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West Coast Communications Fellowship
APCO Worldwide
Advertising/Marketing/Sales
Public Relations
Company Information
APCO—a leading global advocacy and advisory firm—is hiring a Graduate Fellow focused on technology communications. We are looking for individuals with strong expertise and interest in technology, AI, communications, and client service.
Our full-time, paid graduate Fellowship is a 3-month program is for candidates with advanced education and/or 1-3 years of relevant professional experience. Fellows are treated as professional staff, participate in team meetings and actively contribute ideas, and support the overall management and growth of client work and the firm.
Qualifications
- A demonstrated interest in technology communications, including artificial intelligence
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment collaborating with a global team
- Entrepreneurial with strong critical thinking abilities
- Organized and attentive to detail
- Able to multi-task and approach assignments independently
- Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Available to work 40 hours per week
- Requires US Work Authorization, unable to consider candidates with OPT/Post-OPT status
Duties
- Provides day-to-day support of client projects by drafting materials (i.e. summary reports, press releases, credentials, and proposals), media monitoring, and conducting and analyzing research on a variety of client related issues
- Assists on digital and social media projects, including creative project management, social media research, reporting, and content creation
- Contributes to and prepares the basic reports required in the specific functional capacity (e.g., perception audits, market studies, provincial reports, social media reports, summary reports, etc.)
- Drafts initial proposals for client work and new business initiatives
- Attends and actively participates in internal and client meetings, including brainstorming sessions
- Develops understanding of client issues through research and monitoring of relevant issues
- Actively supports new business process by preparing pitches and proposals, conducting research, compiling bios and preparing presentation decks.
