Training and Support

We pride ourselves on the training we provide for our graduates. You will spend the first month of your contract based at our head office in Dublin, learning all the tools of the trade to become an expert Jameson Brand Ambassador, including:

  • Jameson Whiskey Academy & Brand Education
  • Jameson Brand Strategy & Activation
  • PR, Media Training & Events Management
  • Presentation, Sales & Communication skills
  • Digital & Social Media training
  • In depth market briefings with Regional Managers

All graduates will be given projects on a number of modules throughout the training which must be completed successfully before going out to market.

Once in market, the local brand team will supplement this training with any specific training needed for the market.

Support Network

In Irish Distillers you will have the support of your Regional Manager who you will report to on a monthly basis and will be your key contact in Irish Distillers throughout your year. The Jameson Graduate Programme team will also support the training, deliverables and any resources that you need out in market.

In market you will be reporting to the local Jameson Brand Manger who will be your day to day contact and will support and aid your development throughout the year.

Over half of the International Commercial and Marketing team have done the Jameson Graduate programme - therefore they will be able to guide you through the process from start to finish.

Appraisal Process

Each graduate will agree their objectives with their Regional Manger and Brand Manager at the beginning of the year. These will be measured throughout the year and you will have a number of appraisals with your managers. Graduates will also have a number of deliverables which they must submit on a monthly basis.

Career Progression

Graduates who excel in their first year in market may be offered a second year on the programme in a different market, however, there are no guarantees of a position following the year on the programme Currently there are 25 graduates on the programme:

  • 16 in year 1
  • 8 in year 2
  • 1 in year 3

There are also many opportunities within the Groupe Pernod Ricard. Of the 180 graduates who have done the Jameson Graduate Programme since 1980, 80 are still working within the Pernod Ricard Network.

That is over one third of all graduates who have completed the programme are still with the company from the past 20 years.