2025 PR & Communications Placement

We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for two high-calibre interns Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) PR team on a 12-month placement. This placement is ideally suited to a student currently undertaking a bachelor's or master's degree, with a year in industry, with a passion for internal and external communications.  

From day one, our placement students are fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, such as networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and for some, international travel.  

Based in our EMEA headquarters, Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 40 Interns and take part in regular connect meetings, short assignments and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym.   

The Opportunity

As the EMEA PR & Communications intern, you will be an integral part of the team and will play an active role in supporting all communications activities across EMEA. You will support all areas of PR & communications – internal and external as well as some corporate affairs work – ESG/CSR and Govt. Affairs. Some of the more specific responsibilities you will be taking on are detailed as follows;  

• Coordinating internal and external campaigns, including press announcements covering topics such as new hotel signings and openings, corporate responsibility initiatives, Great Place To Work rankings, and creative campaigns to mark milestones and announcements. 
• Drafting internal and external communications and content, including executive memos and intranet articles, spokesperson briefs, Q&As and press releases. 
• Supporting corporate and consumer press office enquiries to tell our story to media and protect our reputation, co-ordinating teams to ensure timely responses to media requests. 
• Creating and distributing activity reports across consumer and corporate teams to demonstrate campaign performance. 
• Updating and managing communications calendars. 
• Supporting creative content production (e.g., video, social media).  
• Providing organisational support to the communications department as required. 
• Helping to organise Team Member events at our corporate offices and hotels.

Why choose us?

Embarking on our year in industry programme is a transformative journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development activities. Here's what you can look forward to:   

• Learning and Development: Interns have access to Hilton University to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.  
• Networking: Our interns can connect with professionals across the business, paving the way for valuable relationships.  
• Feedback and Growth: Regular evaluations and feedback sessions will ensure our interns receive guidance and an opportunity to continually improve.   
• Cross-Exposure: Opportunity to gain insight into another function.  
• Hilton Perks: Including our Go Hilton TM Travel Program, which provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends.  
• Salary & Benefits: £24,000 Gross PA & private healthcare. 

What are we looking for?

• First and foremost, Hilton is a hospitality company, and we are looking for individuals with a strong sense of alignment to our culture and values. 
• Must be a current Bachelor’s or Master’s student with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree.   
• Must be studying a degree with a focus on communications, PR, or English.   
• Must be able to start on the 7th of July 2025, to work full-time for a 12-month duration.   
• Must be eligible to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.
• Must be fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing). 
• The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in PR & communications (both internal and external) as well as travel and hospitality. 
• A candidate with good knowledge of MS PowerPoint and Excel, and a pro-active and organised approach is highly sought after for this role.  
• A positive, can-do attitude.  
• Exceptional attention to detail is a must for this role.  

What is it like working for Hilton?

Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with 24 distinct brands and over 8,000 locations. 

We have recently been ranked by our employees as #1 World's Best Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.   

We value and celebrate our team members diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women’s and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of the role. Please contact us to request accommodation.   

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Selection Process

Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 3rd November 2024. We receive a volume of applications, therefore please bear with us whilst we process your application as we want to ensure that each applicant is given the consideration that they deserve.   

If successful in your application, you may be invited to complete a digital one-way video interview and an online assessment, this allows us to learn more about you and whether this placement might be a great fit! So please do look out for our email updates and we encourage you to complete each next step as soon as possible. The EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will then contact you and inform you of your outcome.  

Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you!