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Spring 2024 Tech PR Internship Program (Microsoft Work and Play: Consumer Communications)

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WE Communications

Jan 18, 2024

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Media & Journalism
  • Seattle, +1

Requirements

  • Candidates who are passionate communicators and life-long learners and who exhibit our agency values: Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, Passion, Curiosity. 
  • Proactive, resourceful, creative and dependable candidates who are excited to play a pivotal role as part of a team.  
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills, and strong research capabilities, with ability to gather and synthesize large quantities of information into succinct and clear communications. 
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to time-manage and prioritize various tasks simultaneously.
  • Ability to balance multi-faceted projects, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Passionate about the evolution of human/technology interaction, and how artificial intelligence (AI) will change the way we engage with technology at work and in our personal lives.
  • General understanding of Microsoft products and technologies, and the tech landscape
  • Experience Required: 
  • 1-year of professional experience or previous work in comms or comms-related field.
  • Familiar with Microsoft Office Suite including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint and OneDrive.
  • Strong written communications with minimal grammatical and spelling errors.
  • Robust analytical abilities to synthesize information into well organized, professional and concise written materials.
  • Demonstrates proficiency in the following areas:
  • Proactive engagement, teamwork and collaboration
  • Accountability, ability to be flexible in ambiguous and stressful situations
  • Professionalism around giving and receiving feedback
  • Seeks feedback as an opportunity to grow
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously 
  • Worked under deadline pressure and able to maintain grace 

Responsibilities

  • Understand the significant role strategic communications play in achieving our clients’ business objectives. 
  • Learn WE's unique methods and practices around engaging with clients and influencers and approaching relationship building and strategic communications.  
  • Build your media relations skills and ability to identify important and upcoming trends for clients. 
  • Research the basics of clients’ products, PR plans, and teams’ strategies and tactics to help clients tell their stories to their target audiences. 
  • Work with a WE team to respond to client requests, manage editorial and analyst requests, develop story ideas, pitch stories to journalists and plan for major events. 
  • Contribute to logistics and preparation of press activities, press or analyst tours, on-site visits etc.  
  • Support the development and distribution of news and announcements to a variety of media. 
  • Develop a deep sense of teamwork with colleagues across the US using Microsoft Teams technology. 
  • Report on relevant coverage and share insights into cultural trends.  
  • Functions and responsibilities will vary depending on the teams to which the intern is assigned, however, the agency works to ensure that the intern’s experience is creative, dynamic, fulfilling, and consistent.  
  • Employment is not guaranteed at the completion of the internship program. 
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