Public Relations Intern

About the Role

Vaccine Vets is seeking a part-time PR Intern to support public relations, community outreach, local media, and brand awareness efforts. This role is ideal for someone interested in public relations, communications, local media, community partnerships, influencer outreach, and mission-driven storytelling. The PR Intern will help Vaccine Vets build visibility across Los Angeles by supporting press outreach, community relationships, event promotion, and local awareness campaigns.

• Position Type: Internship
• Job Type: Part-time
• Work Location: Primarily remote, with occasional in-person meetings, clinic visits, and community events in the Los Angeles area
• Expected Hours: 10–20 hours per week
• Schedule: Flexible, with weekend availability required
• Compensation: $20–$25 per hour, depending on experience
• Location: Los Angeles, California

Key Responsibilities

• Support PR and community outreach efforts to increase awareness of Vaccine Vets across Los Angeles.
• Research local media outlets, journalists, community groups, pet organizations, neighborhood pages, and local event opportunities.
• Help draft press releases, media pitches, outreach emails, community announcements, and PR materials.
• Assist with outreach to local journalists, bloggers, influencers, pet communities, shelters, rescues, and neighborhood organizations.
• Help promote pop-up vaccine clinics through local media, community calendars, neighborhood groups, and online platforms.
• Identify storytelling opportunities around affordable pet care, preventive veterinary services, community health, and animal welfare.
• Support influencer and creator outreach for clinic visits, social media coverage, and local brand awareness.
• Organize media lists, outreach trackers, contact databases, and PR calendars.
• Monitor local press, social media mentions, community responses, and brand visibility.
• Attend clinics, events, or community outreach opportunities as needed to support PR, content gathering, and local relationship building.
• Collaborate with marketing, social media, and operations team members to support consistent public messaging.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Interest in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, media, community outreach, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write clear, friendly, professional, and community-focused messages.
• Comfortable researching media contacts, local organizations, neighborhood groups, and outreach opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize contacts, outreach lists, and follow-ups.
• Familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google Maps, local community platforms, or online neighborhood groups.
• Must live in or near Los Angeles.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to clinic locations and community events throughout the Los Angeles area.
• Weekend availability is required.

Qualifications

• Interest in public relations, communications, journalism, marketing, media, community outreach, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to write clear, friendly, professional, and community-focused messages.
• Comfortable researching media contacts, local organizations, neighborhood groups, and outreach opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize contacts, outreach lists, and follow-ups.
• Familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Google Maps, local community platforms, or online neighborhood groups.
• Must live in or near Los Angeles.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to clinic locations and community events throughout the Los Angeles area.
• Weekend availability is required, as many clinics and community events take place on Saturdays and Sundays.
• Willingness to learn, receive feedback, and improve quickly.

Preferred Qualifications (a plus):

• Experience with PR, journalism, student media, campus organizations, community outreach, influencer outreach, or event promotion.
• Experience writing press releases, media pitches, newsletters, blog posts, captions, or outreach emails.
• Experience with local Los Angeles communities, pet-related organizations, shelters, rescues, or neighborhood groups.
• Familiarity with media lists, outreach tracking, Google Sheets, Canva, or basic social media tools.
• Interest in pets, animal welfare, veterinary services, healthcare, local businesses, or community-based marketing.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.