APCO, a global strategic communication firm, is seeking seniors and recent graduates to join our full-time, 6-month paid internship program. By joining our team, you will be working with colleagues who are open, collaborative, diverse and curious. Clients come to us to help solve tricky problems, create new ideas and campaigns, and connect with others. We believe in the power of communication to affect change and we are excited by purposeful work.

Responsibilities:

• Provides day-to-day support of client projects by drafting materials (i.e. summary reports, press releases, credentials, and proposals), media monitoring, and conducting and analyzing research on a variety of client related issues;
• Assists on digital and social media projects, including creative project management, social media research, reporting, and content creation;
• Contributes to and prepares the basic reports required in the specific functional capacity (e.g., perception audits, market studies, provincial reports, social media reports, summary reports, etc.);
• Drafts initial proposals for client work and new business initiatives;
• Attends and actively participates in internal and client meetings, including brainstorming sessions;
• Develops understanding of client issues through research and monitoring of relevant issues;
• Actively supports new business process by preparing pitches and proposals, conducting research, compiling bios and preparing presentation decks.

 Qualifications:

• Recent college graduate or senior in class standing;
• Prior internship or work experience in an agency, public affairs, social media, public relations or preferred;
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in business management, communication, journalism, public relations or related field;
• Exceptional writing and analytical skills, and the ability to write both strategically and creatively under tight deadlines;
• Strong presentation skills;
• Digital/social media fluency;
• Ability to prioritize, organize and multi-task project requests;
• Must be based in Los Angeles or San Francisco;
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as to work independently; positive, flexible attitude that will lend itself to client service;
• Requires US Work Authorization, unable to consider candidates with OPT/Post-OPT status.

What are the core working hours and will I need to be in an office?

Our interns work between 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.