Description
Company: Havas Red Australia
Location: The Rocks, Sydney NSW
Employment Type: Internship
Internship Length: Up to 20 days
Usual Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, 9:00am–5:00pm
About the Internship
Havas Red Australia is offering an internship opportunity within its Corporate & Innovation team in Sydney.
This placement provides students with practical exposure to corporate communications, reputation management, media relations and issues and crisis communications.
Havas Red's corporate practice works with organisations on areas including corporate communications, reputation management, stakeholder communications, executive positioning and media relations.
What You'll Learn & Work On
Interns are mentored by Account Executives and may assist with:
• Developing media coverage reports
• Competitor audits
• New-business research
• Industry-specific research
• Issues and crisis research
• Political research
• Drafting media releases
• Team brainstorming sessions
• General team support
The placement is designed to give students exposure to how corporate reputation and crisis management programs are developed and executed, including opportunities to understand story pitching and engagement with business and technology journalists.
About You
• Interested in PR, corporate communications and reputation management
• Understanding of PR and the Australian media landscape
• Strong written communication skills
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Interested in learning within a professional agency environment
• Able to work collaboratively and contribute to a team
The placement document specifically identifies an understanding of PR and Australian media, together with strong written and spoken communication skills, as key requirements.
Internship Details
• Placement dates to be confirmed
• Maximum of 20 placement days
• Usual hours: 9:00am–5:00pm
• Placement days: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday
• Office-based in The Rocks, Sydney
Students need to be able to travel to the Sydney office on one of the nominated days, although Havas Red notes that university timetable conflicts can be discussed.
Training & Support
Interns receive daily supervision, morning schedules, individual task briefings, daily feedback and a mid-program check-in.
How to Apply
Please send:
• Your resume
• Completed Havas Internship Program – Enquiry Form
• A short cover letter outlining your career goals and why you would like to intern at Havas Red
Download the Havas Internship Enquiry Form:
https://stage.aus.havas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Havas-Village-Internship-Enquiry-Form.pdf
Email: peoplecultureteam.notify@havas.com
Subject line: Application – PR Intern, Corporate & Innovation – Sydney