Public Relations Intern (Start ASAP)

About ZALORA Malaysia

Zalora Malaysia is the leading online shopping platform for fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products in the region. It offers a wide range of local and international brands, fast and free delivery, easy returns, and excellent customer service. 

Your role

ZALORA is looking for a public relations intern to join its PR department. In this role, you will be working closely with the PR manager and assisting with the writing of media releases, scheduling PR events, conducting research, and much more. You will also be working closely with staff from other departments to determine their PR needs. This role is based in Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the PR manager in implementing the company’s PR strategy.
• Creating engaging content for media releases. 
• Building relationships with clients and potential clients, suppliers, and the media.
• Providing assistance to the PR manager with the scheduling and organizing of events.
• Giving input on marketing initiatives and suggesting creative ways to improve the company’s public image.
• Monitoring of media coverage on events and media releases that were issued and creating press clippings.
• Updating media lists.
• Performing administrative duties.

Training & development 

In general, ZALORA does give training & development to its employees. For example, ZALORA Malaysia collaborated with AWS Training and Certification to provide its employees with various courses and programs to enhance their skills and knowledge of AWS. The source states that “in the first 6 months of training, 120 Zalora employees logged 6,048 hours spread over 35 different course offerings.” The source also mentions that the training initiative has increased awareness, interest, and fluency in cloud operations among ZALORA’s staff. (source:aws.amazon.com)

Career progression

Although there is no mention of whether the interns will be offered full-time positions after finishing the internship, ZALORA Malaysia offers various career opportunities in different fields such as Fashion Design, Retail Merchandising, Digital Marketing, Logistics, IT/Engineering, Business Intelligence, Finance, Human Resources and more. The source states that “there are no jobs in ZALORA, only careers” and that ZALORA is committed to bringing out the best in its employees by offering opportunities for advancement and growth. The source also provides a list of current job openings and contact details for interested applicants. (source:zalora.com.my/careers.zalora.com/glassdoor.com)

Work-life balance

The regular office hours at ZALORA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur are from 08:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday. Based on the interns' reviews online, ZALORA also applies flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance even better. (source:glassdoor.com)

Company culture

ZALORA Malaysia has a company culture that is innovative, forward-thinking, and customer-first. "ZALORA is an industry enabler through innovations like our data analytics platform, TRENDER, that provides brand partners valuable insights and 1SS (One-stock solution) a modular multi-channel e-commerce fulfillment service, allowing brand partners to consolidate their stocks in ZALORA’s e-fulfillment centers.” ZALORA Malaysia values integrity, teamwork, ownership, and excellence, and provides its employees with opportunities for learning and growth.

About you

To apply for this internship at ZALORA Malaysia, you must fulfill the qualifications below:

• Bachelor's degree in public relations, communication, or journalism.
• Must be able to speak fluent English and Bahasa Melayu. 

It will also be good for you to meet the following requirements:

• Excellent understanding of various social media platforms. 
• Efficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Comfortable with public speaking and engaging with customers.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• The ability to prioritize your workload and keep to strict content deadlines.
• Knowledge of copywriting and editing.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Duration: 4 - 6 months 

How to apply

To apply for this position, click the button "Apply on employer site" on this page. We will direct you to ZALORA Malaysia's official link for this vacancy. Please be sure that you have read all of the requirements mentioned above.

By submitting your application for this role, you consent to ZALORA collecting, using, and processing through and in ZALORA’s systems all personal data included in or provided in relation to your application. The purposes for such collection, use, and/or processing shall be for conducting ZALORA’s recruitment requirements for the present role, and identify and evaluate other roles and career opportunities within ZALORA which you might be a good fit for.