Communications Intern (Fall 2025)
About the Role:
Cars Commerce is looking for a creative and motivated Communications Intern to support our communications team in amplifying our brand story across media and industry channels. This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in public relations, media outreach, content creation, and storytelling at a leading automotive technology company.
What You’ll Do:
- Help develop and edit content for media, social media, and other channels.
- Support media monitoring and tracking to help measure our external impact.
- Assist in organizing and updating media lists, awards trackers, and event calendars.
- Brainstorm and help create social media and short-form video content that highlights company news and brand milestones.
- Research upcoming industry events and award opportunities.
- Support the communications team with events and meetings, including prep materials, coverage, and recap.
- Collaborate with internal teams to share external wins across employee engagement channels.
Who You Are:
- A strong writer with a passion for storytelling
- Curious and eager to learn about public relations and media strategy
- Detail-oriented, organized, and able to juggle multiple tasks
- Comfortable using (or willing to learn) tools like Canva, Google Slides, and social media platforms
- A self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Bonus Points If You Have:
- Experience with video editing or social media content creation
- Interest in the automotive or tech industry
- A knack for turning big ideas into bite-sized, engaging content
Required Skills
- Great written and verbal communication skills with an attention to detail
- Strong work ethic
- Presentation development skills, including PowerPoint/Google Slides
- Experience using websites, video and digital media as communication channels
- Creative thinker with a natural curiosity and problem-solving skills
- Resourcefulness, creativity, flexibility, enthusiasm and passion for excellence
Required Experience
- Must be a current student; Journalism, Public Relations, Digital Media, English or other Communications-related majors preferred.
Start Date: Immediately
Length of Internship: Fall 2025
Hours: 20-24 hours/week
Pay Rate: $17.50/hour