Location: New York, NY
Field: PR/Communications
Min. Experience: 0-1 year(s)
Basis: Internship

Description:

The Role

Afterpay has an opportunity for a current or recent student seeking an internship in communications and public relations. We currently have a 3-6 month placement available within our US Communications and PR department, based in our NYC office. Through shadowing and assisting our PR team, you will gain first hand experience of the busy fintech, fashion, beauty and retail PR world. This is a unique opportunity for a bright individual to be involved in a quickly growing startup company who is becoming a leading player in the fashion and beauty retail space.

Our Company

After starting in Australia in 2014, the Afterpay team in San Francisco has scaled to over 80 people, brought in 3,000 retail merchants, and over 1.5 million US customers — all within just 1 year of launching in the US. With industry experts and an agile start-up environment, we are changing the way people around the world buy the things they’re excited about through introducing scheduled payment installments at online stores such as Ray Ban, Urban Outfitters, Revolve, and many more popular retail sites.

You will gain experience through the following tasks:

- Research projects for forthcoming communications opportunities and programs 

- Lead daily industry reports 

- Assist with written internal and external facing documents and presentations 

- Assist with ambassador programming- Screen and document US press coverage

- Assisting the in-house PR team in ad hoc office duties and administrative tasks

- Assisting with in-house and external events 

Requirements:

Skills & Requirements:

- Must be studying or recently graduated in a fashion, beauty or public relations based qualification

- Understanding of MS Suite and GSuite 

- Basic knowledge of social media platforms and various digital, print and broadcast media

- Ability to be proactive and take initiative

- Must have the confidence to learn in a fast-paced environment

- Must have excellent organizational skills and very strong attention to detail

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Passion for retail, fashion and beauty

- Proactive and enthusiastic attitude 

- Must be available three full days per week, at minimum 



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