Graduate, Strategic Communications and Public Affairs

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

This position supports the Red Flag Global Practice which is part of the Ankura Consulting Group

Practice Overview:

Red Flag Global is now part of Ankura, the world-leading expert services and advisory firm. Red Flag’s clients trust our global team of expert strategists and campaigners – drawn from the worlds of media, politics, business and diplomacy – to cut through the noise and address their regulatory, reputational and communications challenges.

Politics, regulation and global movements are becoming more difficult for companies and interest groups to navigate. Traditional strategies – built on evidence and access – struggle in fast-moving environments that reward novelty and noise.

Unlocking policy problems demands much wider campaigning approaches that attach political risk and reward to decisions – by driving media attention, citizen engagement and online debate.

What we offer:

Red Flag operates a very popular and successful graduate intern training programme which offers graduates with degrees in public relations or other relevant fields the opportunity to work alongside our experienced team at Red Flag where they will gain hands-on experience developing their skills across strategic consulting, political and regulatory advice, reputation management, crisis communications and campaigning.  

Red Flag believes strongly in promoting from within, so graduates who excel during their six month training placement may be offered a full-time position when the programme ends.  

Summary of Red Flag Brussels intern programme activities:

The internship program is structured as follows:

Our goal is to give the intern experience across all our service areas.

Tasks to be performed by the intern:

The intern will be placed in a team with senior colleagues and will be trained in creating communication campaigns, including social media campaigns, and writing journalistic articles.

They will also learn how to navigate the regulatory process within European institutions and conduct research for clients.

Training areas/topics also covered include: mapping; media monitoring; writing content for media engagement and background documents; research for business development and client strategies; and legislative monitoring

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