Marketing and Communications Intern
Must have skills
Job description for Marketing and Communications Intern at Padang & Co
What We Do
The Padang & Co story started with Singapore’s first major public hackathon, UP Singapore, in 2012. Padang means green, open field in Malay. Through Open Innovation, we bring people together, and create the occasions and environments for their creativity to flourish and innovation to emerge.
We enable the world's largest corporations and organisations to address Southeast Asia's challenges today and opportunities of tomorrow through collaborations with innovative, agile startups. To catalyse these collaborations, we curate thematic communities: Agriculture, Food, Health, Smart(er) Cities, and Sustainability.
These change the way we innovate to drive sustainable growth and meet the global Sustainable Development Goals. By accelerating scalable, sustainable innovation, millions more people in the region are nourished, healthy, productive, and economically empowered.
What You Would Do
As a full-time Programme Marketing and Communications Intern, you will support the Programme team. You will experience firsthand the planning and execution of marketing and communications campaigns for our innovation events and programmes.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Help design and execute targeted outreach campaigns
- Research and segment communities and startups in the region and around the world
- Write engaging copy for messaging through various channels and targeted to various groups
- Measure the effectiveness of marketing and outreach efforts using analytics
- Help manage and curate a rich database of startups and innovative SMEs
- Assist in organising and facilitating a range of events (virtual, hybrid or physical), such as pitch/demo days, workshops, hackathons, etc.
- Contribute to our thought leadership pieces
Internship Outcomes
You Will Be Exposed To And Learn
- Various audience groups in the tech ecosystem, including startup founders and other innovators, other ecosystem enablers, etc.
- The design and implementation of an effective outreach campaign, including the analysis of campaign goals, the drafting of marketing plans, and the creation of compelling messages for various audience groups
- Various tools, techniques and platforms used to manage campaigns, and how the marketing and communications processes can be improved
- The functions of large corporations and organisations and their business challenges, and their innovation strategies
- Business skills in decision-making, project management, communication, presentation, event facilitation and management, etc.
Attributes we require of you
You Should Have
We are looking for a team player with a can-do attitude, who enjoys working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Excellent writing skills
- Good attention to detail
- Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills
- An interest in technologies and startups
- Ability to contribute ideas and think independently
Prior experience in planning or executing marketing and communications campaigns is an advantage.
Please include a cover letter in your application.
By submitting your application to Padang & Co, you agree to allow Padang & Co to receive and store your personal data through the application process. You agree that Padang & Co may store your information for future similar job openings and may call you to request for information and/or attend an interview.
About the company
The Padang & Co story started with Singapore’s first major public hackathon, UP Singapore, in 2012. Padang means green, open field in Malay. Through Open Innovation, we bring people together, and create the occasions and environments for their creativity to flourish and innovation to emerge.
The world's leading corporations and organisations come to us with both conventional and non-conventional business problems. We scout for innovative, agile startups and SMEs globally, to find those game-changing ways that solve the problems and run pilots with a view to scale those solutions.
To catalyse these collaborations, and address more of Southeast Asia's challenges today and opportunities of tomorrow, we curate thematic communities: Agriculture, Food, Health, Smart(er) Cities, and Sustainability. These change the way we innovate to drive sustainable growth and meet the global Sustainable Development Goals.
By accelerating scalable, sustainable innovation, millions more people in the region are nourished, healthy, productive, and economically empowered.
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