Intern - Communications

Job description

Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and imagination, where you can be part of the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to creating an ambitious and inclusive workplace, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be a part of.

Communications Assistant eBay UK

The Role Overview

eBay UK has an exciting opportunity for a graduate to join the UK communications team on a 6-month contract. The Communications Assistant will experience the dynamic and fast-paced environment of an in-house communications team. They will be required to support on a number of different activities ranging from regular internal events, to key seasonal campaigns and assisting on general day-to-day running of the busy eBay press office.  The successful candidate will have an appetite for communications as well as an eagerness to learn about the retail and e-commerce environment.

Scope of the Role:

Day job 70%

·  Support in the handling of media enquiries, sharing enquiries with relevant team member and supporting on any information required
·  Managing the daily media updates every morning to be shared with key internal stakeholders, locally and globally
·  Managing the new online media centre – uploading all relevant content in a timely appropriate fashion
·  Liaising with Prime, our evaluation agency, ensuring that all coverage is evaluated effectively
·  Partnering with our PR agencies to ensure that proposed data requests are appropriately managed
·  General support to team on logistics, travel, meetings, general operations
·  Supporting on key projects such as location scouting, supporting briefing sessions, brainstorming ideas, attending agency meetings
·  Attending launch events when required (this may be out of office hours)
·  Ad hoc monitoring of social media – spotting opportunities and potential issues
·  Media eyes and ears – keeping abreast of media landscape – identifying opportunities
·  Joining internal meetings across the business
·  Joining agency meetings – including regular press office and projects updates as well as quarterly reviews

Consumer 10%

·  Propose media opportunities to the Launch PR press office team - taking advantage of any proactive media moments
·  Support on the curation and maintenance of the press story calendar to ensure key retail/calendar moments are celebrated accordingly

Corporate 10%

·  Assist with insight gathering for news pieces
·  Contribute to regular corporate news ideas sharing sessions with the wider team

Internal 10%

·  Support on delivering messages to UK business
·  Support on the organisation of internal events 
·  Support on the creation of content for internal channels

Key attributes

·  Passion for communications and eagerness to learn
·  Comfortable working alone or in a team
·  Creativity
·  Self-starter with a drive for being proactive
·  Trustworthy
·  Robust, results driven
·  Sound judgement and responsible
·  Great verbal and written communicator
·  Good time management skills
·  Friendly, approachable manner
·  Ability to present solutions and overcome potential challenges
·  Mature and sensitive attitude to internal company dynamics

Experience Required

·  Degree level, ideally in communications, media or PR - essential
·  Excellent writing skills (English) and strong verbal communication skills - essential
·  Work experience at a media outlet/house or PR agency - desirable
·  Confident eBayer - essential
·  Ability to build a detailed understanding of the issues affecting eBay – desirable
·  Knowledge of a wide range of UK traditional and social media outlets  – essential
·  Competent on Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Outlook - essential

 is a Subsidiary of eBay.