Business Development Spring 2025 Internship
Application deadline: October 11, 2024
ABOUT ORCHESTRA
Orchestra is the first communications company built for the new media landscape. Since early 2022, it has grown into a network of eight strategic communications and marketing agencies including BerlinRosen, Civitas, Brightmode, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, and Onward, with more than 600 storytellers and strategists from 12 cities across North America and Europe. The network of leading agency partners works with companies, organizations and business leaders across high-growth industries including consumer, climate and sustainability, education, healthcare, real estate and technology.
From leading technological innovators, to brand-builders and cause champions, we work with our clients and offer unparalleled expertise on how to craft a story-first, audience-focused approach to solve their most pressing challenges.
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 Spring 2025 Internship Program runs from early January to late April/early May 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 deadline: While we accept applications on a rolling basis, the deadline to apply is October 11, 2024.
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.