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Strategic Communications Intern

Iyka
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Job Description

Iyka Enterprises, Inc. is looking for a sharp, curious, and highly organized intern to support media outreach, stakeholder research, strategic communications, and event-related relationship building.

This role is ideal for a student interested in public relations, journalism, communications, business strategy, public policy, higher education, civic leadership, or entrepreneurship.

The intern will help identify the right people, organizations, media outlets, and institutions for targeted outreach connected to Iyka, Varna-CQ™, leadership events, higher education procurement events, and future strategic initiatives.

What You Will Work On

  • Research targeted media outlets, journalists, podcasts, university leaders, corporate leaders, and institutional decision-makers
  • Build stakeholder and ecosystem maps for events and outreach campaigns
  • Identify who matters in a specific organization or ecosystem and how decisions may flow
  • Support invitation lists for curated events and leadership discussions
  • Draft outreach emails, LinkedIn messages, media pitches, and follow-up notes
  • Help prepare briefing notes before meetings or events
  • Research organizations, executives, universities, agencies, and potential collaborators
  • Support PR and media planning for events, book-related visibility, and Varna-CQ™ thought leadership
  • Track outreach activity, responses, and follow-up needs

Skills We Are Looking For

  • Strong research ability
  • Clear writing and communication skills
  • Ability to organize information into useful summaries, tables, and lists
  • Comfort using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google, LinkedIn, and research databases
  • Strong judgment: ability to distinguish between general contacts and truly relevant contacts
  • Interest in business, leadership, public policy, higher education, media, or institutional ecosystems
  • Professional communication style
  • Ability to follow through and keep records updated

Nice to Have

  • Journalism, PR, communications, political science, public policy, business, or social science background
  • Experience with media lists, LinkedIn research, event outreach, or stakeholder mapping
  • Interest in AI, leadership, workforce development, education, or civic ecosystems
  • Ability to create concise executive summaries

What You Will Gain

  • Real-world experience in strategic outreach and leadership ecosystem mapping
  • Exposure to corporate, university, government, media, and nonprofit networks
  • Mentorship in executive communication and relationship-building strategy
  • Portfolio-quality research, outreach, and event planning work
  • Potential opportunity to continue with Iyka / Varna-CQ on future paid projects

Expectations

This role requires curiosity, maturity, and strong follow-through. We are looking for someone who can go beyond surface-level research and help us understand who the right people are, why they matter, and how to communicate with them professionally.