Corporate Reputation Communications Internship - Summer/Fall '26
About The Position
APCO is hiring seniors and recent graduates to join our full-time, paid internship program. Our interns will experience on-the-job training in client service as a part of our Corporate Reputation practice. Interns are treated as professional staff, participate in team meetings and actively contribute ideas, and support the overall management and growth of client work and the firm. Issues and reputation management is at the core of APCO’s mission. Our experts work with clients to navigate complex and rapidly changing environments. We develop strategies that anticipate potential issues and mitigate risks, while also enhancing reputation and building stakeholder trust. This internship may sit in APCO's Raleigh or Chicago office.
Requirements
- Recent college graduate or senior in class standing
- A demonstrated interest in communications, public relations, or journalism
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment collaborating with a distributed team
- Excellent written and oral communication and research skills
- Entrepreneurial with strong critical thinking abilities
- Organized and attentive to detail
- Able to multi-task and approach assignments independently
- Strong working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
- Available to work 40 hours per week
- Requires US Work Authorization, unable to consider candidates with CPT/OPT/Post-OPT status
Responsibilities
- Monitor news, policy developments, and social media to help identify opportunities and threats affecting clients’ corporate positioning
- Support corporate reputation strategy by conducting research on industry trends, stakeholder expectations, and reputational risks
- Assist in developing thought‑leadership content, executive visibility materials, and storytelling assets that reinforce client narratives
- Contribute to drafting memos, media materials, briefings, and other communications deliverables that support client programs
- Assist in the development of client proposals
- Identify and compile lists of media contacts
- Perform other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
