YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Internal and External Communications Co-Op, are to: 

• Work with Corporate Internal Communications team to draft, post, track, and measure articles/content on BayerNet (i.e., U.S. Intranet); support large company-wide email distributions;
• Audit and manage updates for U.S. Corporate Department intranet pages and assist the team with major intranet content integration project;
• Assist with ongoing promotion of new employee app and Yammer for internal social media;
• Support ongoing activation of the company’s new corporate ad campaign (both internal and external engagement);
• Provide general writing and event support for corporate departments and Bayer's BWell Wellness program;
• Gather materials for the weekly cascades of Bayer U.S. News and assist the team with monthly internal measurement report;
• Provide hands on support for major company-sponsored programs and events hosted at Bayer's sites and other venues (i.e., NY Red Bulls activities, 4H Partnership programs, Making Science Make Sense volunteer programs, etc.) which includes assistance with event planning, event communications, event day program management, logistics, drafting articles summarizing the activities of the day;
• Work on electronic "photo albums," videos, etc.;
• Support content creation and posting of the BayerScapes employee blogs;
• Assist with content curation for the Bayer 360 internal video program;
• Support the Internal communications team with site transitioning of site communications needs for New Jersey and Pittsburgh;
• Participate in executing the company's various external engagements, such as the Alka-Rocket Challenge in which Universities across the U.S. will compete to set a new Guinness World Record as part of the company's STEM education and science literacy program;
• Support various company partnership programs, such as The Big Ten Conference;
• Help develop preliminary media planning for Bayer-sponsored events and programs;
• Perform external primary research to review and update as necessary the list of the most appropriate media targets for Bayer in the next 12-18 months;
• Develop and assist with posting science-based posts for the company's Beaker Life blog and other social media channels.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor or Master Degree program studying Communications, Public Relations, Journalism or similar field;
• Demonstrated organizational, time management and independent prioritization skills and must be self-motivated;
• Ability to handle numerous tasks at the same time are imperative to effectively perform the functions of this position, as is attention to detail;
• Ability to be highly effective and successful working independently and with teams;
• Ability to work through and complete assignments which often result in conflicting priorities and deadlines with little to no supervision;
• Excellent communications skills, with a proven ability to respond with professionalism in verbal as well as written communications;
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills, professional and ethical work practices;
• Ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels and in some cases, key media representatives with whom we have relationships;
• Competence, flexibility and effectiveness at dealing with frequent and highly stressful, high visibility situations and assignments, including many short notice assignments that will present conflicting priorities;
• Be proficient in computer skills including Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, and knowledge of using internet and social media for research tasks.
• Available June-December 2020