Communications, PR & Events Placements

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Deadline: 25th January 2019
Salary: £17,500
Length: Placement (10 Months+)
Roles: Television/Film/Media, PR & Communications
Location: South East
City: Oxford

Communications, PR & Events Placements

Plant Oxford is the birthplace and heart of MINI production. Manufactured to individual customer specifications, hundreds of MINIs leave the plant’s assembly lines each day, off to meet new owners in more than 110 countries around the world. Since production of the new MINI started in 2001, almost 3 million cars have been made at Plant Oxford.

To ensure that we are continually developing our workforce, we are looking for talented and motivated people who will inspire and shape our future business. Each year we offer a number of internship opportunities and are keen to hear from you if you are currently studying an undergraduate degree and are on track for a 2:1 or 1st class final result.

If you are a bright, energetic and creative student, with an interest in Media Relations, Events or Communications who is seeking an exciting challenge for your placement year, then we have an exceptional opportunity for you!

Media Relations & Communications: You will be responsible for handling media requests and supporting media and VIP visits to the site, generating story ideas and proactively sourcing the content for them. You must have an interest in media as you will be monitoring media daily, including local and national newspapers as well as TV, radio and online. You’ll also be involved in sourcing photos and proactively generating ideas for the plant’s Instagram site as well as community engagement, liaison and issues management.

Event Management: The successful candidate will be involved in all internal and external events for a diverse range of clients and delegates. This can range from management conferences to press launches and award ceremonies to firework displays. The individual will also play a key role in the growth of our award-winning Plant Tours, from day to day operations to putting an effective marketing plan in place.

PR & Internal Communications: Split into 2 task areas, the internal communications tasks will involve investigating and writing stories for internal media, updating the intranet on a regular basis using a content management system and updating content on plant wide TV screens using a televisual communication tool. The external communications tasks will involve handling media requests, supporting media and VIP visits to the site, daily media monitoring and running the Plant’s Instagram site.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary of £17,500 and a range of benefits including a pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and a subsidised on-site restaurant. As a placement student you will also have the opportunity to take part in the testing of new vehicles through one of our car schemes. Throughout your placement you will be supported by our experts in your chosen field, as well as being surrounded by many fellow placement students.

Application Process

The application process is as follows:

Stage 1: Online application form*
Stage 2: Online ability tests (To be completed within 5 days of receipt)
Stage 3: Telephone interview with the recruitment team
Stage 4: Face to face interview with the hiring manager or attendance at an assessment center

*If you do not complete the free text questions your application will not be reviewed.

Please be aware that we complete rolling recruitment. As such, those candidates that have made an early application and have successfully moved through the recruitment process will be invited to the first face to face interviews.

Additional Information

For any further enquiries please contact the Central Recruitment Team at hr.services.recruitment@bmwgroup.co.uk

Please note that our Undergraduate placement opportunities are only open to students who will be returning to their final year of study following their placement with us.

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