Media & Public Relations (PR) Internship

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Strategic brand development via PR and communication
2. Writing press releases/quotes and statements as required by clients
3. Liaising on a daily basis with clients and the media, often via telephone and email
4. Identifying potential partners and establish collaborations
5. Seeking new business opportunities
6. Maintaining and developing relationships with existing clients, retail partners and most importantly the media
7. Seeking new client opportunities for the firm
8. Building strong relationships and networks with the media
9. Monitoring the media including newspapers, magazines, journalists, broadcasts, newswires, social media sites, and blogs.
10. Working as part of an account team to build relevant PR and communication strategies and helping in implementing the same
11. Preparing regular client reports and attending client meetings
12. Promoting news stories and features to the media
13. Collating, analyzing, and evaluating the media coverage
14. Managing events including press conferences and promotional events
15. Attending and promote client events to the media
16. Managing PR aspects of a possible crisis situation

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