Communications Intern

Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, is looking for a communications intern with excellent spoken and written English to join its communications team for (+/-) 6 months.
Applicants must be at least undergraduate communications students who require an internship for their course or have achieved a first degree. We offer valuable and rewarding work experience in a welcoming, stimulating multicultural team.
The intern will be expected to manage or help with various projects relating to sustainability, energy, health, safety and environment, in the following areas:

• Publishing: web, print, social media;
• Research and analysis; copywriting; drafting and publishing documents or blog posts;
• Media relations;
• Interviewing/Filming;
• Events.

The intern will work with the communications team and other colleagues in charge of specific issues, and report to the Media Relations Manager. The extent of their responsibilities and autonomy will depend on their capacity to take initiatives and manage projects, as well as their skills, areas of specialisation and previous experience, if any.

Typical projects can consist of:

• Help publishing manager with coordination and/or production of print or online publications;
• Help media relations manager organise and prepare for press briefings;
• Research a specific issue online and produce analyses and reports;
• Produce (collate, edit or draft) texts to be published on the Cefic website (www.cefic.org), Cefic's online sustainability platform for young academics and professionals (www.yourformula.eu), Cefic's newsletter or Cefic's members-only website Click-In;
• Edit texts produced by issue experts, so as to make them reader-friendly and impactful;
• Develop visually attractive presentations;
• Once the intern is more familiar with the organisation, attend meetings and make suggestions on ways to communicate around a specific issue or event.

Profile

• Able to work in English: excellent spoken and written English;
• Ability to synthesize and translate complex issues into clear and concise messages;
• Highly computer literate and familiar with social media;
• An operational knowledge of web content management systems and related Internet tools, and/or elements of design and basic knowledge of publishing softwares are all assets;
• Strong interpersonal, team working and organisational skills;
• Strong motivation and high amount of initiative.

Please send your application (short motivation letter + curriculum vitae of no more than 2 pages) to: Cefic, James Pieper, Media Relations Manager, Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 4, B-1160 Brussels – e-mail:
jpi@cefic.be – cc. Gert Roelandt, Human Resources Manager, e-mail: gro@cefic.be.