Business Development Summer 2025 Internship

Application deadline: February 12, 2025

ABOUT ORCHESTRA

Orchestra is a new communications company that helps brands and organizations reach audiences in a more effective and precise way. Its growing team of 700+ storytellers and strategists is shaping what's next in communications, with experience that spans consumer, technology, climate and sustainability, education, healthcare, philanthropy, real estate, travel, hospitality and arts and culture, to name a few. Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including: BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals. Learn more at: www.orchestraco.com.

People of color, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. Orchestra 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 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP

Orchestra is seeking highly motivated individuals who are interested in getting hands-on experience in growth strategies and business analysis. We're proud to provide an internship program that offers the skills and experiences to be successful.

The Growth team is responsible for supporting firm-wide business strategy, producing internal research and external products like proposals and capability documents and guiding marketing efforts across Orchestra and Orchestra companies. Please note, this is not a finance or sales role!

Our interns will be integrated into a dynamic business development and marketing team that drives projects across the full firm, from progressive advocacy campaigns to real estate development to tech to hospitality and more.

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: This role is based in either our New York, N.Y. or Washington, D.C. office on a hybrid basis, in-office at least 3 days per week.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

As an intern on the Growth team, you will…

• Learn the basics of business development and high-level marketing strategies for a communications firm
• Conduct background research, media analysis and social media assessments of potential clients
• Regularly update and review the Business Development pipeline and the firm’s proposal resources and indexes
• Support Growth team members in driving and managing the business development process with proposal and presentation materials
• Manage a small team of proofreaders and coordinate copyediting requests
• Assist with a variety of Growth- 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 and persuasive copy, quickly
• Capability to work with a team to meet group objectives
• Able to communicate in a professional manner with prospective clients and firm leadership
• Ability to incorporate constructive feedback and develop your skills
• Demonstrated interest in news, politics and current events
• Excellent computer skills including Google Suite products, Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Preferred skills:

• Strong research and writing skills
• Formatting experience, particularly in Google Suite (Docs and Slides) and Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Word)
• Research and database skills and a strong appetite for media are a plus

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 Orchestra’s Business Development Internship program. Your response should highlight the responsibilities and required skills for this position.

Application deadline: While we accept applications on a rolling basis, the deadline to apply is February 12, 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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We're part of Orchestra, the first communications company built for today’s media landscape. Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including: BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for your communication professionals. Learn more at: www.orchestraco.com.

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