Trade Marketing Internship

Description

**Description:** ---------------- Areas, one of the world’s leading foodservice companies in the travel sector, employs over 24,000 people and serves 350 million customers annually across its network of more than 2,200 establishments in 11 countries across Europe, the USA, Mexico, and Chile. Would you like to launch your marketing career working with foodservice brands present in airports, train stations, and service areas? At Areas, we are seeking a Trade Marketing intern to join our Marketing and Expansion Department at our headquarters in Esplugues de Llobregat. We are looking for an initiative-driven, analytically minded individual eager to learn and contribute to real marketing, communications, and commercial activation projects. You will gain hands-on experience in designing and implementing campaigns across various brands and sales points — always with the goal of enhancing customer experience, increasing foot traffic, and boosting sales. What will be your main responsibilities? * Collaborate in defining and implementing marketing strategies and campaigns for our foodservice brands and concepts, focusing on core marketing mix levers: store image, product, pricing, promotion, and customer experience. * Support execution of the Annual Marketing and Trade Marketing Plan, including: * Promotional and seasonal campaigns. * Initiatives aimed at increasing foot traffic and average transaction value. * Updating brand image and communications. * Developing communication materials for physical and digital channels. * Joint campaigns with operators, concessionaires, suppliers, and other internal departments. * Assist in preparing briefings, presentations, and project progress reports. * Support the Marketing team in coordinating and monitoring point-of-sale campaigns, activations, and projects. * Analyze commercial results and key business metrics to identify improvement opportunities. * Contribute to updating departmental databases, reports, KPIs, and internal tools. What do we offer? * A practical learning experience through an educational collaboration agreement. * Participation in real marketing, sales, communications, data analysis, and point-of-sale activation projects. * The opportunity to understand, from within, how a leading travel-channel foodservice company operates. * Integration into a dynamic, collaborative, and multidisciplinary team within a multicultural and diverse environment. * Ongoing mentoring and learning supported by specialists in Marketing and Trade Marketing. * Modern offices located in Esplugues de Llobregat, near Barcelona and well-connected by public transport. * A competitive financial allowance. If you are curious, solution-oriented, and passionate about marketing, we want to meet you. *Areas is committed to building a gender-balanced organization, socially responsible and reflective — as closely as possible — of the communities it serves. Our equality, diversity, and inclusion policy applies to all individuals throughout their journey with us, from recruitment through professional development, regardless of gender, nationality, race, belief, sexual orientation, and/or disability.* Join the Areas team and start building your professional career with us! **Requirements:** --------------- **WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?** * Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program in Business Administration and Management (ADE), Economics, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, or related fields. * Ability to formalize a University–Company Internship Agreement for a minimum duration of six months. * Availability for full-time work and immediate start. * Advanced proficiency in Excel. * Intermediate-to-advanced level of English, both spoken and written. * Proficiency in PowerPoint and ability to prepare visual and executive presentations will be considered an asset. * Proactive, organized, dynamic, and eager to learn. * Analytical capability, attention to detail, and results orientation. * Strong teamwork skills and ability to coordinate effectively with various departments and stakeholders. * Interest in marketing, foodservice, retail, and customer experience.