TRAINEE: Communication

Responsibilities

As a Communication Trainee, you will:

• Support the development of content across different communications channels (internal and external) in Asia Pacific, including:Production of articles, interviews, emails, internal newsletters, event invitations, … 
• Design of banners and other visuals.
• Creation and editing of videos.
• Updating of the intranet and other internal communication platforms.
• Participate in the organization of staff engagement initiatives, including the organization of internal events.
• Carry out communication campaigns on assigned subjects and projects with a focus on HR related topics, innovation, sustainability and managerial communications.
• Provide support to other communications projects as and when required.

What We Offer: 

Your life doesn’t revolve around your job. So, find the job that revolves around your life.

The Trainee role is a full time 24-month contract with Societe Generale where you will have access to a diverse range of training materials to help you succeed, covering various aspects of businesses, including but not limited to technical skills, leadership development, communication skills, client service and relationship management. To be eligible, please ensure you have completed your qualification and will be available to work full time for the duration of Trainee contract.

Are you creative and passionate about communications? Join our diverse and dynamic Communication team in Hong Kong!

Profile required

• You hold a relevant bachelor's degree in communications, Marketing or other related disciplines.
• You have solid writing / content development skills.
• You are creative and detail-oriented with attention to accuracy.
• You are curious and proactive.
• You are flexible and enjoy working in a multicultural environment.
• You are willing to learn and grow in Communications/the financial industry.
• You are fluent in English.
• You are savvy with or are a fast learner of digital tools.

Behavioral skills:

• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance.
• Team Spirit - Open mindset: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode.
• Innovation - Thinking out of the box/Creativity: I propose new ideas and solutions.
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority.
• Commitment - Exemplarity: I embody the Group’s values.
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge.

Business insight

Company Description:

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale seeks to build together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions. Active in the real economy for over 160 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 126,000 employees in 65 countries and supports 25 million individual clients, businesses and institutional investors worldwide (figures as of January 2024). We have a presence in 11 locations across Asia Pacific. With our regional headquarters in Hong Kong – a core hub of the worldwide Societe Generale Group – we employ around 2,200 employees in the region. In addition, Societe Generale's Global Solution Centre (SGGSC) in Bangalore and Chennai supports the Group in Asia Pacific and globally with customized business solutions.

Department Description:

Societe Generale is present in Asia Pacific through 4 wholesale banking businesses, 2 of which under the Societe Generale brand: Corporate & investment banking (11 geographies), and a Global Solution Centre (Bangalore and Chennai).

The Communication department of Societe Generale Asia-Pacific ensures the definition and implementation of the communication strategy, supporting the bank’s identity, strategy and objectives in the region, including its wholesale banking business roadmap - principally in Corporate & Investment banking (Global Markets, Global Banking & Advisory, Global Transaction Banking), and in line with the directions given by Societe Generale group’s Communication division.

The department consists of a team split across following locations: Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, and Singapore for SE Asia. Structured around communication leads to support key areas of focus – such as corporate identity & commitments / Business strategy & expertise / Employer branding – the department also encompasses expertise on all channels of the marketing & communication mix across owned, earned and paid media.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and promoting all talents, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organization, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.

We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates.  If you require any accommodations or adjustments as a result of a disability, impairment or health condition, please do not hesitate to let us know.