Intern, Strategic Communications & Engagement
About The Position
TYLin is seeking a Strategic Communications & Engagement Intern to join our City Solutions team in New York for Summer 2026. This internship offers a unique opportunity for students interested in communications, public affairs, urban studies, or public policy to work at the intersection of infrastructure, storytelling, and community engagement. Our Strategic Communications & Engagement (SC&E) practice helps shape how complex transportation and infrastructure projects are communicated to clients, stakeholders, and communities. As an intern, you will support efforts to translate technical work such as transportation planning, infrastructure design, and resilience projects into clear, compelling narratives, visuals, and engagement strategies. You will collaborate with planners, engineers, designers, and communications professionals to help bring important public projects to life.
Requirements
- Strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly
- Interest in cities, transportation, infrastructure, sustainability, or public policy
- Curiosity about how large public projects are communicated to clients and communities
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks
- Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams while also working independently
- Strong commitment to integrity, consistently demonstrating ethical, fair, and responsible behavior
- Commitment to innovation and continuous learning, with a passion for acquiring new skills and driving improvements
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Affairs, Urban Studies, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field
- Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) required
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator) or similar design tools is a plus
- Experience with knowledge management platforms, including SharePoint, is a plus
- Interest in infrastructure, transportation, or urban issues is strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Conduct research on transportation, infrastructure, and urban policy topics to support project communications and outreach efforts
- Assist with developing presentations, graphics, and written materials for internal materials, reports, and client deliverables
- Help craft narratives that explain complex infrastructure projects to public audiences
- Maintain SharePoint sites that support City Solutions knowledge-sharing, and help organize information and coordinate across project teams to ensure consistent messaging
- Support community engagement efforts when possible, including preparation for public meetings and stakeholder outreach
- Assist in developing internal communications materials (to help tell the SC&E story and qualifications) and draft thought leadership content (to help share what we do with clients and the public).
- Contribute to SC&E proposals by conduction research and helping organize and update materials that highlight TYLin’s SC&E expertise and project experience
- Collaborate with SC&E’s graphic design team to support the development of infographics, social media content, and other storytelling tools
Benefits
- extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage
- continuing education benefits
- paid time off
- employee assistance program
- a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
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Career Level
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