Communications Intern

Position Summary

The Communications Intern serves as a communications generalist, supporting the department’s internal and external communications. The role requires flexibility, creativity, strong writing and editing skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to high-quality work. The intern will also learn about the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry and the firm’s culture, services, clients, projects, and people. Strong relationship building and responsiveness to internal and external clients are also important.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to internal and external communications content, such as intranet stories, news items, blogs, emails, and newsletters
• Support external channels, such as social media, by drafting posts, gathering content, and researching story opportunities
• Identify and develop employee, project, and community stories for internal and external channels
• Update and maintain intranet pages and other communications content
• Research projects, clients, industry topics, and business lines to support communications assignments
• Organize editorial calendars, content requests, communications schedules, and project trackers
• Develop and coordinate materials that support communications campaigns and major firm initiatives
• Maintain communications resources, templates, reference materials, and content libraries
• Provide general project support to the Communications team, including research, proofreading, quality checks, brand alignment, and other assignments as needed

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Outlook

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree program in Marketing, Communications, English, Journalism, Creative Writing, Business, or a related field
• Ability to effectively use current company software for word processing, email, and information management
• Previous writing and editing experience through coursework, internships, student organizations, or other professional settings (preferred)
• Coursework in related field (preferred)
• Occasional regional travel with some overnight stays will be required