Intern Media Relations (6 months, 80-100%, all genders)
Zürich
Key information
- Publication date:03 September 2025
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Internship
- Place of work:Zürich
Job summary
Join SWISS as a Media Relations Intern for 6 months! Great opportunity in a dynamic environment.
Tasks
- Support media spokespersons in daily operations and tasks.
- Manage the media hotline and respond to inquiries.
- Assist in media monitoring and project execution.
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's in Communication/Journalism required.
- Excellent German and strong English skills needed.
- Proficiency in MS Office and communication tools essential.
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Intern Media Relations (6 months, 80-100%, all genders)
The Media Relations department in our newsroom is responsible for strengthening SWISS's reputation, fostering public trust in our airline, and ensuring a cooperative relationship with the media. To support daily operations, we are looking for an intern
Start date: December 1, 2025
Please submit your application in German
Facts
Location
Zurich/Kloten
Entry level
University internship
Professional field
Other
Working hours
Full-time or part-time
Salary
CHF 2,500 gross per month for Bachelor and HF students or graduates / CHF 3,000 gross per month for Master students or graduates
Published on
09/02/2025
Application deadline
09/16/2025
During the six-month internship, you will support the media spokespersons in daily business and work within our communications team on the realization of various projects.
In addition to managing the media hotline and media monitoring, you will independently handle communication tasks and support the strategic communications interns during absences.
- Support the media spokespersons in daily business
- Manage the media hotline
- Process and forward inquiries
- Independently monitor and handle daily media coverage
- Maintain the journalist database
- Write briefings and background documents
- Assist in the implementation of external projects and events (e.g., media conferences or trips)
- Substitute for strategic communications interns
Michael Pelzer
Media Relations & Content Creation
Swiss International Air Lines AG
Discounted parking or public transport, corporate health management, 25 days vacation, travel discounts, employee events and networking meetings, location-independent work (e.g., home office), flexible working hours, part-time models, discounts, diversity programs
Our shared goal is to make every customer's flight a true flight experience. To achieve this, we go the extra mile - always, at every step of the process, worldwide. Become part of our fascinating world where a job becomes a lifelong adventure.
- Students with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or completed higher vocational school in communication/journalism or currently studying with an outstanding internship
- Excellent German skills; good oral and written English skills, French skills are an advantage
- Excellent written expression and high writing competence
- Very good knowledge of MS Office applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc.)
- First professional or internship experience in communications is an advantage
- Experience in the airline/tourism sector is an advantage
- Experience with content management systems is an advantage
- Quick comprehension, committed, flexible, and resilient
- Independent and precise working style
- Team player and creative
For further questions, please contact our Recruiting Services Center at +41 44 564 22 66.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland's leading airline. It connects Switzerland with direct flights from the country’s airports Zurich and Geneva to Europe and the world. For this, the premium airline operates one of the most modern fleets in Europe. Its cargo division Swiss WorldCargo offers a comprehensive airport-to-airport service for high-quality, time-critical, and care-intensive freight. SWISS stands for the traditional values of Switzerland and is committed to the highest product and service quality. It has also set ambitious CO2 goals and plans to reduce its net CO2 emissions by 50 percent compared to 2019 by 2030 and to achieve a CO2-neutral balance by 2050. One of its focuses is promoting the use of sustainable fuels. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and a member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline network.www.swiss.com
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