Company : Spotify
Location : Johannesburg, South Africa
Date listed: 19 April 2022
We are looking for an outstanding Intern to join Spotify’s PR & Communications Team. The intern will support our media relations, speaking engagements, and internal communications activities across the company’s business in Africa.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with Spotify team in Africa to provide communications support that drives brand love and awareness across the country
- Ideate, drive, and implement communications strategies and messaging that support the underlying business goals in Africa to the local consumer, advertising/marketing, business and podcast industry press
- Provide support in securing speaking opportunities, creating talking points, and developing presentations for speakers
- Work closely with the Head of PR & Communications to create stories and take them to the local media and influencers
- Coordinate with the broader African team to tell industry success stories
- Support the management of our PR agency in Africa: provide briefings, direction and ongoing guidance to the agencies including project management and reporting
- Work on daily and weekly media monitoring
- Execute against local internal communication strategy and drive internal communications activities in region(s)
Requirements:
- In possesion of or pursuing a degree in:
- Marketing
- Communications
- Journalism
- Must be a local South African and have valid work authorization to work there that will extend from June to August 2022
Skills and Competencies:
You possess the following abilities:
- an expert communicator with strong writing skills and adept at synthesizing and communicating information to different levels of partners in Africa,
- a strong storyteller who can find stories in unexpected places and understands data and how to effectively apply insights,
- strong knowledge of influencers in the region,
- someone who is able to build relationships with external and internal partners while prioritizing the business goals of the organization
- You care about reading, writing and constant learning and exploring
- You have passion for the music and podcast industry and understanding of challenges and opportunities on the horizon
Where you’ll be based
- For this role, it can be within Johannesburg, South Africa in which we have a work location
- For this role, you can choose to either work from home or from one of our office locations
- Working hours? We operate within Johannesburg time zone for collaboration
How to Apply
Apply Online for the Spotify: PR & Communications Internship Programme 2022