Public Relations Intern

American Marketing Association • Chicago, IL

2h • $18 • Remote

About The Position

The American Marketing Association is looking for a Public Relations Intern for the Summer of 2026!
Who We Are
As the leading global professional marketing association, the AMA is the essential community for marketers. From students and practitioners to executives and academics, we aim to elevate the profession, deepen knowledge, and make a lasting impact. The AMA is home to five premier scholarly journals, including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of International Marketing, and Journal of Interactive Marketing. Our industry-leading training events and conferences define future-forward practices, while our professional development and PCM® professional certification advance knowledge. With 70 chapters and a presence on 350 college campuses across North America, the AMA fosters a vibrant community of marketers. The association's philanthropic arm, the AMA’s Foundation, is inspiring a more diverse industry and ensuring marketing research impacts the public good.
AMA views marketing as the activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large. You can learn more about AMA’s learning programs and certifications, conferences and events, and scholarly journals at AMA.org.

What to know about this role
This is a ten (12) week, 20-hour per week internship from Monday, June 8th, 2026, to Friday, August 28th, 2026.
The hourly rate for this position is: $18.00 per hour
We are a fully remote organization with team members across the country. Work from the comfort of your home, a local coffee shop, or wherever in the U.S. brings you joy! Please note that you MUST live in one of the following states to be considered for this temporary role:
Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, or Wisconsin
For this particular internship, we require a cover letter in addition to your resume
Please note that only applicants who apply officially will be considered in this process. We appreciate the candidates who apply and express interest. Still, we cannot circumvent the recruitment process for any candidates, regardless of their relationship to the AMA or our team members.
The impact of this role
AMA is moving the marketing industry forward, challenging ideas with our scholarly journals and proprietary research on trends and skills. We are working to showcase how marketing can be used for positive change. Join the Communications team in the Office of the CEO and help us lean into the positive spaces. Imagination is how to strategically and dynamically empower marketers to change the future. Be part of the change with us.

Requirements

• Understanding of general public relations functions:
• Building media lists for outreach
• Drafting and editing releases and advisories as needed
• Drafting story pitches and ideas, such as journal articles that can lead to stories, events advisories, CEO speaking engagements, and interview opportunities
• Researching and drafting podcast pitches for CEO interviews
• Tracking media clips
• Skills and abilities:
• Strong writing and research skills
• Enthusiasm for reading news and newsletters about marketing
• Interest in a communications-centric role (there is no direct social media work as part of this position, but there is an opportunity to help with information for the CEO's posts)
• Some experience with medial relations or PR platforms (training for AMA's platform will be provided, but some basic knowledge is good)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Experience working with Microsoft Office and Google Docs

Nice To Haves

• Basic knowledge of WordPress (a plus, but not needed)

Responsibilities

• Research potential speaking opportunities (podcast, media, conferences, and events) for AMA's CEO and other executive staff, and help draft submissions
• Research and build media lists, strengthen writing skills by writing releases, media advisories, and articles for the website based on podcast episodes and research (in conjunction with the Director of Research and Innovation)
• Work internally with the VP, Communications, to help broaden the work of the department by assisting in content curation for marketing, learning, and communities departments
• Assist in podcast production, script writing, episode editing, and guest outreach

Benefits

• An inclusive work environment
• Rewards and Recognition program through Bucketlist. See more about this here!
• Free AMA membership and free access to the following professional development opportunities:
• A variety of AMA professional development content
• AMA’s Professional Certified Marketer - Marketing Manager certification exam
• Remote work-life balance
• College credit (if available through your institution)

What This Job Offers

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