Public Relations, Co-op

Location

US-NY-Melville

Company

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon, U. S. A., Inc. is currently seeking a graduate student enrolled in a local University to participatein a 4-6 month Co-op experience in Public Relations in the Melville, NY office.

This opportunity will allow the Graduate Student to rotate between Public Relations and Social Media. The responsibilities would include but not limited to:

Public Relations:
- Participate in media tracking and curating interesting content for different platforms for all the Canon business units.
- Identify new media outlets, contacts, platforms to enable Public Relations to build media lists.
- Craft and edit pitches, press releases and media alerts.
- Process documents through internal review processes from start to finish.
- Media monitoring for competitor news that can be written up and presented to Canon business units.
- Close communication and follow-up with business unit for deadlines, approvals and review processes.
Social Media:
- Collaborate with Social Media Operations team and B2B stakeholders on sourcing and development for social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Canon Community and others as needed.
- Bolster the social media department's ability to meet content and strategy demand by working with corporate and business group contacts to identify and/or adapt existing and net-new content to be social-media ready.
- Provide additional checks and balances with the department by entering and scheduling content into our SMMS tool, Sprout.
- Ideate, curate and execute content for the Insights Program, assist in analytics prevalent to social media campaigns running within the department, and brainstorm sessions on trending topic ideas.
- Attend standing public relations and social media meetings (virtual and in-person) with extended social and Public Relations team as well as stakeholders.

A current student pursuing a Master's degree, enrolled in a related major in the department of interest. Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Team player and work independently.
- Public Relations, Communications, Journalism or related major preferred.
- Critical thinking and dynamic mindset while performing media monitoring for the team a plus.
- Proactive learner with a keen eye for details is a plus.
- Excellent writing and communications skills.
We are providing the anticipated rate for this role: $25.00 hourly.

About our Company - Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $29.4 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. as of 2023 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 38 consecutive years*. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To learn more about Canon, visit us at www.usa.canon.com and connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/canonusa.

Who We Are

Where Talent Fosters Innovation.

Do you want your next professional experience to be filled with purpose and opportunity, world-class team members, and impactful work? Driven by our mission of exceeding customer expectations with our technologies and enriching the lives of our local communities and staff, we are a phenomenal team working collaboratively toward common goals. Our employees have a strong work ethic, creativity, and a cooperative spirit. We believe in integrity, respect, empowerment, and making a difference in the communities we serve. There is a strong sense of pride in what we do individually and together as a team. Join us and discover what it means to work for a global digital imaging leader with an unparalleled reputation for quality and innovation.

What We Offer

You'll be joining a leader in digital imaging and innovation with an immense opportunity to make an impact and create your own rewarding career. We demonstrate commitment to our employees by offering a full range of rewards, including competitive compensation and benefits.

And Even More Perks!

-Employee referral bonus
-Employee discounts
-"Dress for Your Day" attire program (casual is welcome, based on your job function)
-Volunteer opportunities to give back to our local community
-Swag! A Canon welcome kit and official merch you can't get anywhere else

*Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) Savings Plan, discretionary profit sharing, discretionary success sharing, educational assistance, recognition programs, vacation, and much more. A more comprehensive list of what we have to offer is available at https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon/benefits-and-compensation

We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, orders and mandates, including those we may be required to follow as a federal government contractor/subcontractor.

All applicants must reside in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you are not reviewing this job posting on our Careers' site https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon, we cannot guarantee the validity of this posting. For a list of our current postings, please visit us at https://www.usa.canon.com/about-us/life-at-canon.

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