Public Relations Internship
Edelman is seeking interns for our Austin office. We have several public relations/account management internships available!
Although you’ve heard it before, this really isn’t your average internship. Our internship program is designed to propel your career into the ever-changing landscape of communications marketing by offering a full-time, paid internship for up to 6-months.
You’ll work alongside our award-winning teams to evolve, promote and protect the brands and reputations of the businesses and organizations we partner with. You’ll be challenged to deliver a wide range of impactful solutions in today’s socially-charged, digital environment. You’ll be encouraged to pursue our values of excellence, curiosity and courage. And you’ll learn and grow more than you ever thought possible.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct and compile research
- Brainstorm concepts, ideas and solutions
- Write, proofread and edit communication materials
- Assist with media monitoring and prepare coverage reports
- Read and identify media clips from online services and resources
- Draft pitches and support media outreach
- Assist the development of press materials
- Create, update and maintain media lists
- Familiarity with AP style
- Research vendors and develop budget estimates
- Support the development of social and digital media content
- Learn key client information, including general business strategy, industry issues, products and services, customers and competitors in the marketplace
- And anything else under the sun because you’ll be actively involved in our day-to-day work
Internship Qualifications:
- You have excellent writing skills and communicate clearly
- You thoughtfully and resourcefully solve problems
- You can manage your own time and work to meet fast, strict deadlines
- You have amazing atention to detail (If you caught our typo, please continue!)
- You have a positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Basic experience with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Basic understanding of social media and digital marketing
- Basic understanding of integrated marketing, advertising and communications
About our program:
- Applicants must be available to work a full-time schedule by January 2020 and work a full-time schedule (Mon-Fri, 40 hrs a week for up to 6 months)
- Applicants must be able to work in the office for which they’re applying for
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
- Our internships pay $13.00/hr and are eligible for overtime when approved by a supervisor