Graphic Design Placement

This is a 12-month Corporate Placement Programme within the Graphic Design Department at Hilton's Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Headquarters in Watford.

What You'll Do

You will support the Architecture, Design & Construction (AD&C) team across EMEA, gaining practical understanding of graphic design within the hospitality industry. Specific tasks include:

• Creating EMEA AD&C Quarterly Reports.
• Creating EMEA Development Quarterly Reports.
• Creating Year End Presentations.
• Updating Quarterly Brand Presentation updates across all brands.
• Creating general and ad-hoc AD&C presentations as required by the SVP of AD&C, VP of Design and wider AD&C team.
• Preparing presentations as required for project opportunity pitches.
• Supporting with design narrative presentations.
• Developing new design driven presentation templates.
• Managing the project image library and filing of presentation decs.
• Managing and updating social media on behalf of the AD&C team.

What We're Looking For

• A current bachelor’s or master’s student studying a graphic-design related degree with a required 12-month placement.
• Availability to begin full-time employment on 5th July 2027, for a full-time 12-month placement.
• You must have the independent right to work in the UK for the full duration of the 12-month placement. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Proactive with a strong willingness to learn and take ownership of tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good at planning, keeping records and attention to detail.
• Passionate about driving the right-first-time approach to project development.
• Strong in Microsoft Office applications especially Excel and PowerPoint and adobe suite.
• Able to demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to working under pressure.
• Good personal time management and organisational skills.

Programme Benefits

• 12-month transformative journey with structured learning and development.
• Hands-on operational experience and integration into Team Hilton.
• Work on real-world, business-driven projects.
• Access to Hilton University’s e-learning modules and business library.
• Personalised guidance with regular feedback and coaching.
• Go Hilton Team Member Travel Program (heavily reduced hotel room rates).
• Subsidised restaurant, games area, and free in-house gym at the Watford office.

Salary & Benefits

• £27,500 gross per annum.
• Private healthcare.

Location

EMEA Headquarters in Watford, with some flexibility depending on team and business need.

Application Process

• Closing Date: Sunday 1st November 2026.
• Selection Stages: Portfolio Submission, Online assessments, In-person or virtual interview.