Marketing Trainee

Marketing Trainee – Rome, Italy

Do your talents lie in Marketing and Sales? Do you want to unleash your potential in a global Fintech company looking to move money for better? Join Western Union as a Marketing Trainee (6-month internship).

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Better comes from everywhere

We’ll be looking for you to support the marketing team in implementing and executing the marketing plan for the Italy market. Reporting to the Marketing Director, with a dotted line to the Sales Director based in Italy, you’ll support new business initiatives to position WU Business Solutions in the marketplace. You’ll be assisting on online events coordination (logistics, presentation deck, communication, leads tracking and reporting). You will have the opportunity to support the sales team on pipeline and data management in order to improve data quality and increase sales efficiency. You will be supporting marketing rebranding (new collaterals/brochures translations and adaptation, in collaboration with our internal agency) and make relevant updates on WUBS websites.

Here are some skills, attributes, and qualifications you will have:

• Interest in Marketing and Financial Services

• Ability to be creative, with strong attention to detail and high organizational skills

• Driven and results-oriented individual, who wants to start a career in the marketing field

• Positive, enthusiastic, and open-minded with a proactive attitude

• Proficiency in Microsoft Pack Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Native speaker level in Italian and fluent level in English languages required

IMPORTANT NOTE: Following the Western Union Business Solutions divestiture announcement on August 4, 2021, recruitment efforts will continue for this position on behalf of Western Union. However, as part of the divestiture agreement, this position will transition to the purchasing company should the transaction conclude. The hiring team will be able to answer any questions you may have.

Join us, and let’s connect the world

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It’s an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you’re ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career.

We are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams, while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran (U.S.) status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.

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