Media Relations Internship
Job Title: Media Relations Internship
Employer: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The SCEO media relations intern will work side-by-side with communications experts and practitioners in a professional environment to gain insight and experience into the inner workings of a team focused on maintaining and establishing the reputation of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
As an experiential and immersive program, you will develop and hone your practical skills in a broad range of areas including pitching media, crafting news releases, strategic communications planning, copywriting, and community relations.
Qualifications
- Working toward an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university with coursework in media, communications, journalism, digital media, marketing, public relations, English or similar field with a 3.0 GPA or above. Candidates must be entering junior or senior year to be considered.
- Ability to communicate in a professional manner with the media and community contacts
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams and Excel
- Familiarity with Associated Press (AP) style
- Strong organizational, problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong writing skills
- Able to manage priorities and work autonomously as appropriate
- Proven ability to meet deadlines
- Previous experience in earned media is a plus
Responsibilities
- Learn the basics of high-level communications strategy and media relations
- Brainstorm and research ideas for original stories
- Pitch reporters, help write content and copyedit
- Draft daily reports, build media lists, gather media clips
- Monitor media to inform and educate strategy
- Assist with photo shoots
- Research marketing and PR trends to amplify media presence
- Assist media team in relevant promotional efforts, including planning for special projects and events
- Participate in staff and team meetings
Deadline to Submit Cover Letter and Resume
Applications are now open. The deadline to submit is January 17, 2025.
Interested in applying? Click here: https://talent.stjude.org/careers/jobs/JR4025?lang=en-us
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