Communications and Events Placement 2026

Communications and Events Placement 2026

The Organisations

The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE), and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) champion the Home Entertainment category and covers all legal routes for audience consumption of film and TV, including digital and physical transactional, subscription and ad funded and FAST channels. This is an ever evolving and fast-growing sector, which in the UK contributed £5.1 billion to the economy in 2024.

Our members include the biggest names in entertainment including Amazon, BBC, BT/EE, Curzon, Google, Lionsgate, Mubi, NBC Universal, Sky Store, Sony Pictures, Studiocanal, Virgin Media, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros Discovery, amongst others. Our remit has evolved with category change, and this is an incredibly exciting time of vision and growth for the sector and the organisation.

Our role as a trade body is to inform and support the category and to represent its interests collectively to audiences, trade and consumer media, Government, and other industry organisations and partners.

Our primary areas of focus are:

• Providing and procuring insights and research
• Growing audiences and audience engagement
• Celebration and events
• Fostering community and networking

Illustrations of our activity:

• We host summits and leadership forums in the UK and across Europe.
• We write and publish market reports and research papers, statements, and press releases.
• We run consumer promotions online, in stores and across social media channels.
• We deliver media campaigns and consumer education
• We host events and parties.
• And much more…

Everything we do is heavily informed by research, behavioural insights and up to the moment market data, and is fundamentally driven by our members’ interests.

A small dynamic team of 12, we support each other in an exciting, fast-paced, and intellectually stimulating and rigorous environment. We come together as a team at least twice a week, often on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and we primarily work remotely outside of those days.

In addition to BASE and DEGI, is The Industry Trust for IP Awareness, that forms an integral part of the team deliverables. The Trust is a consumer education body focused on tracking piracy, providing regular threat assessments to members and Government and creating and implementing influential behaviour change initiatives. We work with high profile partners and lead a collaborative approach with all the prominent actors in the anti-infringement space.

The main responsibilities of the BASE/DEGI Intern will include:

• Support the Comms team on delivery of the annual comms strategy/press office programme as directed. Inc. coverage reports, weekly mailers, film chart distribution, internal comms etc.
• Support the projects teams on delivery of international consumer promotions. Inc. asset collation, reviewing creatives, creative feedback and approvals, coverage analysis/reports etc.
• Assist with internal and external events, including BASE Awards, Insight and Marketing breakfast sessions, International Roadshow, industry conferences etc.
• Participating in our Next Generation Board alongside other peers from across the industry and our membership; opportunities to network and socialise with industry peers.
• Creating presentations, whether in Powerpoint, Canva, etc.
• Managing and updating the organisation websites through WordPress inc. website contact inboxes.
• Assisting Teams and Project Executive with office and team logistics, plus ad hoc tasks
• Ad hoc finance support to Head of Finance and Operations
• Monitoring key industry developments, which might shape BASE/DEGI’s strategy
• Daily news analysis

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.

What will I learn from this opportunity?

• Grow your practical knowledge and skillset, particularly in a dynamic, fast paced environment, to accelerate your professional journey.
• Real-time training, feedback and support.
• Observe and understand how strategy and execution come together in UK/international businesses.
• Step into genuine responsibilities within a positive, supportive and empowering team culture.
• Experience of end-to-end Events projects from objective and aims to delivery and post event feedback.
• Engagement with key communications methods applied to effectively reach diverse stakeholders
• Knowledge and awareness of the current media, TV and film landscape – both the opportunities and challenges
• How to navigate and communicate with key members/stakeholders and external contacts
• Application of behavioural insights to consumer promotions and communications

Key attributes:

• Passion for film and TV, interest in keeping up with some of the broader titles/content across the industry as well as different territories
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to details
• Creative and confident with visual materials
• Able to thrive in a rapidly changing and fast paced environment
• Self-starter, well organised, self-disciplined, flexible and reliable and able to manage multiple projects
• Deadline focused
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, calm under pressure and effective when working alongside individuals at all operational levels
• Exceptional team player with ability to work within in a highly motivated and effective small team.
• A good understanding of the entertainment, broadcast and/or media landscape
• Familiar AI tools e.g. Fireflies
• PC proficient and excellent with full Microsoft Office suite, Sage, Canva, Eventbrite, Mailchimp and WordPress
• Excellent presentation skills
• Intellectual rigor

Eligibility

• Must be a second-year undergraduate student on a placement year course returning to study in Autumn 2027
• Must have the right to work in the UK already in place
• Available to start working full time from June 2026

Interested?

• You will need to apply with your CV and cover letter via the link on this page.

Please note, applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

For your cover letter we will be looking for approximately 400 words and looking to understand the following areas:

• Why have you chosen BASE/DEGI?
• Why have you chosen this internship?
• Why should BASE/DEGI consider you for this internship?

This deadline for applications is Monday 12th January 2026.

Employment Terms & Benefits:

• Full time post, employed by British Association for Screen Entertainment, providing support services to DEGI and Industry Trust for IP Awareness
• Annual salary of £28,000 with 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.