BE: Internship Communications

legendcareerseu; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 6,700 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

Legend Biotech is seeking a Communication Intern to join our team in Ghent, Belgium. You will support internal campaigns, create content for newsletters and presentations, and assist with weekly company updates.

You will collaborate with HR on recruitment-related activities when applicable, bringing energy, creativity, and a strong eye for detail. You should be pursuing a degree in Communication or a related field and be fluent in English and Dutch.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Communication or a related field.
• Previous internship experiences are a nice plus, but not required.
• Proficient in English and Dutch with strong written and spoken communication.
• Strong accuracy, creativity, and positive energy; team player who can work independently.
• Interest in internal communication and employee branding; comfortable with MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Support internal projects and campaigns (tool launches, events, engagement initiatives).
• Create content for internal channels (presentations, visuals, newsletters).
• Assist with weekly company updates, newsletters, and internal emails.
• Monitor and analyze the effectiveness of internal communication; propose improvements.
• Contribute ideas and support ad-hoc communication projects.
• Collaborate with HR on recruitment-related activities when needed.

Skills

Content creation

Copywriting

Internal communications

Team collaboration

Education

Pursuing a degree in Communication or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you ready to jumpstart your career in Corporate Communication? Then join our Communication team as a Communication Intern and gain hands-on experience, backed by experienced professionals who are great and fun colleagues too. Perfect combo, right?

What can you expect?

As a Communication Intern, you will engage in a variety of tasks and projects that will stretch your skills and broaden your understanding of internal communication. Here is what you will be doing:

• Projects and Employee Engagement: You support internal projects and campaigns, such as the launch of new tools, internal events or employee engagement initiatives.
• Content Creation: You contribute to the creation of content for internal communication channels (presentations, visuals, newsletters, ...).
• Copy Writing: You support with the writing of the weekly company update, the newsletters and internal mails.
• Analysing and improving: You help monitor and analyze the effectiveness of internal communication and translate insights into improvement proposals.
• General Support: You actively contribute to the team by sharing ideas and supporting ad-hoc communication initiatives and projects.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Given the close partnership between Communications and HR, there may occasionally be opportunities to support the HR team, particularly within Talent Acquisition, through recruitment-related activities and projects.

Depending on your talents and interests, we can obviously focus more on certain communication topics or projects.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an enthusiastic intern, who is not only eager to learn but more important has a lot of gusto to go for it with us because our Communication ambitions are sky-high. We think our perfect intern has the following qualities but correct us if you think we are wrong. We are very open-minded.

Education:

You are pursuing a degree in Communication or a related field of study.

Experience:

Previous internship experiences are a nice plus, but not a must-have.

Languages:

You are proficient in English and Dutch, with strong written and oral communication skills.

Strengths:

You are known for your accuracy, your creativity, and the positive energy you bring to the team. You are a teamplayer, but you can also work well independently.

Expertise:

You have a strong interest in internal communication and employee branding, and you know your way around Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).

What do we offer?

We offer you an exciting learning environment where you can really develop your communication skills. You will receive guidance from experienced professionals and be introduced to different communication domains. We put your professional growth first so you can get the most out of your internship.

Legend Biotech in Ghent.

Legend Biotech is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is Legend's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.

You can find more information about how we collect, use, and protect your personal data for recruitment purposes, including your rights under applicable data protection laws, in our Candidate Privacy Notice here: https://legendbiotech.eu/en/candidate-privacy-notice (Dutch: https://legendbiotech.eu/nl/candidate-privacy-notice ).