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Reference: 65659

Date Added: 19 April 2018
Closing Date: 11 May 2018

Job Title: PR and Public Affairs Intern

Working For: PLMR

Location: London

Salary: £10.20 per hour (London Living Wage)

Length of Contract:

Job Details

As a PR and Public Affairs Intern you will assist the PLMR team in providing high quality servicing to all our clients. You will have a keen interest in public relations (PR), in how messages are best shaped and communicated across both old and new media, in public affairs (PA) and in the UK political landscape. In this role you will gain experience of – and exposure to – all the main disciplines of consultancy life.

You will engage in a variety of tasks to support the PLMR team which may include some or all of the following:

• Drafting press releases or a set of press releases for a PLMR client
• ‘Selling in’ press releases to journalists
• Compiling media lists in support of a press release mailout
• Producing policy briefings for PLMR clients
• Liaising with the office of an MPs or Ministers, and drafting letters if required
• Contributing to the drafting of public affairs and/ or media relations strategies
• Sitting in on an internal PLMR account meetings
• Preparing “Live Actions Updates”
• Involvement in PLMR New Business activities
• Monitoring political events of relevance to PLMR clients and contributing to the work of PLMR’s monitoring team
• Contributing to meeting preparation in support of either the senior PLMR team or a PLMR client
• Producing regular task lists and keeping up to date timesheets
• Dealing with telephone calls that come into the PLMR office
• Working as part of an account team to develop client proposals and implement the PR activity – ensuring we are always ‘adding value’ to our clients
• Assisting with event management, including press conferences and promotional events
• Responding to requests for information from clients which may be at short notice
• Providing colleagues with general administrative support as required
• Developing a positive professional relationship with PLMR colleagues, and contributing to a thriving day to day working environment
• Meeting internal deadlines - being organised and punctual

Closing Date: 11 May 2018

Interview/Start Dates

We look at applications on a daily basis. If a suitable candidate is sought this vacancy may be filled before the closing/start date.

Application Details

To apply please follow further instructions here: https://www.plmr.co.uk/news/article/were-hiring-public-affairs-and-media-relations-internship1

Website: http://plmr.co.uk

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