Digital Project Management Summer 2025 Internship

This is a role at Orchestra Co., which is the parent company for BerlinRosen.

Priority deadline: February 28, 2025
Application deadline: March 7, 2025

ABOUT ORCHESTRA

Orchestra is a new communications company that helps brands and organizations reach audiences in a more effective and precise way. Its growing team of 700+ storytellers and strategists is shaping what's next in communications, with experience that spans consumer, technology, climate and sustainability, education, healthcare, philanthropy, real estate, travel, hospitality, and arts and culture, to name a few. Since 2022, it’s acquired nine firms, including:  BerlinRosen, Civitas Public Affairs Group, Derris, Glen Echo Group, Inkhouse, M18, Message Lab, Onward, and Small Girls PR. It also launched Brightmode, a talent acquisition firm for communications professionals. Learn more at: www.orchestraco.com.

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 MESSAGE LAB @ ORCHESTRA TEAM

Message Lab @ Orchestra (ML@O) is the award-winning digital and content arm of the leading strategy and communications firm. With deep roots in the worlds of journalism, social media, analytics and more, Message Lab works with Orchestra clients of all sizes and across all sectors to design and run multi-channel programs that deliver the right story to the right audience at the right time. Our work is based on audience insights and we use data to measure our impact. Clients include Google, Visa and the Gates Foundation. In 2024, we were named Agency of the Year at the Content Marketing Awards.

ABOUT THE DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP

Are you ready to dive into the fast-paced world of digital project management? Message Lab @ Orchestra is on the lookout for a dynamic intern to join our team for the summer and make an impact! This is your chance to be at the heart of exciting creative projects, where you'll play a key role in helping to drive our projects to success.

In this role, you'll team up with our project managers to track progress, communicate with teams and ensure everything stays on track and schedule. You’ll collaborate with the client experience team, gaining valuable insights into their work while learning our processes and tools inside and out.

If you're passionate about growing your career and eager to dive into project management, account management or client experience, this is an exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience and expand your skill set. Ready to make your mark? Let’s do this!

Role duration: Our Summer 2025 Internship Program runs from early June to mid-August 2025.

Role hours: Interns must be able to work 40 hours/week, Monday-Friday, on a 10 a.m.-to-6 p.m. Eastern Time schedule. Please note that client needs may require flexibility with working hours (e.g., 9 a.m. to 5 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 our team, you will…

• Learn the basics of account, client and project-level documentation (i.e., client and internal briefs, meetings, project plans, task assignments, deliverables, scope and risk assessments) while working closely with members of the client experience team
• Support digital content project managers with daily tasks such as progress tracking, team communication and ensuring work is moving forward according to schedule
• Gain an understanding of standard digital project management processes and learn how to use various tools for project tracking and efficiency including Asana, Notion and Smartsheet
• Take notes in client meetings and distribute them as needed
• Help review deliverables before they go to clients for quality assurance
• Observe and learn from project managers the appropriate ways to communicate with clients in meetings and in written communication
• Learn typical timeframes (and team members) required to complete various deliverables
• Build knowledge of Message Lab at Orchestra’s services, products and capabilities

Qualifications:

• Must be a rising college senior (or junior), postgraduate student or non-student
• Proactive in pitching in, problem-solving and suggesting new ideas, with a detail-oriented approach
• Strong time management and organizational skills (i.e., completing assignments, meeting deadlines and meeting attendance)
• Capable of working with a team to meet group objectives
• Ability to communicate in a professional manner with clients and colleagues
• Interest in project management, client services and account management along with a desire to work in a matrixed organization with multiple clients
• Excellent computer skills, including Google Suite products

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 requirements: For your application to be considered, you must submit the following as PDFs:

• A 1-2 page resume with your relevant work, volunteer and extra-curricular experiences
• Two writing samples you have written in a professional or educational setting
  • This can be a research or other relevant deliverable. Examples include a capstone project, thesis paper/outline, case study analysis, competitor research, etc.
• A cover letter that answers the below prompt in 500 words or less:
  • Tell us how your educational, professional, and/or personal experiences and interests align with Orchestra’s Digital Project Management internship program. Your response should highlight the responsibilities and required skills for this position.

Application deadline: While we accept applications on a rolling basis, priority will be given to candidates who apply by February 28, 2025 and the final deadline to apply is March 7, 2025.

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.