Public Relations Summer 2025 Internship

Priority deadline: February 12, 2025
Application deadline: February 18, 2025

ABOUT BERLINROSEN

BerlinRosen is a fast-growing, full-service consulting and communications firm with more than 300 communications and campaign strategists in New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. Since its founding in 2005, BerlinRosen has powerfully expanded its presence in corporate, social impact/ESG, nonprofit, entertainment, media, racial justice, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, architecture, design, urbanism, land use, lifestyle, technology, issue advocacy and workers’ rights communications. They have received more than 50 awards and recognitions, including being the only agency to be named #1 on Observer’s PR Power List for three consecutive years, PRNews’ Large PR Agency of the Year (2023; 2021), PR News’ Digital Firm of the Year (2023) and 5/5 Stars on Forbes’ latest Best PR Agencies in America list.

People of color, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. BerlinRosen is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff, and recognizes that its continued success depends on hiring and retaining high-quality creative professionals with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Opportunities for advancement exist, and we are committed to helping all staff develop and grow.

ABOUT THE PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERNSHIP

BerlinRosen is seeking highly motivated individuals who are interested in getting hands-on experience in issue and campaign strategy, communications, media advocacy and/or tech public relations. We're proud to provide an internship program that offers the skills and experiences to be successful.

Interns will be assigned to work on a specific team and may collaborate with other divisions and teams as needed. Interns will be asked to focus on a range of projects, including longer-term and day-to-day/immediate tasks assigned by their team and will learn the basics of high-level communications strategizing, writing and pitching.

Joining our team means working at a company with a diverse client base, including sectors such as technology, real estate, social impact, consumer goods and more. This variety ensures a dynamic work environment with opportunities to engage in a wide range of projects and industries.

Role duration: Our Summer 2025 Internship Program runs from mid-May to mid-to-late August 2025.

Role hours: Interns must be able to work 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, on a 9 a.m.-to-5 p.m. Eastern Time schedule. Please note that client needs may require flexibility with working hours (e.g., 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Please do not apply if you cannot meet this requirement.

Role location: Our internships are based in our New York, N.Y. or Washington, D.C. office on a hybrid basis, in-office at least 3 days per week. Note: The Gaming Internship is available only in our New York, N.Y. office.

Internships are available on the following teams:

Arts & Culture: The Arts & Culture team focuses on clients that will shape the future of New York and beyond—from the built environment and design of the future, to the cultural institutions that make our city one of the most dynamic and exciting urban environments on earth. We help visionary companies in the arts, architecture, design, higher education and real estate that are shaping the future of cities. We are working in partnership with some of the most forward-looking institutions in and around New York and beyond, including The New Museum, Storm King Art Center, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 92NY, The Juilliard School, Brooklyn Public Library and Long Wharf Theatre, among many others.

Cities and Public Affairs: Our Cities team leads communications campaigns for clients in commercial real estate, affordable housing, public affairs, urbanism, healthcare, architecture and design. Clients range from major civic institutions to leading real estate developers, nonprofits, labor unions and advocacy campaigns that impact the top policy issues in the northeastern region and nationally, including clean energy, public health, criminal justice reform, homelessness & hunger and child & family well-being.

Gaming: The Gaming, Digital Entertainment & Lifestyle Tech division, referred to as the DigiTech team, is composed of gaming, technology and digital entertainment PR industry professionals with dozens of collective years of experience working with B2B and B2C brands at every stage of every size. The team is uniquely positioned to build and execute omnichannel PR experiences across the vastness of the gaming, digital entertainment and consumer technology industries, along with the knowledge and capabilities to anticipate, plan for and react to the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies like blockchain and the metaverse.

Impact: The Impact team’s work spans a range of geographies and issues, with clients including major philanthropies, national and local advocacy organizations, corporations and nonprofits. We support our clients with media relations, thought leadership, digital organizing and other new online tactics to encourage targeted audiences to take action.

Legal Affairs and Crisis Communications: Our Legal and Crisis team supports clients as they win major legal victories on issues that include civil rights, technology, the media, higher education, philanthropy, workers’ rights, criminal legal reform and more. We also support institutional and individual clients facing reputational threats.

Lifestyle: The Lifestyle team handles public relations for over 30 brands across travel, hospitality, tourism, restaurants and placemaking including Discover Los Angeles, The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel, Marriott Classic Select Brands, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, ARTECHOUSE NYC, Aqua New York, Grand Central Terminal, NYC's Meatpacking District and CityPickle.

Tech and Innovation: Our Tech and Innovation team represents some of the biggest newsmakers defining the future of technology. From startups and funders to global industry leaders, we work with clients across consumer tech, fintech, climate, gaming, urban innovation and tech training and education. 

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

As an intern, you will…

• Learn the basics of high-level communications strategy and media relations
• Draft daily reports, build press lists, gather media clips, do media analyses and research projects, pitch reporters and copy-edit
• Draft online content; assist in creating digital strategy and social media content; track social media, email, ad copy, ad graphic copy and website analytics as needed
• Assist with a variety of communications- and team-related assignments and tasks as necessary

Qualifications:

• Must be a rising college senior (or junior), postgraduate student or non-student
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, multi-tasker, good organizational skills and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong writing; write clear, public-facing materials, including blogs to tweets to research memos, quickly
• Digital savviness and ability to pick up new digital tools
• Capability to work with a team to meet group objectives
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with the press and community contacts
• Demonstrated interest in news, politics and current events
• Excellent computer skills including Google Suite products, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Preferred skills:

• Strong social media skills
• Research and database skills

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Salary: $18 per hour

Benefits:

• 3 PTO (paid time off) days
• 3 paid wellness days
• Wellness days are to ensure interns have adequate time to take care of their mental, emotional, and physical health while PTO days are used for personal activities, such as a vacation.
• Paid bank holidays
• Access to professional development programs geared specifically toward interns and individuals just beginning their careers

Application requirements: For your application to be considered, you must submit the following as PDFs:

• 1-2 page resume with your relevant work, volunteer and extra-curricular experiences
• Two writing samples you have written in a professional or educational setting
• This can be a communications, research or other relevant deliverable. Examples include written pitch, press release, capstone project, thesis paper/outline, case study analysis, competitor research, etc.
• Cover letter that answers the below prompt in 500 words or less:
• Tell us how your educational, professional and/or personal experiences align with BerlinRosen’s Public Relations Internship program. Your response should highlight the responsibilities and required skills for this position.

Application deadline: While we accept applications on a rolling basis, priority will be given to candidates who apply by February 12, 2025 and the final deadline to apply is February 18, 2025.

Have any other questions? Check out our FAQ document for more information!

*Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we cannot reply to all submissions. We will contact applicants directly with requests for interviews. Please do not email or call to check on the status of your application.

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