Internship - Corporate & Financial Communications

CDR (Citigate Dewe Rogerson); Singapore; On-site; SGD 13,392 - 20,088; Full time

Job summary

CDR Singapore is seeking an intern to join our team. If you have a passion for strategic communications, a keen interest in financial markets, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Primarily to assist consultants in research, content creation, media monitoring, and event coordination; strengthen client programmes and marketing materials while gaining exposure to cross-border communications in a corporate setting.

Qualifications

• Excellent command of English with a flair for writing.
• Proficiency in Mandarin both spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Assist consultants with research for topical presentations, proposals and media publicity materials.
• Brainstorm ideas for client-related programmes.
• Scan and monitor news coverage related to clients and competitors and draft synopses for daily clippings reports.
• Evaluate reports on clients’ media publicity programmes based on advertising cost-equivalents.
• Draft news releases, factsheets, speeches and other communications materials.
• Coordinate events (briefings/AGMs), including sourcing quotes and supporting marketing collateral production.
• Manage media and guest RSVPs for clients’ events.
• Assist with any other duties as directed by the Director.

Skills

Excellent English writing

Mandarin proficiency

Job description

CDR is a global strategic communications consultancy with a 50-year track record of delivering board-level advice, deep market insights and specialise communications support.

We help clients in all sectors at every stage of their journey: from fund raisings to cross-border transactions, to growth-focused initiatives, bespoke media relations and content-rich campaigns. With reputation management at our core, we bring a unique understanding of how to engage with all our clients’ stakeholders.

The opportunity

CDR Singapore is on the lookout for an intern to join our team. If you have a passion for strategic communications, a keen interest in financial markets, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities

Primarily to assist consultants in:

• Fact-gathering / research associated with development of topical presentations, proposals and media publicity materials for clients and prospective clients.
• Ideas generation / brainstorming for client-related programmes.
• Scanning and monitoring of news coverage related to clients and clients’ competitors and new developments that are of impact to clients and consultancy, drafting synopses for daily media clippings reports.
• Evaluation reports on clients’ media publicity programmes based on advertising cost-equivalent calculations.
• Drafting news releases, factsheets, speeches and other communications materials.
• Events coordination (briefings/AGMs), including sourcing for competitive quotes from third party vendors and support in the production of marketing collaterals (eg. Proofreading).’
• Media and guests RSVPs for clients’ events

and any other assignments as may arise and determined by the Director.

Requirements

• Excellent command of the English language with a flair for writing
• Proficiency in Mandarin both spoken and written