Intern | Hanover Sport | London

About us

Hanover is an award-winning communications consultancy that advises enterprises, institutions, and individuals on building recognition and enhancing reputation.

From our offices across Europe and the Middle East, we adopt an integrated approach that connects the dots across channels, audiences and issues.

Our collective of smart, curious people think differently and live by a shared mission, purpose, vision, and values. These shape how we work, not just with our colleagues, but with clients and partners too.

Our mission is to ‘rewire communications for impact’ and harness its transformative power to advocate, trailblaze and make a difference.

We do this by igniting and empowering the potential of every individual within our company, recognising that each person is a unique spark, capable of creating extraordinary impact. We believe that by nurturing and harnessing the collective brilliance of our people, we can drive innovation, foster an uncommon work culture, and make a positive difference to society.

Embracing the complete range of skills and services across the communications spectrum without constraint, we create the best outcomes for our clients and deliver world-class work.

Hanover Sport has run a very successful intern programme over the last four years, which has seen previous candidates now in senior positions on some of our most high-profile accounts.  

Hanover Sport 

Our industry leading communications team believe that sport is at the centre of the universe, driving entertainment, culture, purchasing, policy, community engagement, tourism and of course participation.   

However, the business of sport is complex, that’s why our team combines experts in the fields of strategic communications, brand storytelling, sponsorship activation, international affairs and media and political engagement so that we can help organisations use the platform of sport to achieve their goals.   

Purpose  

To support the team with day to day execution of client campaigns including media relations, social media, content creation, creative ideation and events.  

The role will include working across a diverse range of sports brands including the likes of Wimbledon, Ipswich Town Football Club, WSL Football and Union Jack Classic. 

As part of the role, you will receive training and support from the media, content and client experts in the team, and you will be given experience meeting media and clients.  

Personal Attributes:  

- Finger on the pulse for trends and passionate interest in sport and lifestyle   

- Confident communicator within large groups  

- Proactive, committed, enthusiastic and energetic  

- Excellent writing skills  

- A passion for brands, marketing and media  

- A good understanding of the UK media landscape  

- Instinctive understanding of digital and social media  

- Highly organised with great attention to detail  

- Adept at building relationships with external and internal stakeholders   

Primary Responsibilities:  

Clients  

- Compiling lists of relevant media for specific client campaigns  

- Liaising with the media to gain positive coverage  

- Drafting high quality press releases and relevant media materials  

- Attending internal account meetings and drafting action notes  

- Monitoring campaign outcomes and compiling client reports  

- Supporting social and digital client campaigns  

- Organising logistics for client events and creative initiatives  

- Attending and supporting on experiential events   

- Liaising with talent and developing their profile to a broader range of media beyond sport   

New Business  

- Carrying out research to provide insights for client and new business briefs  

- Tracking sport, cultural, media and industry trends to inform the team  

- Administrative support for the team and new client accounts  

The internship is full time, Mon-Fri, for 12 weeks (with potential to extend) and paid at a competitive rate. The team are looking for someone available to start as soon as possible. It will be a part of our hybrid working policy, with 3 days spent at our Bankside offices (Riverside House, 2A Southwark Bridge Road, SE1 9HA). 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement + 

Hanover Communications is an equal opportunities employer, committed to creating and ensuring a fair, inclusive, and diverse work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We believe that equality and diversity are essential to high performance and a thriving culture.

We maintain a strict no-tolerance stance against any form of discrimination and harassment, ensuring all individuals are treated equitably, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital or pregnancy status, genetic background, or any other attribute safeguarded under our company policies or federal, state or local laws and legislation.

We want to ensure that our hiring process is accessible. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please send an email to [email protected] with the nature of your request.

We are committed to transparency about how we collect and use your data, including ensuring we comply with legal obligations relating to data protection. You can view our data privacy policy here. 

Hanover is part of AVENIR GLOBAL’s powerhouse of specialist communications consultancies across EMEA and North America. Collectively we rank among the top 15 largest communication firms in the world.

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