PR intern

Closing date for applications: Sunday 16th August 2026 at 23:59pm

Training bursary: Equivalent to Real UK Living Wage (£13.45/hr)

Location: London

Start date: September 2026

Contract duration: 6 months

Working hours: 9.30-5.30pm, Monday to Friday, 2 days in the office

Step into agency life at an award-winning PR agency, supporting campaigns, media outreach and events.

Riot Communications is an award-winning PR agency specialising in arts, culture and entertainment. Our clients include Oscar®-winning animation studio Aardman, publishing giant Penguin Random House, cultural institution Science Museum Group and family brands Moomin Characters and Winnie-the-Pooh. Riot is part of the Splendid Collective, a network of values-led agencies that also includes Splendid Communications, Kingdom Collective and DIY Creative. We hold The Blueprint diversity mark, the PR industry’s most rigorous standard for commitment to diversity and inclusion. Further information can be found on our website.

As an intern at Riot Communications, you'll gain hands-on experience of PR agency life. You’ll be joining a team of highly experienced colleagues and supporting a range of PR campaigns for leading arts, culture and entertainment brands. You’ll also have the opportunity to help deliver Riot’s marketing strategy through media relations and social media. Through a structured induction process, we’ll ensure you’re exposed to every aspect of the role. You’ll receive on-the-job training, supported by a dedicated line manager to help you develop your skills. You’ll be based at the Splendid Collective’s offices in east London, a vibrant community with regular socials, office lunches, and a dog-friendly space.

Key activities
These are some of the things you’ll get stuck into:

• Daily digesting of a broad range of national, consumer and industry media titles and online/social content and trends, so you learn to recognise opportunities for clients and build your knowledge and contacts
• Drafting copy for team communications, shorter press materials and social content
• Pitching to the media, selling in stories and content ideas for your clients to journalists and influencers
• Logging media coverage, image rights and, where relevant, social analytics and helping your team to report back on results
• Organising and helping to deliver media and influencer mailers, including going out to shops in London to buy samples, managing sample deliveries and liaising with couriers
• Assisting with events, including researching costs and logistics where needed
• Taking part in brainstorming and learning how to generate creative ideas for the agency and clients
• Presenting your thoughts and ideas to your team during weekly Campaigns Team meetings
• Working with your line manager to regularly review your progress and learning, ensuring you get the best out of your experience
  

What you will learn

Training will fall under the following areas:

• Media relations
• Social media management
• Events management
• Campaign administration
• Company finances and budgeting

What we are looking for

We are looking for individuals with:

• A strong interest in pursuing a career in a PR agency and a good understanding of what that involves
• A genuine passion for arts, culture and entertainment
• Passion for reading a range of print and online editorial media, social and digital news updates and following content from influencers
• Understanding and enthusiasm for how the most popular social media channels work, with some knowledge of how brands use them
• Strong skills in written and spoken English communication
• Good attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work
• Ability to take responsibility for actions and meet deadlines with a can-do attitude

We don’t request educational experience.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
• Please note you will receive an update on your application no later than 6 weeks after the closing date

This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying/mentoring, and more.