Job Title: Intern – External Communications Specialist
Location: Basingstoke
Role Type: 12-month industrial placement
Job Summary:
As an External Communications Intern at Honeywell Aerospace, you will help to tell our story to our external stakeholders and the media. You will play a key role in content creation and editorial support, while collaborating with wider marketing, internal and social media teams to leverage our news across our company channels.
This is a hybrid role, 3 days at the office + 2 days work from home, when projects allow, however, you will start the role fulltime in the office for the first few weeks, for us to support your learning, and be expected to work from the office during training times.
This role is part of our University Relations program, designed to help students and recent graduates launch their careers with hands-on experience, mentorship, and opportunities for growth within Honeywell. This internship is set up for 12 months to cover a sandwich placement starting in summer 2027, with the opportunity for a permanent opportunity once you graduate in 2029.
Honeywell Aerospace:
Join a company that's reintroducing itself to the aviation community we've helped advance for more than a century. At Honeywell Aerospace, we're launching as an independent, publicly traded aerospace and defence company built on a legacy of operational excellence and mission-focused execution.
Our new brand identity pairs that heritage with real momentum, as we build technology that helps pilots navigate with confidence, aircraft operate more efficiently, and operators stay ahead of change. With our systems on board 90% of the world's aircraft, your work here has reach that's rare to find anywhere else.
Focusing on our customers, investing in innovation, and building a culture of accountability and performance is how we're shaping what comes next.
Every horizon. Every mission. Every day.
Key responsibilities:
You will work closely with experienced professionals, to gain hands-on experience within a friendly and supportive global team to be trained to achieve the following:
- Draft and edit content including press releases, briefing materials, messaging documents, articles, social media content, presentation decks and communication assets
- Support media engagement activities at industry events, trade shows & customer events
- Support responses to media enquiries under guidance from the external communications team
- Help maintain editorial calendars & communications trackers, and coordinate approvals and stakeholder reviews.
- Conduct research on industry trends, stakeholders, emerging topics and opportunities to strengthen brand awareness and thought leadership.
- Collaborate with internal, marketing and social media teams to leverage news across company channels, and to support content updates for external channels
Key skills and qualifications:
- Full right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship now or in the future
- Can commute to our Basingstoke office
- Currently studying a sandwich course degree in Communications, Journalism, English or Public Relations, graduating in 2029
- Business level written and verbal communication skills, in the English language
- Some exposure to writing or drafting professional communications, (this can be from a hobby, your studies, or work experience)
Our offer:
- Career Growth: Clear pathways for advancement, regular feedback, and mentorship opportunities.
- Skill Development: Access to training and certifications.
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible working arrangements and support for combining work with education.
- Tech and Innovation: Access to modern tools, technologies, and innovative work environments.
- Company Culture: Sense of community, team-building activities, and social events.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Join us now and make an impact!
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Skills Required
- Full right to work in the UK without sponsorship now or in the future
- Ability to commute to the Basingstoke office
- Currently studying a sandwich-course degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or Public Relations
- Graduating in 2029
- Business-level written and verbal English communication skills
- Some exposure to writing or drafting professional communications through studies, hobbies, or work experience
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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