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The community you will join:
Airbnb is seeking a Communications Intern to join the France Communications team for a full-time, 6-month internship.
The Communications team at Airbnb is responsible for telling our story around the world. Whether we are briefing press on inspiring travel trends, highlighting unique experiences led by local hosts, or explaining how travel on our platform benefits local families and communities, we are the voice of Airbnb on a broad range of topics.
We're a fast growing and high energy team with a passion for people, places and great stories. If you'd like to be part of one of the world's greatest communications teams, come tell us your story.
The difference you will make:
You’ll support our consumer communications manager on Press relations and influencer campaigns.
Press Relations:
- Assist in the creation of press releases and press kits, including storytelling ideation, coordinating with agencies to format materials into press kits, drafting press releases, and developing additional supporting creative assets.
- Overview internal reporting workflows such as populating weekly reports for France & Belgium, and keeping the communication calendars up-to-date.
- Coordinate with agency partners on local communication initiatives, media plans, strategic announcements, and other media-related topics.
- Generate reports by analyzing KPIs from internal monitoring tools.
- Coordinate external communication initiatives.
Project Management:
- Project management planning: ability to support in creating and maintaining one-pagers, Google Slides, Excel sheets and reports to track activities for various communication initiatives.
- Manage the publishing of newsroom posts for the French communications team.
- Oversee calendar invitations and Proxyclick for the French communications team.
- Attend press conferences and various events.
Influencers:
- Assist in coordinating with agencies for organizing trips for influencers.
- Learning about reporting on influencers campaigns.
A typical day:
As an intern, you’ll be integrated into a team where you’ll contribute to challenging projects. Your manager, team, and our incredible employee community will strive to be superhosts to you during the summer. We provide the support, mentorship, fun, and real world experience needed to accelerate your learning and make a real impact on our product, as Airbnb revolutionizes connection, belonging, and travel. You can expect to:
- Update the weekly communications calendar and project tracking tools.
- Review internal media monitoring tools to compile reports and analyze brand and competitor social media for insights.
- Create and update project tracking tools, slide decks, documents, and compile editorial press pitches and Newsroom posts.
- Support discussions with agencies, draft releases, emails to partners, or other project-related content under senior consumer manager supervision.
- Participate in and support internal coordination meetings with other functions and departments.
- Analyze social media performance for brand and influencer partners, prepare metrics and reports, and assist in talent consultant needs, team coordination, and scheduling meetings.
- Actively participate in and contribute to the Communications and broader Airbnb community
Your expertise:
- Enrolled in the last year of a Masters degree program in a related field (Communications, Public Relations)
- Fluent (written and spoken) in English and French with C1 level proficiency
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask
- Proficient in Google Suite and social media platforms
- Capable of working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, multitasking environment.
- Basic knowledge of the French media landscape
- Ability to maintain enthusiasm and composure in demanding situations.
- Passion for communications and keeping up with industry trends
- Previous internship experience in Public Relations or Communications
Nice to Haves:
- Experience in PR and media relations, e.g. agency or editorial or journalistic experience.
- An international outlook and passion for travel
Your location:
This position is hybrid and you must be living in Paris, France and have work authorization for France to be eligible.
Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging:
Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We believe diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement, and allow us to attract creatively-led people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
We strive to also provide a disability inclusive application and interview process. If you are a candidate with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at: reasonableaccommodations@airbnb.com. Please include your full name, the role you’re applying for and the accommodation necessary to assist you with the recruiting process.
We ask that you only reach out to us if you are a candidate whose disability prevents you from being able to complete our online application.
Please submit all application materials in English.
Offices: Paris, France