Crisis Management & Litigation Communications Fellowship - Summer/Fall '26

APCO

12d • $25 - $25 • Hybrid

About The Position

APCO—a leading global advocacy and advisory firm—is hiring a Graduate Fellow to join our Crisis Management & Litigation practice team. Fellows will gain hands-on experience in managing reputational risk and strategic response planning, including monitoring media coverage, drafting communications materials, and supporting real-time client engagements during high-stakes situations.

This fellowship will sit with APCO's Crisis Management & Litigation practice out of our New York or Chicago Office.

Requirements

• A demonstrated interest in communications, journalism or political science
• 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

• Support crisis, issues, and litigation communications work by conducting rapid research, monitoring media, and synthesizing insights to inform client strategy
• Contribute to scenario planning, stakeholder mapping, and preparedness exercises to help clients anticipate and navigate potential crises
• Assist in drafting holding statements, Q&As, backgrounders, and other crisis communication materials for external audiences
• Assist in the development of client proposals
• Monitor issues, news events and competitor happenings
• Identify and compile lists of media contacts
• Perform other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed