Marketing/PR Internship for Luxury Hotel

Job description

We are currently looking for a Marketing/PR Intern for the Watersmeet Hotel in Devon. The Watersmeet is a four-star coastal hotel in Woolacombe in North Devon and boasts stunning sea views across Devon's beautiful coastline. Many of its rooms have balconies looking out to sea. It features a fine dining two AA rosette restaurant as well as an informal Bistro restaurant.

It will be a six week unpaid internship however the hours are very flexible and you are able to work from home. Travel expenses will be provided when occasionally visiting the hotel. It is not required for you to live in Devon - this is a UK wide position and you are able to work from home anywhere in the UK. You will be required to work 3 days a week of your choice (Monday to Friday).

Role

You will be given the chance to get very involved in the hotel's marketing and make key marketing decisions which will shape the way the hotel is viewed.

• Regularly posting content on social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram
• Running competitions and other exciting campaigns to boost engagement on social media
• Boosting our number of followers across all platforms and interacting with users
• Writing a bi-monthly newsletter which goes out to several thousand of our subscribers
• Writing a weekly blog which will be published on our website
• Contacting key influencers in the travel industry such as bloggers and the travel press to encourage them to review the hotel and boost our reputation
• Putting the hotel forward for relevant awards to boost hotel's reputation
• Brainstorming and coming up with new ideas to increase outreach
• Uploading content when necessary onto the hotel website

What we offer

• Flexible working hours
• Working from home
• Will have work published on our website and a whole portfolio of written work to show future employers
• Lots of responsibility and opportunity to get involved in key marketing decisions
• Excellent reference on completion of the internship

Desired profile

Preferably has a degree in Journalism, PR or Marketing.

Strong advantage if you are already an avid social media user with a presence on Twitter, Instagram etc

Excellent writing skills

Keen interest in the hospitality and travel industry

Highly organised and efficient

Creative and entrepreneurial

Superb communicator