Public Relations Intern

About Ogilvy

Ogilvy was founded in 1948 by David Ogilvy. David created a culture that deeply respects and cares about its people and clients. Our mission is to inspire people and brands to make an impact and we are committed to attracting, growing, and retaining the best talent in the industry.

What You’ll Do:

Admin and Organizational Skills

• Assistance in day-to-day administration (i.e. booking of meetings, preparation of documents and materials for meetings/events) for team
• Produce contact reports/minutes of meeting after meetings with clients
• Day-to-day communications with working team on operational and/or admin work Consistently maintain a high standard of communication with colleagues and clients
• Keeping track of team meetings and/or updating the meeting tracker
• Assist in handling day-to-day administration of accounts
• Assist to request for quotations from 3rd party
• Prepare dispatch to send materials to 3rd party/ partner agencies

Media Monitoring & Basic Media Relations

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• Daily media monitoring and clippings process for clients
• Calculate results and compilation of coverage template for clients
• Media calls to follow-up on RSVP for events and coverage for releases, providing updates to managers/clients
• Production, preparation and dissemination of event and media materials, including press kits, goodie bags, gifts and collaterals
• Assist working team on-site at events to manage and register the media
• Compilation and reporting of media attendance sheets and follow-ups with media where necessary
• Assist Account Executive to prepare first draft of all project/monthly/year-end coverage and activity reports for accounts

Originating Documents and Materials

• Draft and produce documents listed below with minimal or no grammatical errors/typos before further editing by senior:
  • Event agendas
  • Media invitations
  • Media releases
  • Fact sheets / company profiles / bios

Participation in Brainstorming and Planning Sessions

• Demonstrate active participation in support and contribute to working team’s planning sessions
• Brainstorming for ideas
• Assist in doing research for information (i.e. Desk research and dipstick surveys), including summarizing key findings and insights for discussion and use in planning
• Prepare tactical execution slides, as well as general formatting and streamlining of proposals, under supervision of the supervisor

Ogilvy Values

• Develops a thorough understanding of brand
• Learn and applies the principles of Brand Stewardship
• Is hungry to learn the business and apply that knowledge
• Develops a sense of ownership and passion for all creative work on their assignments
• Flourishes in the climate of creativity and innovation with the working team
• Accepts and implements new ways of working that allow the working team to deliver quality work faster and cheaper

How We’ll Support You

Ogilvy celebrates its people. Fully. Enthusiastically. Unhesitatingly. We’ll empower you with the tools you’ll need to succeed. We’ll give you the autonomy to seek out new paths and better ways of doing things. We’ll support you with colleagues who are experts in their disciplines, drawn from across the Ogilvy network. And we’ll provide opportunities for you to do work of which you’ll be proud, with people you’ll be proud to call your teammates.