Intern, Communications, Transport

About the Role

The selected candidate will support communications and outreach for WRI India’s transport work. The role will involve helping translate research, field insights, and program updates into clear, engaging, and accessible communication products for different audiences. The candidate will support content development, social media, event outreach, design collaterals, and documentation across transport themes such as public transport, electric mobility, freight, road safety, active mobility, last-mile connectivity, and inclusive urban mobility.

Key Responsibilities

Communications and Content Support

• Support the development of communication products for WRI India’s transport projects, including social media posts, event blurbs, invite notes, blogs, and short updates.
• Help translate technical research and program insights into simple, audience-friendly content.
• Support the preparation of content calendars, social media plans, and dissemination trackers.
• Coordinate with program and communications teams to gather inputs, data points, photographs, quotes, and other relevant material.
• Assist in ensuring that communication outputs are aligned with WRI India’s editorial and branding guidelines.

Digital Media, Storytelling and Design Support

• Support the creation of engaging digital content such as social media creatives, carousels, infographics, posters, event collaterals, and simple visual explainers.
• Work with internal teams and designers to help develop communication materials for campaigns, events, workshops, and knowledge products.
• Assist in converting transport data, field stories, and research findings into clear visual formats.
• Support basic design work using tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar platforms.

Event Outreach and Coordination

• Support communication planning for key convenings, launches, webinars, and workshops.
• Assist with pre-event, live-event, and post-event communication outputs.
• Coordinate with teams to collect event details, speaker information, photographs, and key messages.
• Help prepare social media posts, invite mailers, event summaries, and thank-you notes.
• Support basic logistics related to communications, documentation, and outreach.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Strong writing and editing skills in English.
• Knowledge of design tools such as Canva, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, or similar platforms.
• Ability to support the development of social media content, posters, infographics, presentations, and event collaterals.
• Good coordination skills and ability to work with multiple teams.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage timelines.
• Willingness to learn, take feedback, and support fast-paced communication requirements.

Qualifications

• 0–1 years of relevant experience in communications, content development, design, development sector, urban policy, climate, transport, or public interest work.
• Basic understanding of sustainable transport, urban mobility, climate action, or development issues is desirable.
• Knowledge of Hindi or another Indian language such as Kannada or Marathi will be an added advantage.

Stipend: INR 25000 per month

Duration: 3 Months

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: New Delhi/ Bangalore