Public Relations Intern

Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia. We are licensed in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and registered in Malaysia. We are backed by Sequoia India and Softbank Ventures Asia Corp amongst many others and provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is crowdfunded by individual and institutional investors.

And here at Funding Societies | Modalku we live by our core values:

• Serve with Obsession: Build win-win relationships for the long-term by having a customer obsession.
• Grow Relentlessly: Strive to become our best, most authentic selves.
• Enable Teamwork, Disable Politics: Only by forging togetherness, we help each other succeed.
• Test Measure Act: Stay curious and reinvent ourselves, through innovation and experimentation.
• Focus on Impact: Create impact through bias for action and tangible results.

Are you interested in working in FinTech? We are looking for a self-motivated, quick-thinking, and capable PR Intern to support the Communications & Content functions at Funding Societies. The PR Intern will be given exposure to a broad spectrum of integrated communications capabilities and develop skills that are required to be competitive in today’s business environment, and produce value-added services and results for Funding Societies. This role is based in Singapore.

The Intern will also be collaborating cross-functionally with the immediate Marketing Communications teams (SME Marketing, Investor Marketing, Brand, and Content), as well as Operations, Tech, and our Captains.

Job Description

• Monitor and prepare summary of a variety of news and communication formats (traditional media, blogs, online outlets, etc.)
• Conduct secondary research for the purpose of PR campaigns with guidance
• Support the draft of written material intended to represent the brand’s key messaging and point of view (Press releases, interview pointers, company or product fact sheets etc.)
• Assist with media event planning and support (including logistics, onsite support and development of collaterals)
• Support media activities as well as other corporate communications initiatives to the Regional Communications team
• Work alongside the Marketing Communications team in helping with the idea generation, including the execution of the monthly marketing initiatives, particularly on PR
• Collaborate closely with the PR Lead to actively participate in marketing events
• Work closely with the Regional PR team on cross-market initiatives which may span across multiple channels regionally
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to proof-read and fact-check written material
• When required, assist with any other ad-hoc tasks assigned

To excel in this role, the candidate should:

• Have an interest in public relations and communications
• Have some knowledge of the Financial Technology industry
• Have passion or curiosity in the art of reputation management, crafting narratives and ideate content ideas to persuade public opinion and the media
• Be an organized and meticulous multi-tasker who is able to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Requirements

• Possess an excellent command of spoken and written English
• Undergraduates/fresh graduates with a University degree or Polytechnic diploma, preferably in Mass Communications, Media Studies, Journalism, Business, Marketing or any communications-related field
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and a collaborative team player in a cross-cultural and cross-functional environment
• Able to commit to the internship period: 5 working days for a minimum of 3 months (maximum 6 months)
• Previous internship experience in a comms-related role is a plus