Media & Internal Communications Assistant - Student Placement

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

Own a mixed portfolio: internal communications content creation, event support, and external media storytelling for a sandwich-year student role, with heavy emphasis on cross-channel creative work and measuring event impact.

  • Internal Communications: generate relatable content across channels using video, graphics, and written formats.
  • Events & External Affairs: assist pre, during, and post event activities plus event impact measurement and Premium Bonds storytelling with regional media.
  • Requirements Fit: strong social media familiarity, active related degree with a compulsory placement year, and solid written/verbal communication plus Excel skills.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Internal Communications: Work with the team to generate ideas and deliver content that is relatable, supportive, caring, and strikes curiosity and ambition in our people. This is part of our people promise and our priority to make NS&I a great place to work.
  • Internal Communications: Use creative skills to keep our communications fresh and exciting, delivering content across our internal channels through a variety of mediums including video production, building graphics, and producing compelling written content.
  • Events & External Affairs: Support the delivery of events, from pre-event support and logistics, to on-the-day event coordination, and post-event communications and measuring the event’s success.
  • Media & External Affairs: Work with Media Relations Manager to amplify activity around Premium Bonds each month, specifically by preparing press releases, using data and working with regional media, proactively suggesting different ways that we can tell stories.
  • Benefits: Benefits of working in this role include exposure to internal communications, event coordination, and media relations with a government-backed savings organisation.

Requirements

  • Experience of using social media, including X (formerlyTwitter), Facebook, LinkedIn and online forums in a work (paid or voluntary) or study capacity
  • Currently studying related degree with student placement year as part of sandwich course.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Proficient software skills, including using Excel.
  • Effective ability to prioritise and multi-task in a busy team environment.
  • Currently studying a degree course, which has a requirement to complete a student placement year (minimum commitment of 1 year, starting August 2026)

Benefits

  • Alongside your salary of £25,700, National Savings and Investments contributes £7,445 towards your membership in the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with more than 24 million customers and over £240 billion invested.
  • A small company with a big reach, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, a 9-day fortnight scheme, a performance-related variable pay bonus, a generous pension scheme and great opportunities for development. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.
  • Some Benefits Of Working At NS&I Include - Learning and development tailored to your role
  • - An environment with flexible hybrid working options
  • - 9 day fortnight scheme
  • - A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • - A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 97%
  • - Generous annual leave – starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
  • - Performance related variable pay bonus
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