Key Responsibilities:
The following are specific duties performed on a daily basis:
- Provide general research and intelligence to the office (eg. monitoring media, institutional developments, policy and legislative updates)
- Develop understanding of different client/ industry issues through research and monitoring across a wide range of relevant issues
- Draft client materials (eg. monitoring, policy and stakeholder mappings, etc.)
- Actively support new business opportunities by contributing to brainstorms, conducting research, compiling bios and preparing decks
- Support media relations (eg. drafting press releases, producing media lists)
- Support event coordination and logistics organization
- Any other task deemed reasonable
Qualifications & Desired Skills:
- Degree and/or post-graduate degree in politics, media/communication or equivalent;
- Language skills: Fluency in English and Italian, command of another language is considered a plus;
- Prior experience working in news organizations, Italian and European institutions, in-house, consultancy or within a trade association desirable;
- Knowledge and interest in public affairs, politics and communication
- Computer skills: MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel
- Strong research and analytical skills
- Excellent communication & writing skills
- Ability to multitask, prioritize and perform under tight deadlines
- Initiative and enthusiasm
- Eligible to work in the EU
