PR Intern

About UNIQLO Australia

UNIQLO is the brand that represents the Fast Retailing Group. UNIQLO looks to offer the ultimate everyday clothes that make people’s lives richer and more comfortable. UNIQLO’s mission is to enable people all over the world to experience the joy of wearing such great clothes.

Your role

UNIQLO Australia has an exciting opportunity for a passionate, creative, and savvy intern to join Uniqlo Australia’s Marketing and PR team! Supporting and reporting to the Marketing Director, this opportunity will provide you with real hands-on industry experience in the day-to-day operations of the PR function within a global fashion retailer.

Working closely with the Marketing and PR team, this role will provide exposure to all sides of PR from drafting creative briefs for influencer campaigns, working with leading agencies to running around town to get their samples to leading influences for campaign drops. 

This paid internship is a part-time (3 days – 22.8 hours), fixed-term contract (6 months) and includes after-hours and weekend work. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Immerse yourself in a fast-paced fashion retailer
• Be surrounded and mentored by passionate experts in the field
• Assist and support the creation of creative briefs for influencer campaigns, press releases, agency proposals and internal communications
• Work with leading agencies and influences to deliver samples and content collateral for collaborations and partnerships
• Assist in the management of the sample room including collecting samples, sending them to agencies/influences, and maintaining their sample room
• Understand how PR interacts with and supports other departments to achieve business results
• Assist with planning, and executing media activations, showings, etc including budget management

Training & development

The company emphasizes the personal growth and self-actualization of each employee. Guided by two of its fundamental concepts - Global One and ZEN-IN KEIEI - each employee cultivates the mindset of an executive and learns to implement global best practices through their work. They foster a problem-solving workforce that focuses on their customers first. They develop employees that can form and respond to a clear and accurate understanding of the marketplace: conditions, products, and preferences. Read more.

Benefits

The company offers a variety of benefits to its employees:

1. Full range of insurance (health, pension, workplace accident, unemployment)
2. Employee stock ownership plan,
3. Employee discounts
4. Employee housing
5. Several different regional allowances
6. Read more.

Career progression

To support the self-actualization of each employee, they employ an Individual Development Plan (IDP) scheme in which each employee sets his or her own career goals, before making their skill development plan and executing this plan with support from a supervisor. In addition, Fast Retailing offers a voluntary Career Challenge Program for employees to facilitate career advancement across departments. Read more.

Work life balance

The company respects international standards and national laws and regulations concerning maximum working hours, minimum breaks, and rest periods. Team leaders in each division manage employees' working hours on a monthly basis. Fast Retailing pursues work styles that do not rely on overtime. Read more.

Culture & vibe

The company embraces and promotes diversity and inclusion. They believe these concepts nurture their culture, helping to change its business, the people working within it, and society for the better. They respect and appreciate each individual’s points of difference and personality and strive to create a diverse team where every person has an equal opportunity to use their greatest abilities to fulfil their potential. Read more.

To know more about what's life like at UNIQLO, watch this video:

About you

Requirements:

• Desire to work in PR, Communications, and social media
• Bachelor’s degree in PR, Marketing or Communications (or near completion) 
• Inquisitive, energetic and thirsty for Marketing and PR knowledge and experience in the fashion industry
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise own workload and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail and capability to work on multiple projects in parallel
• Self-driven and ability to be both strategic and execution-oriented

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from UNIQLO opens again.