Corporate Communications Intern

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 is looking for an Intern to join the Corporate Communications and PR team. This is an exciting opportunity if you are looking to break into the world of PR and corporate communications and it will provide you with first-hand experience in an award-winning consultancy. 

As an Intern you will provide support to colleagues across our Corporate PR team in monitoring and research for our existing public relations clients, support for media liaison, as well as administration and research support for new business activity. You will be immersed in teamwork supporting client accounts across a range of sectors - including food and drink, financial services and prominent consumer-facing brands. 

The ideal candidate will have the following skills: 

• A genuine interest in corporate communications, PR and UK media. 
• Strong personal time management and organisational skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and juggle competing priorities effectively. 
• Accuracy and close attention to detail. 
• The enthusiasm to energetically engage with journalists to drive strong media coverage for clients.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to think around opportunities and challenges.
• Good research capabilities. 
• Good writing and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to operate effectively and collaboratively as part of a team. 

The internship is full time, Monday to Friday, for 12 weeks (with potential to extend) and paid at a competitive rate. The team is looking for someone available to start as soon as possible. 

The internship will be aligned with our hybrid working policy, with three days spent at our Bankside offices.

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 recruitment@hanovercomms.com 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.

Find out more about Hanover and working for us.