Public Relations Internship

The Sydney Royal Easter Show (the Show) is back for 2024!

Be part of the Sydney Royal Easter Show Media team - Gain event PR experience at Australia's largest ticketed event - Close to public transport.

Are you an energetic, pro-active student, looking to explore a career in Public Relations (PR) and event media relations? Do you have an interest in large-scale events, rural &  regional Australia, and agriculture?

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) is offering unpaid internships to final year university students (studying PR, journalism, or communications) an unparalleled, exclusive opportunity to work with some of the top names in the state’s media industry, across television, radio, and print, all while enjoying Australia’s largest ticketed event – the Sydney Royal Easter Show.

As a PR intern at the Show, you will be based in the Media Centre working alongside a team of media and PR professionals from the RAS and Dentsu Creative Public Relations, to provide support in managing media and drafting media materials for the 2024 Show.

You will also spend a significant amount of time on your feet, navigating the hustle and bustle of the Show with media crew, and getting up close and personal to all the action.

Key opportunities include:

• Meeting and working with major metropolitan, suburban, and regional media, gaining invaluable industry experience and contacts for your future
• Identifying and chasing newsworthy stories and talent for TV news programs, radio, and print and online
• Assisting the team with morning live weather
• Developing writing skills by drafting media materials, including daily media
• Gaining exposure to the diversity of agriculture, and a career in public
• Gaining industry knowledge on massive scale event PR

Benefits of the internship are:

• Working in a fun, energetic, busy, and fast-paced environment
• Working alongside a dynamic team of specialised PR professionals
• Having fun at Sydney’s largest ticketed event!

The 2024 Show runs from Friday, 22 March to Tuesday, 2 April.

There are two internship positions on offer for the 2024 Show. To be eligible you will need to be available for 12 days between Wednesday, 20 March and Tuesday, 2 April. This will include an induction day at the Showground prior to the start of Show,  a media preview day, and 10 days during the Show period.

We’re looking for proactive, agile thinkers, who can adapt and work under pressure in a fast-paced   environment. You will also need to have strong writing skills, exceptional attention to detail, be highly organised and have a sound news sense.

To apply for the internship, you will need to submit:

• Resume (including cover letter)
• Written Task: based on the brief provided below
• Please also specify if there are any days you are not able to attend. The induction on 20 March is compulsory.

Please note, applicants must have valid authority to work in Australia.

Please combine your resume and writing task in a Word or PDF document when submitting your application. You will not have the option to upload the document separately to your resume.

Assessment Details

Assessment details: Media Release (Approximately 300 words)

As part of your application, you are required to submit a media release of your own original work. You are welcome to use a piece that you have previously submitted for a university assessment.

If you do not have a pre-written media release, or would like to write something new, you might like to develop a media release which discusses the importance of the Show for rural and regional NSW.

This could include the role of the Show in bringing people together to celebrate and support rural and regional communities, or the challenges faced by rural communities in the past few years and how the experience of the Show can positively impact them.

Alternatively, if you have a different style of writing piece that you think might be suitable, please contact us at the below email address to check.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Samantha Cannings from the RAS at *********@rasnsw.com.au  OR 02 9704 1***

Applications close 23 February 2024