Internship - EU Public Affairs - Digital Communication Advocacy
BCW Europe Africa, Belgium

As the global communications agency in the business of moving people, BCW guides client partners to powerful, culturally relevant ideas, programs and messages that inspire their key stakeholders to think differently, feel deeply and act urgently.

BCW’s commitment to moving people starts with our employees. Here you’ll find ways to ignite your growth while doing meaningful work for exceptional clients in an environment that prioritizes your success, compels collaboration and celebrates learning. We’re committed to moving our people forward in their careers and helping them learn and grow as people and professionals.

We wholly believe that creating truly inclusive and innovative solutions is critical to our success, so Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (I.D.E.A.) are embedded into everything we do for our people, agency, clients and the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from talent across all dimensions of race/ethnicity and the LGBTQ+, differently abled and veteran communities.

And while there is no one kind of BCW person, everyone at BCW has something in common: A mindset, a way of responding to challenges with openness, curiosity and a commitment to learning. BCW will feed that drive by rewarding courageous tenacity and nurturing your dynamic career.

What you’ll do as you move with us

• Work hand-in-hand with the client leader/project manager on executing all necessary tasks on client accounts
• Dive into data sources to discover the story behind the numbers and recommend actions
• Identify opportunities that will improve the user journey and overall experience
• Take a holistic look at communications and monitoring campaign results across all channels
• Inspire people to see the value of data, intelligence and measurement
• Gain an understanding of the client’s business, challenges and opportunities
• Carry out media and stakeholder monitoring, research and analysis of issues, developments and trends to ensure the client is alerted on relevant topics
• Think outside the bubble as you participate in brainstorming sessions, help develop new business and support on digital campaign development and implementation for multi-market European projects across various channel
• Work hand-in-hand with the client leader/project manager on executing all necessary tasks on client accounts

Requirements

Who are you?

• Proactive, eager to learn and excited to get a first experience in a digital communications role
• Passionate about research and data-driven storytelling
• Unafraid to look at and beyond the numbers to find more effective ways to communicate
• Knowledge of digital and the social media landscape (basically the world we live in) with strong tech skills
• Critical thinker with a desire and ability to learn within a fast-paced environment
• Organized with strong attention to detail
• Good at time management, prioritization and meeting deadlines
• A real collaborator and team player
• Excellent spoken and written English communications skills (C1)

What we offer:

• A 6-month agreement under Convention d’Immersion Professionnelle ( CIP)
• A stimulating work experience within an EU affairs office and multicultural environment (+20 nationalities);
• Training opportunities

Practicalities:

• Start date 05/09/2022
• Please note that the CIP contract excludes any internships for which the intern receives academic credit or undertakes as a part of a degree.

Benefits

BCW is the global communications agency that moves people on behalf of clients. BCW partners with clients in the B2B, consumer, corporate, crisis management, healthcare, public affairs, purpose and technology sectors to set strategic direction for all communications and create powerful and unexpected ideas that earn attention. Through an Earned-Plus offer earned media plus paid media, creative technology, data, AI and an expanding suite of innovative capabilities BCW moves people with power and precision to move its clients forward. BCW is a part of WPP (NYSE: WPP), a creative transformation company. For more information, visit www.bcw-global.com.

BCW Mission:

Organizations and industries are evolving at a rapid pace while operating in increasingly complex, connected stakeholder ecosystems. To grow and thrive in this environment, our clients need to engage colleagues, consumers, customers and other key constituents who are more diverse, elusive and over-stimulated than ever before. They have to move people all kinds of people to think differently, feel deeply and act urgently.

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