Corporate External Communications Apprenticeship

Accor stands as a global leader in hospitality, delivering unparalleled experiences across over 110 countries. Our portfolio boasts more than 5,500 properties, 10,000+ food & beverage venues, wellness facilities, and flexible workspaces. With over 45 distinguished hotel brands, ranging from luxury to economy, and including Lifestyle ventures with Ennismore, Accor's ecosystem is among the most diversified in the hospitality industry. Our commitment to business ethics, responsible tourism, sustainable development, community engagement, and diversity & inclusion underscores our dedication to making a positive impact worldwide.

Join our Global Corporate Communications team as a member of the Image & Influence unit, where you'll collaborate with specialists in press relations, social media, crisis management, and branding. Your role will involve coordinating and executing comprehensive, cross-functional projects on a global scale, ensuring our brand's image and influence are meticulously crafted and maintained.

Key responsibilities

Monitoring and analysis

• Conduct daily monitoring of Accor's news, the hospitality sector, and competitors.
• Engage in proactive social media listening to safeguard our e-reputation.
• Moderate social media comments with the operational support of our agency.
• Analyze emerging media trends and platforms.
• Compile reports on media coverage and social media analytics.

Editorial tasks

• Craft briefs and speeches for Top Management and Executive Committee members.
• Coordinate the improvement of our Newsroom, introducing new features.
• Oversee the 360 editorial calendar in collaboration with our agency, aligning content with current events and strategic objectives.
• Brief our social media agency for campaigns and always on contents.

Project management

• Handle requests from journalists and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs).
• Participate to external events organization (such as financial results, general assembly)
• Foster a robust network of media contacts.
• Assist in developing and deploying corporate influence campaigns.
• Organize and coordinate photo and video shoots, ensuring alignment with our brand's image and messaging, while managing logistics, schedules, and collaborations with creative teams and external partners.
• Engage in collaborative, cross-functional projects with internal clients across various departments (CSR, Procurement, Talent & Culture, DEI, brands…).

This position is available from September 2024 to September 2025.

Candidate profile : 

• Degree from a business school or university (equivalent to Master's level).
• Exceptional editorial and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English, with excellent adaptability, versatility, and autonomy.
• Team player, curious, creative, and proactive.

Why work for Accor? 

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities. 

By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality.  

Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/ 

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS" 

What benefits can Accor offer its employees? 

A real Work life balance : 

• Remote work :  up to 12 remote days per month depending on team workflow.  Extra allowance for /Reimbursement of IT equipment and other daily allowances 
• For ‘autnomous framework’ employees (non-executive positions): 216 worked days including up to 12 days RTT per year according to the year. 

              Work Everywhere : 

• Free access more than 500 hundred coworking space including in our own hospitality brand. Great opportunity to meet our hospitality employee 
• Green allowance of up to 700€/annum for employees using eco-transport (such as electrical bike, scooter). Pass Navigo subsidised by a maximum of 75% 
• The ALL Heartists program is the program dedicated to Accor employees. You can enjoy benefits (Gourmet, travel, well-being, sports…)at all our locations around the world, from luxury to budget, and with more than 70 partners. This is the opportunity for them to enjoy unforgettable stays and experiences all year round! 
• On Issy Les Moulineaux Site: free coffee, conciergerie services, fitness center, 360 view on Paris, cafetaria, 2 restaurants, free parking 

Attractive Finance benefits : 

• Profit sharing compulsory and voluntary plans, with company matching contribution on employee’s investments up to gross 1300 €/year 
• 700 €/year Allowance Green transportation such as electrical bike, scooter.  
• Pass Navigo subsidised by a maximum of 75% 
• Recommendation’s program: up to 1500 € gross as a reward for your involvement in the recruitment of qualified profiles 

Our Culture #BeALLyouAreWithALLyourHeart  

At Accor, we are committed to diversity. Each individual, each personality, and each experience has its place to grow and make us grow collectively. Everything we do, we do with heart. We are creators of emotions, professionals of the human experience, open to others and the world around us.  

• Our culture is inclusive. We value the richness of the 120 nationalities, the different backgrounds, the different stories that make up our company.  
• We care for the world around us: our teams, our customers, our establishments, our environment are at the heart of our concerns. Our mission is human, essential: to bring cultures together, to open windows on the world, to provide unforgettable experiences, day after day.  
• All our heartists are talents in the making, they are the future of our group and our hotels. Helping them grow professionally and develop personally according to their wishes and ambitions is our priority.  
• Together, we imagine your future. Our group is large, with many opportunities, and the experiences are infinite.  
• We dare to question the status quo. We challenge ourselves to always do better. We take risks, we dream the impossible and make it possible.  
• Hospitality is teamwork, and we are stronger together. We believe in caring, we respect our differences and value all voices. We work as a team, saying what we do and doing what we say.