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PLEON: Interns/Trainees

PLEON - 30 June 2009

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Job Description

For our office in Brussels, Pleon Belgium is seeking interns/trainees for the European Public Policy Communications team to start one position on August 1 and two positions on September 1.

The successful candidate is a student or graduate in Communications, Economics, European Politics, Business Administration or equivalent. He/she must/should speak perfect English and have good writing and speaking skills in at least two other EU languages. Knowledge of Eastern European languages would be an advantage.
 
He/she
• will have the drive and personality to make things happen
• is highly motivated and willing to engage in 6-month internship
• has excellent drafting skills in writing media materials
• has above average personal and communication skills
• has excellent organizing skills
• enjoys working in an international environment
• has excellent knowledge of MS Office
• has an understanding of European policies and the working of the EU institutions

Other responsibilities include:
• Daily press monitoring and research
• Support for updating of European Media Database
• Press release compilation and editing
• Active pitching of story angles and secure journalist’s attendance for traveling press events
• Assistance with event organizing (press conferences)
• Summarize research and analysis of media reports for presentations
• Centralization of pan-European information
• Press release distribution and follow-up

This position is based in Brussels and our preference goes out to candidates that live in Brussels. Please note that this vacancy is in our European Public Policy team and not in our Public Affairs team. Our Public Policy activities focus on communications for public institutions of which, about 95% is on behalf of the European Commission towards the 27 Member States.

We offer an inspiring international working environment for a convincing personality with a high sense of responsibility. Those interested should send their CVs and motivation letter by email to jobsb@pleon.com and please put reference code EPPINT in subject line. Closing date end of July.

PLEON is an international communications consultancy with European roots which creates and implements strategies for private and public sector organisations. Recently, Pleon announced to join operations with Ketchum, a leading global public relations firm. The merger creates one of the largest, most geographically diverse communications consultancies in the world, and by far the largest consultancy in Europe, augmenting Pleon’s position as the established European market leader. The combined consultancy has more than 2,000 employees in owned operations and will now operate in 66 countries with 103 owned and affiliated offices worldwide. Pleon is part of Omnicom Group, stock listed at NY.

More information www.pleon.com
 
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