Internship Details
Skills And Tools:
Internship Description
Are You The Next PR Superstar?
If so, you’re going to need the skills and relevant work experience to get your foot in the door of your first public relations job.
We take great pride in nurturing the up‐and‐coming public relations stars of tomorrow. Through our hands‐on, year‐round corporate public relations internship program, students compete for a unique opportunity to work alongside a public relations team that develops innovative global programs to help support the organization’s organization growth, client retention and profitability.
You Will Gain:
- A rich, well-rounded internship experience that will provide marketable, on-the-job PR experience
- An opportunity to sharpen core classic and digital/social PR skills
- Access to senior-level public relations mentoring, coaching and networking support
- A chance to join an energized, inspired team doing positively brilliant work
- A vibrant, supportive and welcoming workplace
Responsibilities:
- Fully support company’s PR strategy and execute it in different phases
- Contribute to client brainstorming sessions
- Draft news releases; develop and maintain media lists; proof media materials
- Develop, pitch and distribute client stories to media; research story angles/trends
- Update monthly coverage reports; monitor digital and traditional media and analyze results
- Blog writing, social media research, content creation
- Compile/update regular status reports
- Build and update media lists and databases
- Assist with event planning and production
- Conduct competitive and secondary research
- Pitch agency stories to the news media
- Daily news monitoring for client mentions
- Related administrative duties; answering general inquiries, setting up meetings, arranging couriers, coordinating catering, etc.
Other Details:
- Full-time: The chosen candidate can expect to work full‐time (37.5 hours per week) during summer.
- Part‐time candidates can expect to work 12‐15 hours per week during fall (schedule is flexible and depends on the student’s class schedule, course requirements (if applicable) and availability).
- Compensation: Monthly Stipend, with possibility for performance bonus at end of internship. Interns are responsible for their transportation to and from the internship workplace (in Maadi, Cairo).
Application Deadline: November 10, 2017
Internship Start date:November 15, 2017
Duration: 3 months
Please note that only applicants who qualify as "Interns" according to Wuzzuf (under 23 years old, student/new grads), will be considered. Not all eligible applicants will be contacted.
Internship Requirements
Qualifications:
To be considered for a 4PR internship, YOU MUST:
- Currently completing senior year of studies, or a new graduate of related BS or Masters program.
- Degree in mass communications, integrated communications, with public relations, journalism, marketing, multi-media and/or graphic design, or business management; business administration is an asset.
- Excellent written and verbal Arabic / English.
- Planning to pursue a career in public relations.
- Proficient in MS Office, and comfortable with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and video-editing programs.
Core Competencies:
- Superior verbal and written communication skills (please provide two writing samples); proven understanding of AP Style.
- Manages time effectively; prioritizes appropriately; asks questions; shows initiative; stays focused and productive during business hours.
- Shows urgency for work; follows up promptly to requests; available when needed.
- Demonstrates flexibility; adapts to changing priorities; demonstrates tolerance for risk and stress; works effectively under pressure.
- Demonstrates an eagerness to learn, set goals, accept feedback and grow; a consistently positive attitude and a strong desire to achieve, and a strong work ethic.
- Has a good sense of humor.
- Has an understanding of the local and regional media landscape – publications, news stations, print & online.
- Shows keen business acumen; news consciousness, cultural consciousness, social consciousness.
