Intern, Integrated Communications

**About Hill & Knowlton**

Hill & Knowlton is the global strategic communications leader for transformation. We help brands, businesses, and leaders build reputation, manage risk, and create breakthrough opportunities for growth. Founded in 1927, today's Hill & Knowlton operates 70 offices in over 30 countries, providing advisory, public relations and creative solutions to local and global clients. Our global team offers integrated strategic services grounded in deep sector expertise and enabled by creativity and intelligence. Headquartered in New York, Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP, one of the world's largest communications services groups.

Our internships are designed to give you hands-on experience working in an agency setting. You'll have the chance to work on client files, access senior talent, and participate in internal training programs.

In this role, the Intern will be responsible mainly for traditional and social media monitoring, public affairs and government monitoring and reporting, media relations, stakeholder research projects, creating and editing content, and providing support to the team on various client programs.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Monitors traditional and social media using Cision, Meltwater, Factiva, Eureka, and other sources and prepares reports using customized tools for clients
- Tracks public affairs developments at the provincial government level including monitoring Question Periods, legislative proceedings, government policy, and political staffing changes
- Drafts a wide range of written materials (press releases, articles, media and executive briefing documents, government correspondence, social media content, and coverage reports)
- Assists in the coordination of client events (news conferences, media briefings, analyst meetings, media tours, and the like)
- Build and develop social and content engagement plans to build community and public support for client initiatives
- Develop social content in coordination with creative teams to build a presence for client and client issues, including writing long and short form content, editing videos, and designing graphics
- Develop digital ad buys in coordination with senior paid media specialists
- Support social and content strategies in public and corporate affairs as well as consumer communications settings
- Measure and optimize content, to ensure we are creating content with impact
- Research client and competitor products and services
- Serves as a reliable team member and provides support to peers and clients
- Completes work product, timesheets, and billing reports accurately and in accordance with deadlines
- Proactively works with supervisor to establish and track career goals, training, and skill-building needs
- Exemplifies the company's ethics, vision, and values in daily work
- Provides sound judgment and problem-solving skills
- Proactively seeks and shares relevant information with colleagues and clients

**Qualifications & Skills**:

- Previous PR Internship or relevant leadership role at college/university or in a government/political environment
- Excellent communication, organizational, and writing skills
- Knowledge of BC's political and media landscapes
- Technical savvy and a strong interest in the latest social and content trends
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a dynamic, creative, and fast-paced environment
- Ability to work well with others and independently as needed
- Positive attitude with a proactive approach
- Required proficiency with Microsoft Office, social media; PR & media monitoring software (Cision, Meltwater, Factiva, Eureka) a plus
- We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted._
- Hill & Knowlton is more than an agency. It's a collection of thousands of brilliant, collaborative and driven employees - all united around a single vision of transforming our clients, our company and the world._

Across 70 offices in 30 countries our people are the heartbeat of our business. Bridging countless cultures, backgrounds and lived experiences, we are drawn together by a common drive and a collaborative spirit - called to our craft each day by the desire to deliver the best work.

And at H&K, diversity, equity and inclusion are not just values; they are strategic imperatives that fuel our future in an industry built on the art of understanding, connecting and developing relationships. We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for inspiring bold ideas, fostering constructive dialogue and cultivating meaningful experiences that drive innovation and creativity.