Long-term Internship - Communications (Contract)
Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for an Intern to join our Communications department based in Miami, FL.
Meet the team:
Our Communications team members provide effective communications to support a variety of Airbus programs through strategic internal, external, social media and crisis communications. We are fluent in all areas of digital communications, media and public relations. We use available channels and tools, as well as crafting new ones. We partner with business units throughout Airbus to position the company as a brand of choice for external customers and employees alike. Join the Communications team and help tell the Airbus story.
Your working environment:
The Airbus Training Center (ATC) in Miami provides flight and maintenance crew training for Airbus airline customers – primarily for those based in the Americas. The custom-designed, 110,000-square-foot complex trains more than 2,000 cadets each year in a range of (six) full-flight simulators, innovative computer-based training classrooms, and cabin door and slide trainers – all simulating the A320, A330, A340 and A350 XWB lines of aircraft. In Miami, you'll also find the Airbus Latin America headquarters. A team of 60 employees there provides sales, marketing, contracts, customer support and communications for the region’s commercial aircraft, helicopters and space & defense divisions.
At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and accessibly. Wherever possible, we support flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.
Your challenges:
- Work in coordination with the Internal Communications team to support with the creation and posting of content to company intranet and in-house television network
- Ensure latest poster campaign is visible and up to date in Miami Blue Lagoon and Miami Training Center offices, and support creation of case required to transition from printed posters to digital displays
- Support communications team based in Latin America by ensuring they have latest internal communications assets and campaigns in their local language
- Support the coordination of meetings for Communications team members
- Support “Noticias Airbus” (Latin America online customer newsletter released in English and Spanish): Lead editorial board, coordinate translations, handle publication and distribution
- Support Community Relations activities for Airbus Latin America, including facility visits, simulator sessions, etc.
- Participate in regional comms planning activities
- Review and send out weekly Outlook report for partners in Latin America
- Work with marketing to ensure the latest fleet information is updated in press kit assets
- Provide support for media trips from Latin America by helping with the agenda, security registrations, media profiles, press kits, etc.
- Support in maintaining customer giveaways and promotional items inventory
- Advise on unique gift ideas for Airbus customers
- Handle the production of ‘special’ customer promotional items
- Support the organization of events, exhibitions and demo tour planning by collaborating closely with vendors, event organizers, design teams and working with procurement
- Coordinate and/or provide logistical support during a local event
- Handle mass mailings, event invitations, RSVPs, etc.
- Design and publish invitations, event programs, brochures, record and edit short videos as needed.
- Register key Commercial aircraft activities for Latin America in the Radar
- Compile PR agency activity reports
- Support PR Agency network with requests for Airbus assets such as videos, images and backgrounders
- Work in coordination with media teams to update media lists
- Support update of editorial, public relations, achievements and other comms related calendars
- Other support tasks as needed
Your boarding pass:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university, required
- Journalism and Communications majors, preferred
- Must be interested in the aerospace industry; aviation knowledge is a plus
- Currently located in the Miami, FL metro area, required
- Fluent in English and Spanish, required
- Ability to work in the US without current or future need of visa sponsorship, required
- Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills as well as the ability to write stories in a news style format (in English and Spanish)
- Knowledge of journalistic writing style, such as Associated Press
- Comfortable using photography, making videos and desktop publishing tools, Adobe Create Suite
This position is a temporary (contract) position with no specific time period but could be extended or shortened as needed. Contractors are employed by a 3rd party vendor and placed on assignment to Airbus in America.
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