Communications Intern

The Communications team manages all official messaging, both internal and external, from Edinburgh Airport. The team encapsulates marketing, internal communications, corporate communications and pr, sustainability, air space planning and noise management.

You will join the Communications team, and gain an insight to all aspects, particularly supporting our Internal Communications team.

The interview process for this role will be a one stage interview, with our Internal Communications Manager, and you will be asked to complete a task, which we will confirm upon invite to interview.

You can find out more about our interview process and some of the questions we might ask here.

• Whilst gaining an insight into all aspects of the Communications team, you will be supporting Internal Communications team to help drive our internal communications strategy which aims to engage and empower our people in the day-to-day running of the airport and inspire them to participate in our longer-term strategic goals.
• You will help plan, develop and deliver internal communications across a variety of channels, events, campaigns and activities.
• The role will primarily focus on looking at how we can maximise our internal communication platform Gate 8 to build relationships within our teams.

A student who is currently enrolled at College or University, studying English / Communications / PR / Marketing as a core subject, who can also ideally show:

• Confidence with creating, developing and producing a range of content using a variety of methods such as copy, graphics, video, blogs and newsletters
• A creative eye to bring forward new and relevant ideas

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all business levels
• You’re motivated and have an interest to try new things and get stuck in!

If your experience looks slightly different to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to still apply. You could add something we didn’t know we needed.

• • Flexible working- whether that’s hybrid or flexible hours, we’ll help you find an option that suits you
  • Full training on our intranet platform
  • Experience working with third party agencies
  • Exposure to behind-the-scenes airport operations and insight into how it runs day-to-day
  • Networking opportunities with other interns on campus as well as other teams and departments
  • Pension scheme- employer contributions can be up to 7%
  • Supporting your health and wellbeing – access to our Employee Assistance Programme and occupational health services
  • 256 hours holiday (pro rata)
  • Free car parking on site and when you go on holiday
  • We offer a range of other benefits, find out more here

Why EDI?

We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we’ll support and encourage this every step of the way. As a business we’re driven by our values – they’re at the core of our culture and everything we do. We’re looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off.

Building a diverse workforce that is inclusive and accessible to all is a priority for our business. As part of this journey, we are proud to be the first UK airport to be endorsed by WORK180. They only recognise great employers for all women. Find out about our policies on our WORK180 employer page.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication.