Singapore Polytechnic

Marketing and Outreach Traineeship [GRIT@Gov]

Traineeship

Closing on 14 Nov 2025

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What the role is

The GRaduate Industry Traineeship Programme within the Public Service (GRIT@Gov) aims to provide fresh graduates with opportunities to gain industry-relevant skills and experience that can strengthen their employability to take up full time roles in the sector.

This traineeship entails supporting and delivering both Media Arts and Design School and School of Business’ outreach and marketing initiatives. This position combines and skills-up the trainee in administrative precision with creative execution — supporting event coordination, content creation, and digital communications to strengthen both school’s brand presence and engagement with prospective students.

Potential Competencies Developed:
• Event planning and coordination
• Creative content development
• Digital communications and social media management
• Administrative and operational support
• Stakeholder engagement and brand building

What you will be working on

Provide operational and creative support for outreach events (Open Houses, school visits, competitions).
Coordinate logistics: venue setup, materials preparation, registration.
Assist in developing engaging on-ground experiences for visitors.
Develop and adapt marketing collaterals (posters, social media graphics, banners, slides).
Support management of social media pages and create engaging digital content (videos, reels, visuals).

What we are looking for

Diploma graduate in Marketing, Communications, Design, or Event Management.
Competency in Canva or basic Adobe Creative Suite tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro).
Familiarity with social media content creation and platform management (Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook).
Good organisational and multitasking skills, with an eye for detail.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities; creative, adaptable, and comfortable working independently or in a team.

About your application process

This job is closing on 14 Nov 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Singapore Polytechnic or the wider Public Service.

Eligibility for GRIT@Gov traineeship

All trainees must fulfil the following criteria:

Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident; and
Graduated or graduating in 2024 or 2025 from Universities, Polytechnics, the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and other Educational Institutions (e.g. private universities and overseas institutions); or
Graduated earlier from above institutions and completed National Service in 2024 or 2025.

Trainees who complete their studies from Universities, Polytechnics, the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) or other Educational Institutions within 2025 but who will only receive their qualification/certification award in 2026 are eligible for the programme as well.

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About Singapore Polytechnic

As Singapore’s first polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) prides ourselves in providing the best learning experience for our students in pre-employment and continuing adult education. The mission of SP is to prepare our learners to be life ready, work ready and world ready. Our vision is to be a caring community of inspired learners committed to serving with mastery.

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