Geo-Commerce Internship - Winter/Spring '27
About The Position
APCO is hiring seniors and recent graduates to join our full-time, paid internship program. Interns gain substantive experience in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy while working alongside colleagues on meaningful client and firm initiatives. Interns are treated as professional staff, participating in team meetings, contributing ideas, and supporting the overall management and growth of client work and the firm. In this role, interns will gain exposure to the intersection of global policy, economic strategy, and corporate reputation. They will support research, analysis, and client deliverables that help organizations navigate geopolitical risks, identify emerging opportunities, and drive growth in key markets around the world. This internship will sit with APCO's Geo-Commerce practice out of our New York or Washington DC Office.
Requirements
- A demonstrated interest in communications, international affairs, 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
- Monitor policies and news on topics related to international relations including trade and supply chain, investment restrictions, economic sanctions, data and cybersecurity, national security and other diplomatic actions
- Assist in drafting analytical pieces on policies, current events and business trends
- Assist in identifying stakeholders, media and influencers on topics and issues mentioned above
- Actively participate in brainstorming and team discussions
- Provide administrative assistance to projects and new business on a limited basis such as translation, data collection, note-taking and credential compilation
- Other similar duties as assigned
Benefits
- Paid internship at a fixed hourly rate of $18.40
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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