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Attention, please! The members of our Marketing & Communications Team have something to say—every day. No wonder, considering they’re in charge of media relations, events, digital marketing, and digital communications, with which they shape BCG’s image among clients, employees, alumni, and job applicants, as well as the media and general public. Bringing the Group’s global thought leadership to the world, they ensure that BCG expertise and studies are placed in the right channel at the right time and continuously develop our communications and marketing strategy.
What You'll Do
We are looking for a motivated and organized working student to join our Marketing & Communications Team in Switzerland as Working Student Event Support – Marketing & Communications. You will primarily support the planning and execution of our client events while also contributing to a variety of marketing and communications activities across Switzerland. You will be part of the larger Marketing team in Central Europe.
As a Working Student, you’ll primarily support the planning and execution of our client events while also contributing to broader Marketing & Communications activities. Your responsibilities will include:
Supporting the planning and execution of client events, mainly in Zurich and Geneva and sometimes in other cities in Switzerland
Assisting with our internal approval process, invitations, mailings, the tracking of event registrations and on occasion contributing creative concept ideas
Providing on-site support during events, including welcoming guests and ensuring smooth operations
Supporting administrative tasks as well as internal and external stakeholder management related to event organization
Assisting with supplier onboarding, submitting and tracking invoices in our internal invoice tool
Tracking event attendees in our CRM system and supporting post-event follow-up
In addition to your primary focus on events, you will support the Switzerland Marketing & Communications team with a variety of activities and initiatives, including internal and external communications, marketing campaigns, content development, and general team coordination.
What You'll Bring
You are an enrolled student (ideally majoring in communication, business administration, journalism, or social sciences) and not in the final phase of your studies.
You have a keen interest in marketing and communications beyond event management and are eager to contribute to a variety of projects and initiatives across the team.
You enjoy welcoming people and take pride in making events run smoothly. You are flexible, organized, and happy to step in where needed.
You have flexibility to support events, which often take place on Thursday evening.
Ideally, you have some practical experience in the field of event management, marketing, or communications.
You are proficient in the MS Office package 365.
You live within 50 km of BCG’s Zurich office.
You bring excellent German and very good English skills; French skills are a plus.
Who You'll Work With
As a Working Student, you will report directly to the Marketing & Communications Lead Switzerland and work within the larger Marketing team in Central Europe
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