Are you a fan of sport + entertainment? At H+K, we are first and foremost fans of sport. We live and breathe football, motorsport, rugby, cricket and even eSports. But we're also into music, film and the arts - we're cultured. You name it, we support it. We are looking for another fanatic to join our squad as an intern. Here's the job description if you'd like to take to the pitch or stage with us...

Highly proactive, creative and motivated individual, with bags of energy and an ambition to jump start your career in the communications industry. For graduates - or young professionals changing direction - this entry‐level position provides an opportunity to gain valuable experience. At H+K, we deliver training in core aspects of public relations activity to support progression to the next level with a solid foundation of skills and experience. An interns tasks span the breadth of PR activity; from researching and writing creative content, through to social media activation, events, and lots of networking to build your relationships with key media and online influencers.

The following job description details the skills and competencies we look for in an intern:

SKILLS + COMPETENCIES:

Develop and demonstrate a solid understanding of core PR principles
Research and develop a basic understanding of clients’ markets and competitors
Develop an understanding of the regional media landscape and begin to build a network of influencer and media contacts
Take ownership of defined tasks including media and online research, maintaining media and influencer lists, monitoring media and compiling accurate coverage reports, effectively pitching news to media, securing interviews and opportunities for clients
Demonstrate creativity, understanding and attention to detail through the ability to create first drafts of client‐ready content, including press releases, executive briefing documents, social media calendar and content, interview transcripts/summaries and activity reports
Establish familiarity with popular social media channels; how they work, their audience and purpose, the services they offer and what content is best suited to each environment
Extract information and compile reports from social tools
Create accurate and clear reports for all channels, such as tracker reports, conversation/topic analyses, ad campaign reports, community management and coverage reports
Actively participate in internal creative brainstorms across all agency sectors and apply creative thinking to all aspects of your work

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Demonstrate an aptitude for public relations and grow network of media, influencer and industry contacts
Progress content development capabilities with a focus on writing skills
Implementation of day‐to‐day publishing work, online and traditional media
Identify and discuss long term career goals with Line Manager

University degree
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to multi‐task and work in a team environment
Bilingual is an asset, but not essential