User Experience & Digital Communications Industrial Placement

User Experience and Digital Communications Industrial Placement

At EDF UK success is personal. We don’t define it, you do. Join our Digital Communications Industrial Placement and you’ll achieve your career goals in the way you want to. All while contributing to our mission to help Britain achieve Net Zero. 

“Post-graduation it was incredibly difficult finding a role that would provide meaningful work experience. My placement at EDF provided varied work with video production, editing on top of creating graphics for social media. The role has been essential in refining my abilities, pushing me to stretch my limits, and fostering a newfound assurance in my creative skills.” Liam Bewell, Creative Content Industrial Placement

What does this User Experience and Digital Communications opportunity offer you?

We're looking for a student with a passion for improving user experiences on digital platforms to join our HR Performance team on a one-year placement. You will be involved in creating impactful content across our various HR platforms in support of our 13,000+ employees. You will work with business users to gather their requirements and then translate them into digital content on our HR Platforms. 

This role gives you an opportunity to be part of a team that is transforming how our HR systems are used and puts user experience first.

Pay, benefits and culture:

Alongside a starting salary of £23,250 and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We’re talking about everything from gym membership, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, season ticket loans to enhanced parental leave.

At EDF, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated. 

Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our commitment is to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, the LGBTQ+ community, people with a disability and colleagues from a disadvantaged background. 

We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. 

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our team members drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. There’s no single definition — it's about individuality. That’s why we give you the freedom to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.

Training, development, and support for you:

Over the 12-month programme we’ll offer you an opportunity to get hands-on with the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of our HR systems putting employee experience first. You will be talking to our users and gathering their feedback and then you’ll create digital content across our HR Systems.

Throughout the course of the placement, you will:  

• Gain a good understanding of how effective digital communications plays a key role in building positive employee experiences within a large and varied organisation
• Develop your stakeholder management skills by working with various business units and senior leaders
• Gain experience of translating HR policies & processes into a format that is easily understood by our employees
• Be part of our team that is transforming our HR systems into one consolidated platform of which a positive user experience is key

The skills and experience gained on this industrial placement will be a terrific addition to any job application and will place you in a very marketable position within the future jobs market including at EDF should any opportunities arise. 

We’re here to support you throughout the process and you’ll find helpful tips and advice here: https://www.edfenergy.com/careers/early-careers

Your work location:

Remote working but will need to travel to various EDF offices when required. 

Who you are:

We are looking for candidates who are:

• On track to achieve or will have already achieved a 2:2 undergraduate degree or 2:2 postgraduate qualification in any discipline such as communications, marketing, graphic or video design
• Excellent knowledge of creative tools, such as Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut, Canva
• Desire to learn and develop in a high-performing HR Employee Services team
• Have great attention to detail and ability to analyse feedback

Our selection process is designed to bring out the best in you. We use a strengths-based approach, allowing you to showcase your skills and what truly motivates you. We believe that focusing on individual strengths is key to engagement, motivation, and success in the workplace. 

Closing Date:

We are anticipating significant interest in this role and the advert will be closed once we have received a suitable number of applications so don’t delay, apply today!! 

Success is personal. It’s your journey, powered by us. Join us and we’ll help Britain achieve Net Zero, together.