Marketing and Communications Intern

To apply, please send your resume to [email protected]. Along with the resume, please mention in not more than 5 bullet points, your motivation to apply for this role. (Include a link to your LinkedIn profile and your creative portfolio, if any.)

Internship, 3-month hybrid (ideally full-time)

Position opens with immediate availability.

What The Role Is About

The MarComms Intern will support learner recruitment and marketing for our various programmes converting prospects into Generation learners through a robust and effective recruitment funnel. They will support content creation for different communication platforms to build awareness of Generation Singapore’s brand to various stakeholders, scaling the impact of the work we do.

Who We Are

Generation: You Employed, Singapore is a local charity with a mission to create meaningful career pathways for people facing barriers to employment. We are an affiliate of Generation: You Employed, a global network of non-profit organisations working on a mission to bridge the gap between education and employment systems to prepare, place and support people into meaningful jobs that are otherwise inaccessible.

Generation was created in 2014 to help bridge this gap—at speed and scale. Till date, Generation has supported more than 130,000 people of all ages across 17 countries to get into career-launching jobs. Our placement rates are one of the best in the market at nearly 86% of all Generation graduates securing full-time jobs within 90 days from completing the programme.

What You Will Do

• Ensure prompt, professional and friendly management of queries across various channels (e.g. email, phone, social media, mailboxes, WhatsApp)
• Assist in the screening and selection of learners for upcoming programs (tech and non-tech) and ensure closely alignment with organisational targets
• Create visual collaterals and marketing materials for MarComms function (including socials, printed media collaterals, website design etc.)
• Copywriting content for organisation communication channels including newsletters, social media captions, website copies, blog posts, press pages etc
• Media monitoring and social listening of competitors and landscape to assist in strategising
• Assist in organising and planning recruitment and marketing events (whenever applicable)
• Support the team with program-centric events (e.g. program information sessions, graduate career fairs and employer networking events)
• Any other organisational support tasks assigned by supervisor

To Be Successful You'll Need to be/Have

• Alignment with Generation mission and values
• A creative thinker with good communication, writing, presentation, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to adapt communication style to diverse stakeholders
• Enjoy talking to people, nurturing conversations from leads to engaged individuals
• Interest or experience in interviewing or liaising with media and interviewees for pitches
• Enjoys being on the ground at events, capturing photos, videos and B-roll footage to create engaging content
• An independent self-starter who takes end-to-end ownership of tasks assigned, positive, solution-oriented, seeks opportunities for improvement with a growth mindset
• A proactive learner who is meticulous, values accuracy and pays attention to details
• A team player - able to collaborate across the organization with internal and external stakeholders
• Agile, able to multitask, prioritise and adapt to changes

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a diploma or undergraduate program from any discipline, bonus if from a marketing or communications background (also open to graduates/career switchers or individuals looking for internship experience)
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Able to create both written and visual content for marketing and communications, experience preferred
• Proficient in Canva or other content creation tools. Good to have basic video editing skills (eg. CapCut, Canva Video Editor or other simple editing tools)
• Experience in social media management (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok)
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, familiarity with Excel, data entry, database management