Intern - PR

Job Description

Responsibilities
Do you want to work for one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment and news?

Eligibility

To join one of our 12-month Internships you will be:
• Currently be studying at University and applying for a Placement year in your 2nd or final year or graduating in Summer 2022
• Looking for work experience immediately after completing A-Levels or equivalent course or an Apprenticeship
• Eligible to work in the UK without restriction for the duration of the internship from July 2022-July 2023
• Fluent in English
• We strongly advise that you do not apply to more than 1 Internship role to ensure that you are considered for the Internships that you are more interested in and your skills are aligned to

What will I be doing?

We are recruiting a number of PR Interns across International Networks & Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) teams & our Universal Pictures Global Publicity team. The interns will be responsible for the promotion of our channel brands and content across EMEA and International.

Key tasks include:
• Asset Management: sourcing and cataloguing assets for key programming and then sharing materials with local teams and clients
• Press Materials: compile press kits, develop publicity ideas, ad hoc drafting of press releases
• Talent: assist with organisation of talent interviews and press junkets
• Coverage: archiving and sharing of all press coverage, preparing coverage reports as needed

Please note that the PR internships are based in our Osterley office in West London and the Global Publicity position is based in our Central Saint Giles office in Central London.

Qualifications/Requirements
What do I need to bring to the role?

1. Interest in Entertainment & Media, with a desire to pursue a career in PR
2. Highly organised, skilled at multi-tasking and prioritising workload, with the initiative to follow up on projects and be proactive
3. Enthusiastic attitude, a proactive approach, a resourceful aptitude, a team player with great interpersonal skills
4. Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
5. Good eye for detail, design and copy checking skills

What will I learn from this opportunity?
• Collaborate with the local communications teams to maximise publicity for channel/programming in each territory
• Manage the collation and distribution of PR assets to the local comms teams including images, press releases, synopsis, screeners etc
• Assist with talent access, helping to organise and execute email, phone and video interviews, as well as (virtual) press junkets and set visits
• Monitoring and evaluation of coverage/campaigns

Disability Statement

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d98324-3-145-88-130-42 in your application.