Internship Program - Marketing and Communications Assistant (Jan 2025)

Your role

As a Marketing and Communications intern at Urbis, you won't be a passive observer – you'll actively contribute to complex and meaningful projects that shape the urban landscape. Working within their accomplished team at Urbis, you'll gain invaluable insights and make a tangible impact on real-world initiatives. Their student roles provide the flexibility of working 2-4 days per week, allowing you to seamlessly integrate your internship with your studies.

The Marketing and Communications team at Urbis is a group of strategic professionals dedicated to enhancing Urbis' brand identity and providing a range of services including brand management, marketing strategy development, and communications. Their work is crucial in positioning Urbis as a leader in urban development and ensuring client satisfaction. With a deep understanding of market trends, client needs, and communication strategies, the team helps Urbis navigate the competitive landscape, attract and retain clients, and build a strong and reputable brand.

As an intern in the Marketing and Communications team, you will:

• Support the delivery of marketing communications across Urbis and Cistri.
• Assist in drafting, editing and coordinating content for a range of external and internal channels, particularly website, social media and their intranet on SharePoint.
• Assist in the scheduling of social media content, both written content and imagery.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the website through edits and updates to copy and imagery.
• Support updates and maintenance of marketing lists and other data in their CRM.
• Support the preparation, planning, execution and measurement of marketing campaigns.
• Support the preparation of marketing collateral to support Urbis partnerships, sponsorships and events.

About you

This program will be suitable for those who will be undertaking tertiary studies in a relevant field in 2025, and have a combination of the following competencies:

• Passionate, hardworking and a great fit for the spirited, collaborative culture at Urbis
• Can communicate with confidence and in a responsive manner, both written and verbally
• Strong client or customer-first mindset
• Outcomes-driven and results-focused
• Proven skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Please Note: you must have valid working rights in Australia and be studying throughout the duration of the internship to be eligible for the program.

Benefits

Urbis offers an array of perks. Their active social calendar ensures a vibrant work atmosphere and their offices boast second-to-none locations and environments that foster collaboration. They also provide a dynamic and agile working environment, ensuring you have the flexibility and resources to excel in your role.

Training & development

The 1-year internship offers substantial industry experience, setting participants apart from peers post-graduation. It combines practical learning with academic studies, enhancing professional growth through diverse projects and collaboration with industry leaders. Interns emerge with strong skills and networks and are well-prepared for career advancement opportunities.

To hear from some of the previous student interns, watch this video:

How to apply

When applying, please submit your resume, most recent academic transcript, and a cover letter. In your cover letter, they encourage you to address the following questions:

• Why have you chosen to apply for an internship at Urbis? 
• What has inspired you to pursue a career in your chosen discipline?
• Could you describe a marketing or communications project you've worked on during your studies that you're particularly proud of? What was your role and how did you contribute to its success?

Source

The following source was used in researching this page:

• urbis.com.au/students/