Intern

Havas Media; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

International exposure

Office in Amsterdam

Job summary

Havas Media Netherlands is seeking a Global Awards Intern in Amsterdam to organize and oversee the network's award footprint. You will coordinate across international offices and help showcase wins both internally and externally.

The role emphasizes structured processes, clear writing, and collaboration with multiple teams; you will support submission writing and platform uploads while gaining exposure to Cannes Lions, Festival of Media, and other major events.

Qualifications

• Education: currently studying or recently graduated in communications, marketing, or media studies.
• Based in or around Amsterdam; right to work in the Netherlands; able to work in the Amsterdam office at least 2 days/week.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Track global awards and administer the internal awards platform.
• Communicate award wins to teams and support external promotion.
• Assist with writing submissions and uploading assets to festival platforms.

Skills

Highly organized

Detail-oriented

Excellent writing

Education

Communications/Marketing/Media Studies degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Agency : Havas Media Netherlands Job Description : .

About the Global Awards Team The Global Awards Team sits at the heart of our network's strategic hub. Our mission is to identify, nurture, and celebrate the most impactful work produced across our global offices. We ensure that our network's best ideas and campaigns are spotlighted and successfully submitted to prestigious regional and global industry competitions, such as Cannes Lions and the Festival of Media. To be associated to interns.

Role Overview

We are seeking an energetic, highly structured, and communication-focused Global Awards Intern to join our team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will play a crucial part in organizing the network's global award footprint, ensuring seamless collaboration across international offices, and championing our wins, both internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. Global Awards Tracking & Platform Administration Process Ownership: Take charge of the awards tracking process, which serves as our central system for monitoring Havas Media Network’s award entries and results. Platform Management: Manage our dedicated internal platform, ensuring database accuracy and integrity. Work with IT to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with the tracking tool, and manage requests for user access and the addition of new award names. Network Liaison & Follow-ups: Communicate regularly with local awards tracking contacts to ensure information is provided on time. Proactively follow up with local teams when information or results are delayed.
2. 2. Award Success Communication Win Notifications: Actively monitor results and communicate award wins to winning teams to celebrate their success. External Promotion Support: Share results with the Global Communications team for website and social media promotion.
3. 3. Submission & Entry Support Entry Writing: Support the team in writing and drafting actual awards submissions. Platform Uploads: Assist with the practical side of uploading finalized submissions, case study videos, and entry assets to various festival platforms.

Who You Are (Requirements)

• Education: Currently studying or recently graduated with a degree in Communications, Marketing, Media Studies, or a related field.
• Location & Presence: Based in or around Amsterdam, with the right to work/intern in the Netherlands. Must be available to work in the Amsterdam office at least 2 days a week.
• Language Skills: Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Technical Skills: High proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Soft Skills & Passions: Highly organized, detail-oriented, and a genuine love for writing, storytelling, and communications.
• Preferred Plusses: Knowledge of design platforms (such as Canva and Adobe Express), additional languages, and previous internship experience is a plus.

What We Offer

• An international role and the opportunity to work with teams from all over the world and professionals across multiple disciplines.
• Deep exposure to the world's best media, creative, and strategic campaigns.
• A front-row seat to the processes behind the industry’s most prestigious festivals (Cannes Lions, Festival of Media, Effies).
• A warm onboarding experience and active mentorship to help you grow.

Contract Type

Intern

Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

About Us

Founded in 1835 by Charles-Louis Havas, Havas is one of the world’s largest global communications groups, with more than 23,000 people in over 100 countries sharing one single mission: to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. Havas has developed a fully integrated model covering all communications activities. The teams of the three business units, Creative, Media and Health & You, work together with agility and in perfect synergy to offer clients tailor-made, meaningful, innovative and entertainment-oriented solutions that support them in their positive transformation.

Life at Havas

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Havas Media Network

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