Communications Manager Apprentice Opportunity

Overview

Start Date: September 2026

Placement Lenght: 12 or 24 months

Type of Employment: Apprenticeship

Location: Issy Les Moulineaux, Paris, France

Application must be submitted in English

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Communications intern, you will help be responsible for the Microsoft image and brand through innovation. You will work to build trust and drive strategic agenda. You will orchestrate execution to influence, including managing agency and stakeholder relationships. You will demonstrate thought leadership, defines storytelling and messaging aligned to brand and organization strategy; measures impact and adjusts approach accordingly.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You'll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

As a Communications Manager Apprentice within the Global Communications team, you'll get to know all the French subsidiary's external communications challenges, from products and solutions for the consumer, business and public sectors to institutional topics such as, for example, support for the development of AI or digital skills from an early age.

• Assisting the team in all its missions
• Support for the strategy, organization and logistics of the year's press events
• Support for content production: invitations, press releases and press kits, videos, key messages
• Collaboration, coordination and management of partner agencies
• Supporting the Social Media strategy and steering the editorial calendar
• Organizing and managing loan programs for journalists and influencers
• Managing press reviews and promoting results
• Enhancement of our PR results: creation of event press reviews, summary of lessons learned
• Quarterly reporting and management of PR performance tools

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Marketing, Communication, Public Affairs or related field
• Must have at least 1 semester/term remaining following the completion of the internship.
• You must be legally authorised to work in France to be eligible for this role. (Legally authorised = has citizenship or has been granted a valid visa or work permit)
• Fluency in French and English.
• Seeking an Apprenticeship contract.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Analytical mind
• Ability to manage complex projects involving numerous contacts
• Team spirit and ability to collaborate with multiple departments
• Communication: ability to proactively and effectively share information internally and externally
• Customer satisfaction: ability to develop and maintain a satisfactory relationship with a customer
• Responsiveness & flexibility: ability to react quickly to unforeseen events, manage several simultaneous requests
• Creativity

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process.