Intern | Hanover Sport | London

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About us</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation.<br><br>From our offices across Europe and the Middle East, we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels, audiences and issues.<br><br>Our collective of smart, curious people think differently and live by a shared mission, purpose, vision, and values. These shape how we work, not just with our colleagues, but with clients and partners too.</p> <p>Our mission is to ‘rewire communications for impact’ and harness its transformative power to advocate, trailblaze and make a difference.<br><br>We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company, recognising that each person is a unique spark, capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people, we can drive innovation, foster an uncommon work culture, and make a positive difference to society.</p> <p>Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint, we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work.</p></div><p><span data-contrast="auto">Hanover Sport has run&nbsp;a very successful&nbsp;intern programme over the last four years, which has seen&nbsp;previous&nbsp;candidates now in senior positions on some of our most high-profile accounts. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Hanover Sport</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Our&nbsp;industry leading communications team believe that sport is at the centre of the universe, driving entertainment, culture, purchasing, policy, community engagement, tourism and of course participation.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">However, the business of sport is complex, that’s why our team combines experts in the fields of strategic communications, brand storytelling, sponsorship activation, international affairs and media and political engagement so that we can help organisations use the platform of sport to achieve their goals.</span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Purpose</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">To support the team with&nbsp;day to day&nbsp;execution of client campaigns including media relations, social media, content creation, creative&nbsp;ideation&nbsp;and events. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The role will include working across a diverse range of sports brands including the likes of&nbsp;Wimbledon, Ipswich Town Football Club, WSL Football&nbsp;and Union Jack Classic.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As part of the role, you will receive training and support from the media,&nbsp;content&nbsp;and client experts in the&nbsp;team,&nbsp;and you will be given experience meeting media and clients. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Personal Attributes: </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Finger on the pulse for trends and passionate interest in sport and lifestyle  </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Confident communicator within large groups </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Proactive, committed, enthusiastic and energetic </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Excellent writing skills </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- A passion for brands,&nbsp;marketing&nbsp;and media </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- A good understanding of the UK media landscape </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Instinctive understanding of digital and social media </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Highly organised with great attention to detail </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Adept at building relationships with external and internal stakeholders  </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Primary Responsibilities:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><em><span data-contrast="auto">Clients </span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Compiling lists of relevant media for specific client campaigns </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Liaising with the media to gain positive coverage </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Drafting&nbsp;high quality&nbsp;press releases and relevant media materials </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Attending internal account meetings and drafting action notes </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Monitoring campaign outcomes and compiling client reports </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Supporting social and digital client campaigns </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Organising&nbsp;logistics&nbsp;for client events and creative initiatives </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Attending and supporting on experiential events  </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Liaising with talent and developing their profile to a broader range of media beyond sport  </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><em><span data-contrast="auto">New Business </span></em><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Carrying out research to provide insights for client and new business briefs </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Tracking sport, cultural, media and industry&nbsp;trends to inform the team </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">- Administrative support for the team and new client accounts </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The internship is full time, Mon-Fri, for 12 weeks (with potential to extend) and paid at a competitive rate. The team are looking for someone available to start as soon as possible. It will be a part of our hybrid working policy, with 3 days spent at our Bankside offices (Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9HA).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement +&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating and ensuring a fair, inclusive, and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture.</p> <p>We maintain a strict no-tolerance stance against any form of discrimination and harassment, ensuring all individuals are treated equitably, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital or pregnancy status, genetic background, or any other attribute safeguarded under our company policies or federal, state or local laws and legislation.</p> <p>We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an email to <a href="mailto:recruitment@hanovercomms.com">recruitment@hanovercomms.com</a> with the nature of your request.</p> <p>We are committed to transparency about how we collect and use your data, including ensuring we comply with legal obligations relating to data protection. You can view our data privacy policy&nbsp;<a href="https://hanovercomms.com/recruitment-privacy-policy">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBAL’s powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies across EMEA and North America. Collectively we rank among the top 15 largest communication firms in the world.</p> <p>Find out more about <a href="https://www.hanovercomms.com/about-us/">Hanover</a> and <a href="https://www.hanovercomms.com/careers/">working for us</a>.</p></div>