View Vacancy - Communications Internship

The British Consulate-General in Sao Paulo is looking for a new intern who is passionate about communications, connected to the latest trends on social media and is interested in a multinational experience by working in an environment where he/she will be able to flourish, learn and further develop his/her professional skills while assisting the Communications team.

The ideal candidate must be an individual with a personal ambition to grow and play a part in the continuing relation between the United Kingdom and Brazil.

This position is part of a cross-post team which creatively supports projects across a wide range of initiatives developed and implemented by the UK in Brazil Network. Amongst the main responsibilities of this role are: creating and development of social media content, press and media engagement, news monitoring and reporting, as well as supporting events, ministerial visits and general activities which include the whole network.

Roles and responsibilities:

This position will also give support on communications around events, high level visits/missions, the GREAT Britain campaign, internal communications and regional issues including Trade & Investment and Science & Innovation.

The Intern will be responsible for:

• Giving support on events, official visits and communications initiatives, including photo and digital coverage and the production of communications materials.
• To develop and support all internal communications initiatives such as the bulletin board, digital newsletters, staff events and special campaigns.
• Collaborate in engagement with the media, by writing press releases and reports, preparing mailing lists and contacting journalists.
• Contribute in special projects, accompanying the development and implementation of strategic communications plans.
• Support the work of digital communication, by creating specific digital communications plans, implementing them and monitoring impacts.
• Help on administrative tasks, including contact with suppliers, documents management and data base update.
• Monitoring discussions on global issues in the media and elaborate daily clippings for the organisation´s network.
• To support promoting GREAT branding – dressing events, organising material, and supporting production/delivery/ of marketing material.

• Studying the 2nd or 3rd year of a Bachelor's degree in Communication or Media Studies, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Advertisement and correlated areas. Candidates from different courses could be considered pending their application and motivation for the job.
• Excellent communication skills both in Portuguese (native) and English (fluent).
• High interest in the Brazilian political scenario.
• Interest and knowledge of the UK culture and politics would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with social media networks and knowledge of Office package are essential.
• Familiarity with design and visual communication tools would be a strong advantage.
• Good interpersonal communication skills and be a strong team-player.
• The job position requires flexibility and a willingness and ability to deal with multiple tasks and priorities.