Internship, Corporate Affairs (March 2026 Start) - Global Communications Agency

If you’re looking to start your communications career in an award-winning global agency, then this might just be the role for you!

Why FleishmanHillard?

We have been named PRWeek’s Global Agency of the Year and Best Places to Work; a “Standout Agency” on Advertising Age’s A-List; NAFE’s “Top 50 Companies for Executive Women” for six years running; and among our firm’s award-winning work we’ve taken home 5 Lions in the past two years at the Cannes International Festival of Creativity.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable working environment for everyone. As the only PR Agency awarded EY’s National Equality Standard (twice!), all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. Do let us know if you need any adjustments made during the interview process.

The team

As a team with over 30 talented consultants, we strongly believe we are a sum of all our parts – we pride ourselves on being a broad spectrum of talents, experiences and expertise which all come together to tackle complex tasks and deliver results.

We like to think that we’re a positive, if sometimes (healthy) cynical bunch as well. We’re always there for each other during the good, and sometimes tricky times. And of course, we like to have fun – whether that’s a few beers down at the pub, quiz nights, axe throwing, team breakfasts or competing in a Tough Mudder.

And with many of our colleagues coming from numerous other agencies, we are often told we provide the right balance of smart interesting work, with a great work/life balance (and quite a few laughs in between).

The work

Reputation can be a company’s biggest business asset. We help clients to manage their reputation and brand, and protect their licence to operate. To anticipate risk and take advantage of emerging opportunities. We help to shape perceptions and transform and protect reputations. And we do this by developing communication campaigns that drive progress and authentic engagement, deliver real results and bring about genuine change.

With in-depth sector experience covering public affairs, international affairs, consumer services, manufacturing and industrials, food and beverage, healthcare, property, financial services and energy. The breadth of our work covers everything from storytelling and narrative development to media relations, media training, political and stakeholder engagement, executive profiling, speaker programs, campaign development and execution, internal comms and issues and crisis management.

The role

This is a 3-month paid, full time (5 days p/week) internship with a focus on Public Affairs, starting in March 2026. Although not guaranteed, we hope to transfer this position to our emerging talent programme at the end of this contract.

You’ll be focusing on public affairs and supporting multiple client accounts from day one, utilising the latest technology, AI tools and access to data to build robust communications campaigns. Supporting account teams to drive results through government and media relations, executive profiling, content development, social media and events. You will also play a role in supporting the team on new business and marketing efforts to continue to grow the practice and current portfolio of clients.

 The day-to-day:

• Supporting on monitoring and analysing key policy and political issues for our roster of clients, helping to see round corners and analyse political risk and opportunity

• Supporting with day-to-day running of corporate affairs clients, helping the team to keep on top of daily and weekly deliverables

• Developing media target lists, research around the news agenda and finding creative angles to promote stories

• Media relations, pitching stories to journalists and drafting press releases and bylines

• Assisting in the coordination of events such as Parliamentary drop-ins, press conferences, media briefings, analyst meetings, media tours and trade shows

• Assisting with the drafting of client proposals and/or political/media materials: plans, presentations and reports

• Support in creating key press materials including political briefings, policy analysis, press releases, social media content, briefing documents and coverage reports

• Supporting campaign & programme development through relevant research and contributing ideas to planning meetings and brainstorms

• Researching client and competitor products and services to feed into client strategy/new business proposals

• Reporting and providing analysis on the results of online/offline campaign activities including collation of media coverage reports.

• Actively contributing to new business initiatives

About you

We are looking for a team player with an entrepreneurial spirit, who is passionate about developing their career in integrated communications and public affairs as part of a leading global agency.  You will have a passion for politics and corporate comms, a creative and curious mind, be willing to lean into new opportunities, stay on top of industry trends, develop meaningful campaign ideas and drive excellent results for clients. Previous political, public relations or communications experience is a bonus.

Eligibility

You must have the right to work in the UK and be able to work from our London Bankside office at least 3 days p/week.

What We Offer You

• Our internship salaries start at £28,860 per annum.

• A warm and friendly team with a fantastic portfolio of global and UK clients

• A truly global network, the opportunity to be part of multi-market campaigns, regularly working with colleagues across the globe.

• A strengths-based L&D framework with an in-house coach and development opportunities for career defining work.

• We’ve fully embraced hybrid and flexible working. We have a great office and human contact remains an important element of our culture

• Work-life balance, we all work hard but having a life outside work matters to all of us, and we support each other to achieve it.

• Culture Club – from office manicures, nutritionists, inhouse massage and acupressure sessions, to Yoga on the roof terrace, quizzes, boot camps, exhibits and summer and Christmas get-togethers.

• Opportunities to join our Employee Resource Groups (global and local), the Shadow Board or DE&I Steering committee.

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Apologies in advance but due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to every application individually.

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