2027 Summer Intern, Marketing and Communications

About the Role

ICF's marketing and communications professionals connect audiences with impactful ideas, programs, and solutions. This 10-week, full-time summer internship program is designed for curious, collaborative, and motivated individuals to support marketing and communications initiatives. Internships may align with corporate functions, specific business areas, client portfolios, or specialized skill sets. Focus areas can include corporate or internal communications, integrated marketing, content development, digital marketing, campaign operations, social media, events, market research, or marketing analytics. Participants will gain hands-on experience supporting projects from planning and research through execution, measurement, and reporting, developing transferable skills and collaborating with cross-functional partners.

• Internship Duration: 10 weeks, full-time
• Start Date: Early June
• End Date: Early August
• Locations: Reston, VA; Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma
• Relocation Assistance: Not provided for internships.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities will vary based on assignment and may include:

• Assisting with drafting, editing, coordinating, and publishing marketing and communications materials (e.g., articles, newsletters, presentations, email campaigns, website content, social media posts, videos, infographics).
• Supporting the planning and execution of integrated campaigns across digital and traditional channels.
• Coordinating project timelines, creative requests, campaign materials, approvals, and stakeholder communications.
• Conducting research on audiences, industries, competitors, media opportunities, and emerging marketing trends.
• Collecting and analyzing campaign data, performance metrics, and audience insights to support reporting and recommendations.
• Assisting with digital marketing, social media, paid media, website, or campaign operations activities.
• Supporting events, webinars, workshops, and other internal or external engagement activities.
• Participating in meetings, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing opportunities, contributing ideas.
• Collaborating with marketing, communications, creative, analytics, operations, and business partners to complete projects and meet deadlines.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic Qualification: By start date, a minimum of 15 completed college-level credit hours.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Completed Bachelor's degree and enrollment verification or 9 credit hours complete in a graduate program in marketing, communications, business, analytics, public relations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated interest in marketing, communications, content, research, analytics, or campaign management.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with close attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively within a collaborative team.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and an interest in learning new tools, industries, audiences, and marketing practices.
• Proactive, dependable, and service-oriented approach to work.
• Interest or experience in one or more areas such as content development, corporate communications, social media, digital marketing, campaign coordination, research, analytics, graphic design, or event support.
• Familiarity with marketing, design, content management, analytics, or platforms is helpful but not required unless specified for the assignment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to meet any additional education, work-location, or assignment-specific requirements.

Work Authorization

• All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
• This position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship by ICF.
• Candidates with existing valid work authorization may be considered for a change of employer petition.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $37,855.00 - $64,354.00

• Note: Actual pay is determined by factors including relevant experience, skills, certifications, geographic location, education, and contract provisions.