Master of Science in Communication, Influence Marketing & Press Relations

MSc
Bac +3, Bac +4, Bac +5
Septembre, Février
Initial, alternance
Bordeaux, Chambéry, Lyon, Paris, Rennes, Marseille
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Why choose the MSc in Communication, Influence Marketing & Press Relations?

The Communication, Influencer Marketing & Press Relations program aims to train professionals capable of mastering communication, influencer marketing and public relations strategies in a constantly changing digital environment. Learners learn essential skills to design and implement effective communication campaigns, using the most relevant digital tools and platforms. They learn to analyze market trends, understand consumer behaviours and develop relationships with key influencers. This program focuses on creativity, innovation and new media literacy to achieve the communication goals of organizations. Students are also trained to manage brand reputation, anticipate crises and build lasting relationships with stakeholders.

Program objectives

The skills objectives are to be able to:

  • Define the digital communication and marketing strategy; 
  • Implement communication and digital marketing actions; 
  • Coordinate relationships with service providers and partners; 
  • Manage a communication team.

A diploma in 1 or 2 years to become an expert in Communication, Marketing & Press Relations

  • 1st year of MSc: 441 hours
  • 2nd year of MSc: 441 hours

How to apply for INSEEC’s MSc in Communication, Influence Marketing & Press Relations ?

The conditions for accessing the certification system (excluding VAE) are:

  • For entry into the 4th year (MSc1): a RNCP degree at level 6 and/or 180 ECTS validated in a course equivalent to the field concerned.
  • For entry into the 5th year (MSc2): a RNCP degree at level 6 and/or 240 ECTS acquired in a course equivalent to the field concerned.

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What courses does the Master of Science in Communication, Influence Marketing & Press Relations offer?

The courses listed below are examples only and may vary slightly depending on the campus. The content of the courses is adapted each year to market developments and is updated before the start of each new school year.


First-Year Courses

TRANSVERSAL AND FUNDAMENTAL COURSES – 1ST YEAR

BUSINESS ENGLISH 

Perfect comprehension and communication techniques in English in a communication context. Learners may be required to take the TOEIC from the host campus.

BUDGET MANAGEMENT & DASHBOARDS

The aim is to acquire the key skills in terms of budget management and reporting. Particular emphasis will be placed on the budget architecture, with the implementation of summary documents, project management control and its link with budget management, implementation and steering of dashboards.

SOFTWARE & TOOLS FOR DECISION SUPPORT

This module aims to deepen the skills of learners in computer science to meet the demand of companies for budget or commercial monitoring, project management, personnel management and communication: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, team tools, business software. It aims to be efficient on office tools, quickly identify and correct errors, customize existing tools or create your own tools.

TECHAWAY : CRM & MARKETING AUTOMATION 

Analyze customer data and campaign results to improve marketing strategies, using CRM and marketing automation tools for segmentation, targeting and personalization.

PROFESSIONAL TOOLS & METHODS

This module allows learners to improve their CV and posture through situations (business games, professional simulation, speaking, etc.); practical and professional workshops (CV, professional social networks, coaching, etc.) as well as business conferences and masterclasses.

BUSINESS STRATEGY & BUSINESS PLAN 

This module develops the concepts and practice around the business strategy. The elements of the business plan are discussed and make it possible to project oneself into the creation of a company.

SPECIALIZED COURSES

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Define and implement a digital communication strategy to optimize interactions between different channels (advertising, blog, advertgaming, social networks, content sharing, etc.). Implementation of digital solutions integrated into global communication, and generating value.

INFLUENCE STRATEGY

This module serves two issues: it aims to train the learner in the daily issues around e-reputation. What message should be conveyed? Is it consistent with the company’s strategy? What media should be used? What is the best answer to a bad buzz? It also aims to allow the learner to build his own image. An effective Personal Branding is the best testimony of its competence for the management of the e-reputation of the company.

PLATFORMS OF INFLUENCE

Understand influencer platforms as digital tools for brands and individuals to collaborate with influencers to promote products or services. This course explores in depth how these platforms work, with a focus on influencer selection, partnership negotiation, content creation and performance analysis. Students learn to identify the platforms best suited to their communication goals, assess audience and influencer engagement, and measure the impact of influencer marketing campaigns. They also acquire skills in project management, content strategy and competitive intelligence to maximize the effectiveness of their actions on these platforms.

CONTENT CREATION

Allow students to create short content by building their ideas in writing, taking care of the project from A to Z, then making the images and sound.

COMMUNICATION LAW

Legal approach of the company: positioning of the company in the legal environment; the legal regimes of the various social forms of the company (SARL, SA, SCS, SCA, SAS and SNC). Image right. Right on the net. Right applied to business on the internet.

EVENT COMMUNICATION 

Understand the specificities of press relations and public relations in a communication strategy. Know the role of media agencies: advice, choice of media and media…

INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIC PLANNING 

Strategic planning is a process that allows an organization to define its objectives, identify its resources and develop an action plan to achieve them. It is a proactive and systematic approach that takes into account the internal and external environment of the organization.

CREATIVE PROCESS & DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE

Introduction to advertising creation. Understanding the constraints of the various stakeholders in the graphic chain. Learn the fundamentals of Photoshop and Illustrator to produce advertising content. Implementation on real projects and case studies.

PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA 

The digital project management module aims to make the student aware of the world of interactive professions, immersing him in the daily issues of an interactive communication agency. The central objective is to allow the student to assimilate the different phases implemented in the production process of an interactive support and more specifically the websites.

INTERNAL COMMUNICATION

Understand all communication actions within a company, for employees, in order to increase the exchange of information and promote the company culture.

DIGITAL STRATEGY & CRM 

Define digital marketing and its fields of action. Communicate using appropriate terms. Define marketing objectives and develop an effective digital strategy and action plan. Select and monitor key performance indicators.

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY 

Knowledge and mastery of the main social media, uses and best practices by companies. Presentation of the various analysis and monitoring tools, adaptation of the message to the company’s strategy (positioning, targeting, key performance indicators and evaluation).

WRITTEN EXAMS
DEFENCE 

Second-Year Courses

ADVERTISING STRATEGY & CREATION 

Understand the different strategies of the company in order to conduct coherent and effective communication plans. Know how to judge and evaluate an advertising creation based on the elements of the advertising brief… Acquire the methodology to develop, negotiate and manage your communication budget. Master the various negotiation levers.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION & WEB MARKETING 

Define the role of the Internet in the communication strategy. Internet as a media, commercial space, advertising medium, and relational marketing tool. Identification of players in the web advertising market. The online buyer: behaviour and motivation. Online promotion and events, e-mailing, sponsored links, online advertising, affiliation, partnerships, viral marketing. Manage interactive communication: SEO, content management, measurement tools.

MARKETING RESEARCH & STUDIES 

Know the current consumption trends to best define the communication targets. Know how to decipher the signs emitted by the company. Overview of studies, data collection and organisation, development of market studies, recording devices, tests and post-tests.

MEDIA PLANNING & STRATEGY 

Media planning & strategy is an area of marketing that involves planning and buying advertising space to achieve the objectives of a marketing campaign.

This is a complex process that considers many factors, such as:

  • Campaign objectives: What do we want to achieve with the campaign?
  • The target: Who are the people we want to reach?
  • Budget: How much money is available for the campaign?
  • Media: Which media are the most suitable to reach the target?
  • The message: What message do we want to convey to the target?

INFLUENCER MARKETING

Understand the role of influencer and understand the relationships between PR/ Agency of com’ / brands and influencers. Learn how to produce quality content. How to integrate influencers into a digital communication strategy?

PROFESSIONAL TOOLS & METHODS 

Seminars and conferences are regularly offered in order to best prepare learners for the professional world.

BRAND CONTENT

This course aims to acquire the best practices of a content strategy: from the creation of messages to the choice of distribution and the measurement of their impacts.

EVENT COMMUNICATION, SPONSORSHIP & SPONSORSHIP

Study and application of marketing and communication fundamentals dedicated to events. Know where events are located in a marketing strategy, and compared to other communication techniques (internal/ external communication, corporate/ product communication, online/ offline, etc.). Creation, management, organization and promotion of events to strengthen the image, retain the customer and increase sales.

GRAPHIC DESIGN & PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE

Allow students to acquire the basic skills on the Photoshop and Illustrator software of the ADOBE suite in order to meet the requirements of companies during their internship, then the beginning of their professional life. Know how to use the appropriate software according to demand. Understand the specificities inherent to each type of images (bitmap, vector, etc.). Create digital communication documents.

PHOTO & VIDEO EDITING 

Allow students to create a short film/video interview by building their ideas in writing, taking care of the project from A to Z, then making the images and sound.

TECHAWAY : UX/UI

Apply Looker for data mining, reporting, and dashboard creation. Understand the fundamentals of UX (user experience) and UI (user interface) design, including design principles and user-centric design.

ADVICE & RECOMMENDATIONS AGENCY 

From the knowledge of the broad categories of stakeholders within a communication agency (strategists, creatives, buyers, producers, lawyers, marketers, salespeople, etc.), read and respond to a brief. Master the elements of the agency recommendation.

COMMUNICATION & SUSTAINABLE EVENTS

Sustainable communication and events is a growing field that aims to reduce the environmental and social impact of events and communication. It is a holistic approach that takes into account the entire life cycle of an event, from planning to implementation and follow-up.

SOCIAL SELLING 

Social selling is a sales method that relies on the use of social networks to establish relationships of trust and engagement with prospects and potential customers. With the advent of social media and the increase in Internet use in our daily lives, companies have had to adapt their sales approach to remain competitive in the market. Beyond the simple promotion of products or services, social selling involves the creation of relevant and quality content to attract the attention of consumers, interaction with them to better understand and support them throughout their purchasing journey, and the use of data and analysis to optimize results.

REFERENCING POLICY

Give the keys to understand the challenges of SEO. Managing your online presence becomes a real lever for communication and growth of the company. Know the levers of SEO, know how to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of a site from an SEO perspective, be able to implement the main factors for optimizing SEO visibility.

PUBLIC RELATIONS & LOBBYING 

Understand the strategic and practical approach of public relations. Measurement of public relations and major trends; knowledge of PR actors and professions. Lobbying and business; lobbying and politics; tools of lobbying; lobbying and media relations.

TEAM MANAGEMENT & TALENT 

Team management and talent is an area of management that aims to develop the skills and performance of teams and individuals. It is a holistic approach that takes into account the individual and collective needs of team members.

ETHICS & COMMUNICATION 

Ethics and communication is a field of study that examines the ethical dimensions of communication practices. It is a critical reflection on the potential impacts of communication, taking into account moral and social values.

CRISIS COMMUNICATION

Identify and study all the inherent and extrinsic vectors to the company likely to trigger a crisis. Establish an effective and efficient organization to manage and overcome the crisis.

APPLIED RESEARCH PAPER

Allow learners to know the expectations of the applied research thesis. Formulate a problem, build a literature review, choose the methodology of the study, issue recommendations.

WRITTEN EXAMS & DEFENCE

EXAMENS ÉCRITS
SOUTENANCE DE MÉMOIRE


What are the start dates and study rhythms?

There are two openings per year, in February/March and September/October. To check the opening of each intake, contact the admissions department directly.

The pace of the course may differ from campus to campus and depending on whether the course is carried out under an internship agreement (initial) or a professionalization/apprenticeship contract (continuing).

The work-study contract must be signed for a period of 12 months (MSc 2), 24 months (MSc1 + MSc 2) or 18 months for the staggered start of March (continuation of studies in MSc2).

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What are the career prospects after an MSc in Communication, Influence Marketing & Press Relations?

  • Communications manager, (director)
  • Digital communications manager (director)
  • Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing (Director)
  • Marketing and digital/webmarketing project/product manager
  • Marketing Manager
  • Communications/Digital Communications Project Manager
  • Communication Consultant/Digital Communication
  • Manager, Head of digital communication strategies/Digital campaign manager
  • Manager, Responsable stratégies de référencement digital (SEO, SEM, SEA)/Digital strategy activation specialist
  • Traffic Manager
  • Digital Account Manager
  • Social media manager/Community Manager
  • Digital trader/Media researcher
  • Web Project Manager/Webmaster
  • e-Business/e-commerce Manager
  • Marketing Data Officer Project Manager Data/webanalyst/data strategist

To consult the detailed job descriptions by specialization.

What business skills are developed?

The professional certification allows the preparation of the following blocks of competences:

  • Define the communication and digital marketing strategy.
  • Implement communication and digital marketing actions.
  • Coordinate relations with service providers and partners.
  • Managing a communications team.

Description of how to acquire certification by capitalizing on blocks of skills and/or by correspondence

Certification is obtained by :

  • Validation of four blocks of skills common to all courses (a mark of 10/20 or higher in each block of skills).
  • Completion of a thesis with a mark of 10/20 or higher.
  • A minimum 132-day work placement during the second year of the program (MSc 2).

Professional certification of ” Manager of Communication and Digital Marketing “, NSF code 320, delivered by INSEEC MSc (INSEEC Executive Education, CEE-SO, CEE-RA, CEFAS, MBA INSTITUTE), registered under number 34577 in the RNCP (Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles) by decision of the Director General of France Compétences on April 24, 2020.

The certification is issued by capitalization of the totality of the blocks of competences. Each skill in a block must be confirmed to obtain the block of skills. Partial validation of a block is not possible. It is also accessible through the Validation of Acquired Experience.

Find the blocks of competences associated with this RNCP title by clicking here .

What are the teaching methods for the MSc Communication, Digital Marketing & Press Relations?

Teaching methods

  • Lectures and interactive courses.
  • Situational exercises through collective or individual case studies carried out by the students.
  • Conferences, seminars and educational visits.

Evaluation methods

  • Individual or group case studies.
  • Individual and group oral presentations.
  • Individual and group files.

Methods and tools

  • The evaluation methods are face-to-face, in the form of continuous assessment or final exams in the form of mid-term exams.

What are the tuition fees for 2024/2025 for the MSc Communication, Digital Marketing & Press Relations?

Initial course:

  • Entry to MSc1: €10,650
  • Direct entry to MSc2: €12,550

Work-study program:

  • Training 24 months : 20 800 € HT
  • Direct entry in MSc2 : 11 950 € HT

In the case of work-study training, tuition fees are payable by the OPCO and the company signing the contract.

Do you have any questions about work-study programs or our school in general? See our frequently asked questions.

International Student Pack: Mandatory contribution of €490 on top of the tuition fees shown above for exclusive support services for international students from outside the European Union.

VAE/VAP :

  • VAE : 4 200 € HT
  • VAP : 850 € HT

What kind of financial aid is available?

INSEEC offers several financial aid schemes:

key figures for the RNCP n°34577 "Digital Marketing and Communication Manager" qualification

RNCP for the MSc Communication, Digital Marketing & PR course

95%

National success rate – Class of 2023

95%

Submission rate – Class 2023

90%

Overall insertion rate (420 respondents out of 546) – Promo 2022

68%

6-month satisfaction rate – Promo 2022

*Details by campus on request

Disability

The OMNES Education Group pays particular attention to the societal environment, including the disability dimension. Indeed, we believe that students with disabilities should not have any problems in pursuing their studies and starting a professional career. We accompany them to facilitate their access to the premises, offer them personalized advice as well as adapted accommodations throughout their school career.

Accessibility of premises: all our campuses are accessible to people with disabilities.

To learn more about the OMNES Education Group’s disability policy, click here.


Contacts for disability referents by campus:
Bordeaux: Maxime DOUENS – mdouens@inseec.com
Lyon: Anissa GASMI – agasmi@inseec.com
Rennes: Laura LE CALVEZ – llecalvez@omneseducation.com
Paris : Farid HAMAD – fhamad@inseec.com
Chambéry : Clément BERTACCO – cbertacco@inseec.com
Marseille: Océane VALOTTI – ovalotti@omneseducation.com

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Updated 9 July 2024