Communications Intern for R&D
Communications Intern for R&D
Position Snapshot
Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100%
Type of contract: Internship, 12 months
Start date: 1st October 2024
What we offer at Nestlé
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits
Position Summary
Nestlé has the most advanced science and innovation network in the food industry. We have 4,100 employees working in R&D and invest over CHF 1.7 billion every year in R&D as an engine for growth.
Whether the focus is on developing plant-based foods to support healthier lifestyles, tackling packaging waste or driving affordable nutrition, we're continually developing our products and services, while innovating to create new ones.
Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research & Development at our website.
Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.
As a "Communications Intern for R&D” you will enable our internal and external audiences to discover our R&D activities in written texts as well as interactive events, providing our experts a platform to illustrate the science and innovation behind products. In the Nestlé R&D Communications team, you will be exposed to many topics across our R&D organization, from fundamental science to product innovation and culinary expertise.
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.
A Day in the Life of a Communications Intern
- Plan, coordinate and execute immersive visits to R&D sites adapted to diverse audiences (e.g. media, scientific KOLs, authorities, business partners, etc.)
- Manage the logistic for events organization
- Prepare communication material on science and technology at Nestlé for non-scientific audiences
- Define storylines, props and visual set-ups together with scientific experts for their interactive sessions with internal and external visitors
What will make you successful
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Hospitality, Communications, Business Administration or relevant
- Passionate about food, science and technology topics
- Strong prioritization, organization, event planning and project management skills
- Capacity to work under pressure within tight deadlines
- Dynamic, team player, detail-oriented with can-do attitude
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, both written text and immersive visits
- Fluent in English and French; any other language would be a plus
At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.
Position Snapshot
Location: Nestlé Research, Lausanne, Switzerland
Company: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
Act. Rate: Full-Time 100%
Type of contract: Internship, 12 months
Start date: 1st October 2024
What we offer at Nestlé
Flexible work policies in terms of core hours and working from home. Please talk to us during the recruitment process about what flexibility could look like for you!
Genuine opportunities for career and personal development
Modern “smart office” locations providing agile & collaborative workspaces
Dynamic international working environment
Attractive additional benefits
Position Summary
Nestlé has the most advanced science and innovation network in the food industry. We have 4,100 employees working in R&D and invest over CHF 1.7 billion every year in R&D as an engine for growth.
Whether the focus is on developing plant-based foods to support healthier lifestyles, tackling packaging waste or driving affordable nutrition, we're continually developing our products and services, while innovating to create new ones.
Please have a tour of our facilities using this link or read more about Nestlé Research & Development at our website.
Please follow us on Nestlé R&D on LinkedIn.
As a "Communications Intern for R&D” you will enable our internal and external audiences to discover our R&D activities in written texts as well as interactive events, providing our experts a platform to illustrate the science and innovation behind products. In the Nestlé R&D Communications team, you will be exposed to many topics across our R&D organization, from fundamental science to product innovation and culinary expertise.
We offer a dynamic, inclusive, and international working environment with many opportunities across different companies, functions, and regions. Don’t miss the opportunity to join us and work with different teams in an agile and diverse context.
A Day in the Life of a Communications Intern
- Plan, coordinate and execute immersive visits to R&D sites adapted to diverse audiences (e.g. media, scientific KOLs, authorities, business partners, etc.)
- Manage the logistic for events organization
- Prepare communication material on science and technology at Nestlé for non-scientific audiences
- Define storylines, props and visual set-ups together with scientific experts for their interactive sessions with internal and external visitors
What will make you successful
- Bachelor or Master’s degree in Hospitality, Communications, Business Administration or relevant
- Passionate about food, science and technology topics
- Strong prioritization, organization, event planning and project management skills
- Capacity to work under pressure within tight deadlines
- Dynamic, team player, detail-oriented with can-do attitude
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills, both written text and immersive visits
- Fluent in English and French; any other language would be a plus
At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering a diverse, friendly, supportive, and collaborative environment, that creates positive disruption, embraces innovation, and empowers people and teams to win.
We aim to hire friendly, respectful, inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.
Be a force for good. Join Nestlé and visit us on www.nestle.com.
Lausanne, CH
Lausanne, CH