practice each of these assessments beforehand, so please read our email instructions carefully. We’ve added some tips to help you along the way.
  
• Step 3 – Attend our virtual assessment centre.
  
  For the final stage, we’ll invite you to our virtual assessment centre and give you some tasks to get to know you better. The day will give you a practical insight into what it’s like to work in a Commercial team and will assess your commercial aptitude. Once you’ve completed your assessment day, we’ll let you know when you can expect to hear back from us.

Reasonable adjustments – if you need us to make any adjustments to help you complete any stage of your application, let us know you submit your application and someone from our Early Careers team will get in touch.

Where your growth begins

Be Brilliant - How? We give you freedom. Support. The chance to try things your way – forging your ideal career path or developing something totally new. It means you can do more. Make an impact. Get noticed. And it means with the right attitude, anything’s possible.

Learning Labs sessions – In partnership with our learning provider The Smarty Train, you’ll be invited to attend two learning labs on topics to help you accelerate your growth.

Support Network - Whatever path you choose we’ll be right there with you. You’ll get to team up with a grad who’s been there and done it and have a manager who’ll stretch and guide you to where you want to go.

Inclusion is important

It’s our people that make Sky Europe’s leading entertainment company. That’s why we work hard to be an inclusive employer, so everyone at Sky can be their best. CVs aren’t everything. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential what you’ll bring to Sky.

We celebrate diversity because different people, with different perspectives make Sky a better business. Our customers are incredibly diverse, so we should be, too.

So why wait?

Our internship is designed to put you at the centre of the action. You’ll learn, grow and help make the magic of Sky happen. Whatever your background, skills or passions, there’s an opportunity for you to explore. A career at Sky is where better begins.

If you are successful in your application for this programme, your appointment will be subject to receiving a positive outcome from your Criminal Record Check.

Perks

Sky Learn - Our new, group-wide learning platform, bringing all content under one roof, so developing new skills is simpler for everyone. You can search by skill and find courses, videos, podcasts and more, giving you greater control over your own development and future career.

Flexible working - We have a clear and on-going commitment to a whole range of flexible working options depending on the job you do.

Osterley campus - On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Support Network - Whatever path you choose we’ll be right there with you. You’ll get to team up with a graduate who’s been there and done it and have a manager who’ll stretch and guide you to where you want to go. All this plus the support of the Early Careers team who will be on hand from your first day through to the start of your post programme career journey.

Eligibility Criteria

The one essential requirement is that you're currently studying for an undergraduate degree in any subject, and in your penultimate year.

Due to high volumes, we may close applications earlier than expected, but no earlier than the 13th of October 2024.