City of Uster - Communication Internship 80-100%

About the job

You or you?

For us, the case is clear. We live a culture of "you". Therefore, we communicate in this way already during the application process and in the interviews.

Uster, the third largest city in the canton of Zurich, with around 37,000 inhabitants, is a dynamically growing city in the Zurich metropolitan area and known as an innovative regional centre.

Public relations play a central role in the internal and external communication of the City of Uster with around 1700 employees. It ensures clear and effective information dissemination, acts as an interface for media professionals, and ensures that relevant topics are communicated purposefully and professionally. In addition to classic media work, it manages the digital communication channels, including the social intranet, the website, and various social media platforms. It also supports the city council and departments in strategic communication and creates content to position the City of Uster as a modern administration.

Public relations play a central role in the internal and external communication of the City of Uster with around 1700 employees. It ensures clear and effective information dissemination, acts as an interface for media professionals, and ensures that relevant topics are communicated purposefully and professionally. In addition to classic media work, it manages the digital communication channels, including the social intranet, the website, and various social media platforms. It also supports the city council and departments in strategic communication and creates content to position the City of Uster as a modern administration.

Town Hall

Presidential

80%-100%

The City Administration of Uster is filling a communication internship position in the Public Relations team from 1 January 2027 (or by arrangement) for a fixed term of 6 to 12 months.

Communication Internship 80-100%

Your main tasks

• Your tasks are as varied as everyday life in our small team: these include media and public relations work on our channels (including website, social media, social intranet) as well as writing and editing texts (including press releases)
• You actively contribute to our social media channels, enrich them with your own posts, including multimedia content, and participate in the further development of these channels
• You assist in organising and conducting public events of the city council
• You independently design simple print and online products (e.g. flyers, invitations) in InDesign
• In internal communication, you support the team in writing, editing, and planning posts on our social intranet

What you bring

• You are enrolled in a communication degree programme at a university of applied sciences or university or have recently completed one
• You are a communicative, committed, and reliable personality
• You enjoy working with various tools and incorporating the full range of communication into your work
• You have very good German skills and enjoy independently familiarising yourself with new topics
• You are familiar with social media; ideally, you have already created short video contributions
• Possibly, you have already gained some initial professional experience in communication

We offer you

• You gain practical experience that enables you an ideal career entry
• You have plenty of scope in shaping the internship
• You will find a collegial working atmosphere in a highly motivated and humorous team that supports you comprehensively and professionally
• You get a comprehensive insight into the diverse communication tasks of a public administration and the broad thematic spectrum of the third largest city in the canton of Zurich
• Your workplace is in the city centre, within a short walking distance to the station
• You receive a fair, market-based remuneration

Your benefits

Further training

Discounts

Holidays plus 4 paid rest days

Social benefits

Salary

Inclusion

Your contact person

Susanna Ellner

Head of Public Relations

Head of Public Relations

044 944 75 12

About us

City of Uster as an employer

City of Uster quite diverse

Interested? Then we look forward to your online application.