Intern-Government & Public Affairs

Tallgrass•Houston, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Corporate Communications/Public Relations is responsible for building and protecting Tallgrass Energy's reputation as a safe, customer-focused and growth-oriented midstream operator committed to providing long-term, sustainable value to all stakeholders, from customers and partners to employees and our communities. This group's responsibilities include crisis and issues management, media relations, external and internal communications and community relations.

Requirements

Students actively enrolled in an approved bachelor’s program in business, public affairs, and/or communication degree program with expected graduation date of December 2026-May 2028.
Collaborate with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism.
Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the public.
Must be able to take directions from supervisor(s), keep required work schedule, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
Able to complete work assignments with moderate supervision in an acceptable timeframe.
Write effectively, and understand verbal and written communications, including but not limited to email.
Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Strong academic performance
Ability to collect, organize, interpret, and present data with quality and accuracy.
Ability to take on additional tasks and shift priorities on short notice.
Strong focus on safe work practices.
Aptitude and interest in learning and leveraging new programs to accomplish tasks.

Responsibilities

Assist with Public Affairs & Communications content creation for public engagements and stakeholder engagements. That may include the production of one pager, flyers, and background information to assist with the production of these materials.
Help create and update community outreach lists, including legislators, state officials, and county and municipal leaders.
Schedule meetings, track associated data, and assist with notes during community and stakeholder engagements.
Conduct research and drafting of internal subject matter summaries, policy issues, and perhaps external op-eds or internal newsletter segments.
Assemble and distribute the clips to company leadership twice per week on our media monitoring platform.
Assist with digital and traditional communications, messaging campaigns, and political grassroots/advocacy campaigns.