Burson – Intern (Sustainability & Social Impact)

What Makes Us Burson

Our team helps clients to deliver impact where it matters – on the environmental and social issues that are currently shaping all our lives. We work with clients across every sector to align their strategy, actions, impact and communications to the fast-changing environmental and social context.

You’ll be joining a team with a diverse range of experience: from environmental consultants to media relations specialists to experts on social issues. Together we work to deliver impactful consultancy and communications campaigns for clients ranging from IKEA to Canon, Hitachi, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and beyond.

An internship at H+K is the ideal platform to launch your career, gaining experience working on some of the world’s biggest brands and companies.

We’re looking for fresh energy and perspectives to join the team. The work is fast paced, varied and challenging, so if you’re hard-working and want to help deliver environmental and social impact, and have strong communications and organisational skills then we’d love to hear from you.

Your Role As A Burson Person

Support the team on day-to-day delivery of our existing portfolio of work, servicing both UK and global clients. The nature of this support will vary according to project, ranging from sustainability comms, media relations and event support through to research reports and stakeholder engagement. This might include:

• Engaging media and advocacy stakeholders to coordinate client engagement at leading events, like New York Climate Week, COP16 and World Economic Forum.
• Supporting media sell-ins for sustainability related campaigns.
• Supporting landscape benchmarking through desk research.
• Learning how to set up media monitoring dashboards and using them to stay across coverage for the brands we work with, and wider media, to keep the team and clients abreast of relevant industry news.
• Maintaining and regularly updating the administrative elements of accounts.

You’ll Bring Along With You

We believe in creating a better impact on people and the planet through our work and it’s important you share this passion, are enthusiastic, accountable, and self-motivated in helping our clients create – and communicate – change. You will:

• Have a passion for sustainability and / or social impact, and an interest in how communications can help deliver change.
• Follow the current environmental and social issues trends, plus have an appetite for current affairs.
• Have a positive and proactive attitude with a strong teamwork ethic.
• Have excellent communications skills with a passion for writing and storytelling.
• Have attention to detail with appreciation of tight deadlines, and be able to prioritise and manage time effectively.
• Have a good knowledge of social media platforms, with first-hand experience of the core channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn).

What We Offer:

• 25 days holiday per year. After 3 years continuous service the entitlement will rise by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30 days after 7 years
• Your birthday off
• Flexible Public Holidays – you can swap public holidays for days of personal significance.
• Discounted holiday travel insurance
• Full access to Headspace app
• Westfield Health Cash Plan
• Benefits Portal – Employee benefits portal provided by TelusHealth
• Dexters Property Rental Assistance
• Matched pension contributions
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Comprehensive private medical care
• Enhanced maternity & paternity schemes (after one years’ service).
• Key milestone anniversary award
• Sabbatical leave (varying leave after 3 years’ service)
• Career break (up to 12 months after 5 years’ service)

How to Apply:

To see Burson’s full benefits and apply for this position, please complete the application form HERE.

When submitting your application, please specify that you heard about the role through the Taylor Bennett Foundation.