Internship Corporate Communications

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Company Information

TOYOTA is one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers and a leading global corporation. Founded in 1937, Toyota now sells vehicles in 170 countries and employs over 300.000 people. As a company, Toyota Motor Europe focuses on sustainability and future generations and strongly promotes diversity, inclusion and gender equality. We are highly interested in receiving the applications from professionals of all backgrounds and genders looking to build their career in either scientific, engineering or corporate positions.

Based in Brussels, Belgium, and staffed by 2.700 people and more than 60 nationalities, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) handles the wholesale marketing of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, parts & accessories, and manages Toyota’s European R&D, manufacturing and engineering operations.

For Toyota, Quality is a way of life. Nothing is so good that it cannot be made better, that is why we strive for continuous improvement in everything we do. This basic principle for us is called: “KAIZEN” and is what guides us in our pursuit of best Quality and the delivery of unparalleled customer’s satisfaction.

Your Profile

• Education: Bachelor or Masters International Business / Strategic Business Management / Sustainability / Journalism / Political Science
• Interest in automotive industry, Toyota as a company
• Accurate in numbers and follow up of projects
• Mature personality able to liaise with all levels of the company
• Fluency in spoken and written English is essential, any other European language is a plus.
• High level of creative writing skills with experience in making presentations
• Computer skills: Excellent knowledge of MS office, creative software (e.g., illustrator, Photoshop) is a plus.
  

You Have a Toyota DNA, This Means You

• Courage: you are ready to let go of the easy path to reach challenging targets
• Collaboration: you are a team player, respectful and inclusive in your style and you take a customer-oriented approach
• Creativity: your passion drives you to explore innovative ideas and challenge the impossible
• Curiosity: you combine imagination and fact-based observation
• Coaching: you share knowledge and feedback with your colleagues and celebrate each other’s success
  

Your Team And Your Responsibilities

TME Corporate Communications acts as an antenna and communicator for the company external relations. It has a vision to enhance Toyota’s reputation in Europe through collaborative relationships with external stakeholders (for example - international and national media, NGOs, customers). In pursuit of this we want to achieve the recognition that Toyota is a company that cares about people, society and the future.

Our role is to develop and implement external communications activities focusing on TME’s core corporate pillars: Electrification, Sustainability & ESG and transformation to a mobility company. We are also the official mobility partner for the Olympic, Paralympic and Special Olympic Games. In parallel to these goals, we protect our corporate reputation by monitoring and managing risks and crisis communication.

The Department’s Key Tasks

• Manage the development of PR materials (press releases, social content, press kits, pictures and video material)
• Manage and develop corporate materials for owned (Newsroom & Corporate Website) and social media channels (Twitter & LinkedIn)
• Manage executive interviews at top-tier EU motor shows & other events
• Manage the organisation of press events
• Monitor and assess media coverage in Europe
• Help NMSCs answer media enquiries (information, assets, interviews, visits, etc)
  

Your Responsibilities

We are looking for an ambitious intern who is interested in a career in communications and automotive. Working with an experienced team, you will rapidly gain an insight into the company’s communication priorities across many divisional activities and the external demands from a wide range of stakeholders. Within the scope of your internship, you will experience all these facets of our activities, while working on clearly defined responsibilities and projects.

Your Projects Will Be Related To

• Develop communications materials e.g., stories, press release, social content) for specific projects with two areas related to (a) Sustainability and ESG activities, and (b) Mobility
• Support development of presentations for external events e.g. media events.
  

Place of internship: Toyota Motor Europe – Brussels (possibility for hybrid working)

Starting date: Ideally June 2022 (to be agreed with candidate and university)

Duration: 6 months

Confidentiality: Due to business requirement, not all performed projects can be reflected into the internship report. This issue needs to be discussed with candidate/school in advance.

We can only accept students with an EEA or Swiss citizenship (not requiring a work permit or visa to be eligible to perform an internship in Belgium)