Register Your Interest - Public Relations Placement 2027

Porsche Cars Great Britain; Reading; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Mon-Fri 9:00–17:30 fixed hours

CSR activities with Place2Be

Porsche Experience Centre visit

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental health champions

Job summary

Porsche Cars GB invites applications for a 10-month Placement in Public Relations, based in Reading. You will assist the PR team with media enquiries, press coverage review, and weekly newsletters, while supporting events and car-portfolio communications.

You’ll engage with CSR activities focused on Place2Be and participate in intern projects across the wider business. The role develops skills in media relations, content creation, and budget processes, with occasional out-of-hours activities and

Qualifications

• Social Media literacy and MS Office familiarity.
• Highly proficient in both spoken and written English.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Preferred studying PR, Marketing, English Language or Communications undergraduate degree.
• Experience in a customer-facing job.

Responsibilities

• Handle and respond to basic media enquiries and requests.
• Collate, review and archive media coverage.
• Update internal press coverage and internal news, including weekly newsletters.
• Assist with press car bookings and record media information.
• Prepare relevant press information for each press car booking.
• Monitor central press inbox daily.
• Contribute to special PR projects as required.
• Support at media launches and events.
• Assist with research and content for Porsche press releases.
• Offer pro-active ideas to enhance the PR programme.
• Monitor PR department budget and assist with PO and invoice processes.
• Participate in Intern Project and related activities.
• Possible involvement in Goodwood Festival of Speed orientation.

Skills

Social Media literacy

MS Office familiarity

English proficiency

UK driving licence

Education

PR/Marketing/English/Communications undergraduate degree

Job description

Support the Porsche Cars GB Public Relations team in daily duties, managing incoming requests to the department via phone and e-mail, supporting the PR team with adhoc requests, assisting with department financial admin tasks, coordinating internal news updates, overseeing monitoring of print and digital publications and social media channels, supporting the PR team on events, and liaising with media on travel logistics. There will be occasional involvement in special activities that take place out of normal office hours, and sometimes in unusual locations.

You will also be representing the PR team in the intern working groups and collaborating with fellow intern colleagues on special projects across the wider business. These will have a particular focus on our national charity partner, Place2Be, as well as related CSR activities.

This is a Placement Year position for a candidate currently studying an Undergraduate degree at university, seeking a placement for their third year.

Responsibilities:

• Handle and respond to basic media enquiries and requests.
• Collate, review and archive media coverage.
• Be responsible for updating internal press coverage and internal news, in particular cascading a weekly newsletter distributed to the PCGB community and Centre network, created by the Assistant Press Officer.
• Assist with press car booking requests and documenting required media information.
• Compile relevant press information for each press car booking.
• Monitor central press inbox on a daily basis.
• To work on special PR projects, as and when required.
• Provide assistance at media launches and events.
• Assist with research and content for Porsche press releases.
• To offer pro-active and creative ideas to enhance the PR programme.
• Monitor the PR department budget and assist with purchase order and invoice processes.
• To be active participant in the Intern Project.
• Opportunity to support PR team for a day at Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, ahead of formal start date, to help with orientation and get to know the Press Office function.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Social Media literacy and MS Office familiarity.
• Highly proficient in both spoken and written English.
• Full UK driving licence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Studying PR, Marketing, English Language or a Communications related undergraduate degree.
• Experience in a customer-facing job.

Porsche is committed to promote a culture that champions diversity and equal opportunities. Our strong family embodies the values of freedom, respect and tolerance.

To fulfil this mission, Porsche is devoted to celebrating our diverse voices and cultivating an environment that reflects the varied communities we touch. This is our commitment, and we invite you to share in this vision.

• Highly Competitive salary.
• Fixed hours each week - 5 days per week, Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm.
• Preferential rates on several products and services, including high street brands, restaurants, gyms and Porsche products.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Assistance Programme - support and advice on issues impacting your wellbeing.
• Dedicated mental health champions.
• Opportunity to visit the Porsche Experience Centre in Silverstone and drive the full Porsche vehicle range.

Location:

Porsche Cars GB Ltd and Porsche Retail Head Office is located conveniently by junction 12 of the M4, adjacent to a retail park, gym, and well-known fast-food restaurants. It is within walking distance of Theale's main line train station and a bus stop which operate regular services to Reading Town Centre.

Deadline: Ongoing

Job Type:

Placement (10 Months+)

Job Roles:

Digital Marketing

Social Media Marketing

Journalism and Publishing

Marketing

Locations:

Reading

Porsche is committed to promote a culture that champions diversity and equal opportunities. Our strong family, compromising over 80 nationalities, embodies the values of freedom, respect and tolerance.

This score is based on honest feedback written by students who’ve worked at Porsche Cars Great Britain.