Communications Summer Student - Mississauga, Canada - GSK

GSK

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Site Name:
Mississauga Milverton Drive

Posted Date:
Jan
Position:Communications Summer Intern

Job Title:
Communications Summer Intern

Location:100 Milverton Rd, Mississauga Office

Schedule:
Monday to Friday (Hybrid)

Contract:
May 6th, 2024 to August 30th, 2024

Compensation will be determined based on the number of credits completed at time of offer. Should additional credits be received during employment you may submit this to your manager for salary adjustment.
Are you someone who is passionate and interested in a career in the pharmaceutical industry? Are you interested in marketing and how it impacts patient lives? If so, this internship with GlaxoSmithKline may be the right opportunity for you

Our Pharmaceuticals business has a broad portfolio of innovative and established medicines in respiratory, HIV, immuno-inflammation, and oncology.

We are strengthening our R&D pipeline by focusing on immunology, human genetics, and advanced technologies to help us deliver transformational new medicines for patients.

Our strategy is to research and produce innovative, high-quality, and needed medicines, making these as accessible as possible to countries at all levels of income and development.

We focus on creating a differentiated pipeline, leading in HIV and respiratory, and developing our presence in specialty therapy areas, including oncology and immuno-inflammation.

Our portfolio includes innovative and established medicines, and we have leading global positions in respiratory disease and HIV. We have been a leader in respiratory disease for over 40 years and have a portfolio of mature products.

Job Purpose

GSK is seeking a creative, dynamic, proactive summer student intern to work with an experienced team of Communications Professionals on GSK Canada's Corporate Communications Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a post-secondary student to work as part of a high-paced communications team within a regulated industry, gaining invaluable experience in the delivery of multichannel internal and external communications initiatives.

Details (Your Responsibilities):

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to learn about marketing and participate in key activities to progress your career; these responsibilities include, but not limited to the following

Assist in the development of internal and external communications materials for multiple channels supporting corporate and commercial product communications as well as select Community Engagement initiatives.
Create communications for internal/external channels which may include, but not limited to, written materials (key messages; speaking points; Power Point presentations, press releases, social media content etc.) and graphics (posters, TV screens, infographics).
Assist in managing internal communications campaigns to keep employees apprised of corporate initiatives/priorities, branding initiatives, etc.
Monitoring of GSK's National media lines (English and French), including screening, tracking and responding to media inquiries where appropriate.
Distribute daily media clippings.
Support special projects & events with coordination, project management and content creation. Manage logistics for campaigns and events, such as room bookings, distribution lists, calendar invites etc.
Champion the development of Communications team meeting agendas in consultation with team members.
Liaise with Linguistics Team members to request individual translation projects and to keep them informed of larger projects with translation requirements to support appropriate resource allocation.
Liaise with various internal business partners in support of internal events or communication initiatives;
Work with external vendors (e.g. PR Agencies, Graphic Designers; Media Monitoring Services) as needed.

_Why you?_

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills:_
Current enrollment in postsecondary studies, Communications or related field required.
A team player who has a strong interest and passion for communications.
An individual who is reliable, creative, and resourceful in problem solving.
Strengths in verbal and written communication, information search, networking, teamwork, flexible thinking, customer focus and continuous improvement. Strong organizational skills are a must.
Firm grasp of social media platforms including LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).
Previous work experience in communications / public relations, media is an asset.
Proven ability to coordinate multiple priorities/projects of a significant scope in a fastpaced environment.

Preferred Qualifications: