Graduate Trainee in London

Infinite is an international communications firm specializing in PR, Content & Campaigns, and Crisis & Litigation. Our clients are ambitious, complex organisations that need to engage with sophisticated audiences. We provide the experience, skills and insight to drive brands forward and, in special situations, to deploy strategies to defend clients from reputational risk. Our roots are in the professional services sector, where our unrivalled depth of knowledge allows us to provide counsel to the world’s largest, most profitable and most specialized firms and companies. Our clients look to us for a nuanced understanding of their businesses, a clear sense of the kinds of stories that make news, and tested knowledge of when and how to engage the media.

To understand our company and how we work, start with our values. To us, they are not merely a set of ideals. They form the core of our identity. Our values guide our decisions and interactions with clients, stakeholders and each other. Every day, we re‑commit to living them.

• Agility: We solve problems with confidence and intelligence derived from real insight and understanding. We help our clients succeed in a rapidly changing world by deploying creative thinking, sophisticated communications and the latest innovations. As an organization, we listen, adapt, innovate and achieve.
• Compassion: We are global citizens who use our resources to make a positive impact in our communities. We take responsibility for our actions, treating people fairly and with dignity and kindness.
• Courage: We embrace challenges and are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. We reward achievement and support bold ideas. We have faith in our people and empower them to act with bravery.
• Integrity: We act with honesty at all times. We nurture collaborative and long lasting relationships built on a foundation of trust, earned through the care and consideration we bring to our work. We are collaborative, transparent and candid with ourselves and our clients.

The Graduate Trainee programme provides the opportunity to join our team at entry level. During the first six months candidates will learn key skills associated with media relations and client service through working closely with account team members whilst undertaking a carefully tailored in‑depth training programme.

Ideal candidates will:

• Be intellectually curious, dependable, self‑motivated, creative, highly detail‑oriented and results‑driven
• Possess a keen interest in media relations and journalism, and be active consumers of various forms of news on a daily basis
• Thrive in a dynamic, creative and fast‑paced atmosphere

What You Can Expect Of Us:

• A collegiate working environment where your voice and ideas will count
• A comprehensive training programme which continues throughout your career and supports the pathway you choose your work to take
• An opportunity to work within an international network

Responsibilities:

• The trainee is primarily responsible for supporting his or her client team in developing and executing public relations initiatives that promote the firm’s clients to their intended audiences across print, online, broadcast and social media channels.
• Develop effective media pitches on timely news issues; send pitches to journalists and follow up to secure opportunities
• Compile and maintain targeted media lists to be used for pitching
• Monitor for client placements and proactively alert team when articles have run
• Liaise with journalists and client team to schedule media interviews and/or confirm deadlines.
• Draft error‑free client communication on behalf of manager(s)
• Monitor the news and alert team members to timely issues that may be leveraged for clients and prospects
• Write press releases on behalf of clients; distribute over newswires and pitch to relevant media
• Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi‑annual and/or annual reports on PR activity for clients
• Develop and maintain relationships with key journalists in person and via phone and email
• Conduct background research on journalists in advance of interviews and/or meetings
• Assist in the development of collateral materials for clients, such as website content and bylined articles

Qualifications:

• Degree educated
• Superior critical thinking, communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Note: We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this opening.