Monitor news and relevant developments
Follow selected corporate, government or sector announcements. Gather the facts and explain which developments may matter to the team or an agreed audience.
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Communications & Public Relations Internship
Find the story. Check the facts. Make the message clear.
Help communicate the work behind projects, people and events. Develop your writing, editorial judgement and coordination skills through publications, media materials and practical communication tasks.
The opportunity
Learn how the work gets done.
Good communication begins with understanding what happened, why it matters and who needs to know. At TAPiO, you may help gather information, shape a message and coordinate it through review. The role combines careful writing with the practical work of preparing materials and keeping people informed.
Based with the TAPiO team in Kuala Lumpur. Apply directly, with no application or placement fee. Read the placement FAQs
What you could work on
Tasks are selected around current projects, your interests and your readiness. These responsibilities show the range of work within this internship.
Draft clear communication materials
Help prepare press releases, articles, speech material or interview questions. Organise the important points, verify details and make the intended message easy to understand.
Coordinate publication production
Gather contributions, proofread copy and help organise deadlines, versions and review comments. Check names, dates, links and consistency before materials are approved.
Support communication and PR planning
Take part in planning discussions, research audiences or stakeholders and help turn an agreed approach into suitable materials and a practical schedule.
Prepare for events and interviews
Support event communication, background information, press materials and follow-up. Interview or external meeting involvement depends on the assignment and the team's guidance.
Maintain useful communication records
Help organise publication, contact or media information and summarise relevant channel activity. Keep the corporate identity and tone consistent across the materials you support.
Professional objectives
What you can learn.
Develop practical skills through the work, then use feedback to make the next version stronger. Here is how those skills could show up in a project.
Write and edit with purpose
Learn to identify the main point, structure a draft and improve it through fact checking and feedback.
Put it into practiceA clear draft and an explanation of your editorial choices.
Coordinate a publication
Understand how a piece moves from source material through editing, review and preparation for release.
Put it into practiceA publication checklist, schedule or organised set of reviewed files.
Support a PR strategy
Connect an audience and communication objective with the information and format they need.
Put it into practiceA short communication plan or message outline.
Prepare professional media materials
Practise assembling accurate, consistent background information for an announcement, interview or event.
Put it into practiceA draft release, briefing note or small press pack.
Develop stakeholder awareness
Consider how the same information may need to be explained differently to colleagues, partners, media or event participants.
Put it into practiceTwo versions of a message adapted for different audiences.
From an idea to useful work
Picture a project.
Illustrative project directions. Your assignment will depend on current team needs, your interests and your readiness.
An announcement ready for review
Turn an agreed brief and verified facts into a clear announcement, with supporting information for the intended audience.
What you could produceA draft release, key messages and a fact-checking checklist.
The story behind an event
Prepare background research and questions, organise material from the event and shape a useful follow-up story.
What you could produceA briefing, an edited story and a proposed publication plan.
Your starting point
Could this be your kind of work?
Journalism, communications, public relations, languages and related backgrounds can fit this role. You enjoy finding the important point in a busy conversation and making it clear. A student publication, society announcement or thoughtful piece of writing can show your potential.
- Care with facts, names, quotations and the meaning of a sentence.
- An interest in audiences, current affairs and professional communication.
- Willingness to edit your own work and coordinate with other contributors.
Make progress through practice.
- 01 / Understand
Get clear on the brief
Ask what the work is for, who will use it and what a useful result should achieve.
- 02 / Try
Make a first version
Research, build, write or design something small enough to discuss and improve.
- 03 / Review
Use the feedback
Explain your choices, listen to the team’s comments and investigate what needs changing.
- 04 / Improve
Show what changed
Revise the work, check the result and leave clear notes for the next person.
A few useful questions
Do I need published professional work?
A class assignment, student publication or self-initiated piece can help demonstrate your thinking. Explain the purpose, your contribution and what you learned from producing it.
Does the role include creative work?
Yes. Finding a strong angle, planning an interview and making information engaging all require creativity. You may also collaborate with Marketing and Multimedia colleagues on the materials a project needs.
For eligibility, allowance arrangements, dates and university requirements, read the programme FAQs.
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