Communications Co-Op

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, seeks a co-op intern in the San Francisco Bay Area to assist with its industry-leading marketing and communications program.  Students best suited for this internship will be liberal-arts majors studying in areas such as Communication Studies, Public Relations, Journalism and English--this is not a marketing internship for students who want hands-on investing experience.

The role offers students a chance to learn the ins-and-outs of corporate communications in a rapidly changing industry environment, including both earned and unearned programs, from Battery team members with decades of experience at large PR firms and national journalism publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. The role will focus on traditional media relations/PR; strategic events; community building; email marketing; social media; and digital thought leadership. The intern will be a mature self-starter comfortable working in person and over Zoom with colleagues in the Battery marketing department as well as other parts of the company. Familiarity with tools like Google Analytics, WordPress, Constant Contact and other CRM systems is a plus, as is fluency in popular social media platforms. Pay is $30/hour and specific responsibilities may include, though are not limited to:

1. Managing critical marketing databases tracking portfolio executives and journalists, and conducting research to keep them current;
2. Helping to manage online Slack communities;
3. Researching brand-building activities for Battery and its portfolio companies, including industry speaking opportunities and awards;
4. Brainstorming PR ideas for Battery and its portfolio companies;
5. Help with firmwide events, including planning, managing RSVPs; executing campaigns to help drive event attendance; preparing event collateral; and providing some on-site support;
6. Content-marketing work, including making website and blog updates in WordPress.

This position is in San Francisco based and in person full time.