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Public Relations Spring 2025 Internship

BerlinRosen
Washington DC

Public Relations
  • internship

Company Information

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.

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
  • Strong social media skills
  • Research and database skills

Duties

  • 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 NYC, including the Queens Museum, Lincoln Center, David Geffen Hall, 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, arts and culture, architecture and design. Clients range from major civic and cultural institutions to leading real estate developers, nonprofits, labor unions and advocacy campaigns that impact the top policy issues in the northeastern region, including clean energy, the cannabis industry, criminal justice reform, homelessness and hunger and child & family well-being
  • 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 Daniel Boulud's Dinex Group, Singapore Airlines, RVshare, Limelight Hotels, Lark Hotels, Boston Seaport, SUMMIT One Vanderbilt, Grand Central Terminal and NYC's Meatpacking District
  • 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
  • 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

How to Apply

To apply, use the external application link

Application Deadline

December 14th, 2024

https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/berlinrosen/jobs/7644500002?gh_src=e7f44bd32us

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