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Public Relations Specialist CPT roles put you inside agency pitching cycles, media relations desks, and corporate communications teams while your DSO-authorized training counts directly toward your degree. Your I-20 must list communications, public relations, or a related field, and your employer's work must align with that curriculum before CPT authorization is granted.
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Power Digital is an AI-Native Growth Firm built at the intersection of world-class talent and proprietary technology. We help leading and emerging brands grow by combining deep vertical expertise, strategic thinking, and enterprise intelligence to drive measurable business outcomes. For more than a decade, we have built our business around one belief: the best technology makes great people better. Our teams of strategists, creatives, analysts, and technologists use Omega, our AI operating system, to surface opportunities faster, investigate what is driving performance, and execute approved work with greater speed and precision. Behind Omega is Iris, our proprietary intelligence layer, built on years of real performance data, strategic frameworks, testing, and learnings from across our client portfolio. AI expands the capacity of our people to think, create, solve harder problems, and make better decisions. Human judgment, creativity, and accountability remain central to how we work. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. We partner closely with our clients as an extension of their teams, working across strategy, execution, and measurement to identify what is truly blocking growth and determine what to do next. Our culture is built on people who are curious, ambitious, accountable, and committed to delivering meaningful results for our clients and for one another. At Power Digital, we believe the future belongs to teams that combine the best talent with the best technology. We are building that future today.
This is a remote opportunity open to current college students enrolling in an internship course for college credit in NYC.
Position Title: Public Relations Intern, NYC Office Hybrid Internship
Internship Term: Spring 2027
Compensation: College credit [MUST be enrolled in college course]
Desired Fields of Study: Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or related fields
Hours Desired: 15-20/week (We are looking for the NYC intern to come to office 2 days per week)
A Day In The Life
As a Public Relations Intern at Power Digital's NYC office, you'll assist in sample coordination, beauty closet organization, client status updates, media tracking, and coverage reporting. This hybrid internship requires previous PR or influencer relations experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. You'll work two days per week in the office, contributing to media and influencer lists, and social media monitoring for clients.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate sample sends out of the NYC office
- Organize the beauty closet for product send outs/mailers
- Create labels for various product sendouts for clients
- Keep client status grids up to date
- Media tracking and clipping, as well as updating client coverage books
- Monitor press coverage for different clients as well as flagging competitor coverage
- Assist with coverage PA’s/SMA’s and monthly reports
- Update and maintain media and influencer lists for clients
- Flag any media coverage on social media for clients
Role Requirements
- Previous internship and/or professional experience (PR and/or Influencer specific experience is a plus!)
- Understanding of media relations and the PR industry
- Extreme attention to detail
- Inherently organized and able to juggle multiple projects flawlessly
- Proactive and team-oriented
- Positive, can-do attitude
- An eagerness to learn and develop overall communications skills
- Familiarity with PR processes
- Exceptional communication skills
- Sound understanding of AP Style and GSP in writing
- Strong writing skills
Benefits & Perks
- Monthly & quarterly team bonding activities
- Fun, savvy, and hard-working team(s)
- Full-remote flexibility
Power Digital’s people and culture are at the core of our success, which is why diversity in our team’s backgrounds and experiences are paramount. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who strive to make an impact inside and outside of the workplace. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.
Please be aware of fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers from suspicious sources. These engagements may be an attempt to obtain private information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Power Digital does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any messaging on behalf of Power Digital, please send us an email at recruiting@powerdigital.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.
Who We Are
Power Digital is an AI-Native Growth Firm built at the intersection of world-class talent and proprietary technology. We help leading and emerging brands grow by combining deep vertical expertise, strategic thinking, and enterprise intelligence to drive measurable business outcomes. For more than a decade, we have built our business around one belief: the best technology makes great people better. Our teams of strategists, creatives, analysts, and technologists use Omega, our AI operating system, to surface opportunities faster, investigate what is driving performance, and execute approved work with greater speed and precision. Behind Omega is Iris, our proprietary intelligence layer, built on years of real performance data, strategic frameworks, testing, and learnings from across our client portfolio. AI expands the capacity of our people to think, create, solve harder problems, and make better decisions. Human judgment, creativity, and accountability remain central to how we work. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. We partner closely with our clients as an extension of their teams, working across strategy, execution, and measurement to identify what is truly blocking growth and determine what to do next. Our culture is built on people who are curious, ambitious, accountable, and committed to delivering meaningful results for our clients and for one another. At Power Digital, we believe the future belongs to teams that combine the best talent with the best technology. We are building that future today.
This is a remote opportunity open to current college students enrolling in an internship course for college credit in NYC.
Position Title: Public Relations Intern, NYC Office Hybrid Internship
Internship Term: Spring 2027
Compensation: College credit [MUST be enrolled in college course]
Desired Fields of Study: Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or related fields
Hours Desired: 15-20/week (We are looking for the NYC intern to come to office 2 days per week)
A Day In The Life
As a Public Relations Intern at Power Digital's NYC office, you'll assist in sample coordination, beauty closet organization, client status updates, media tracking, and coverage reporting. This hybrid internship requires previous PR or influencer relations experience, strong attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. You'll work two days per week in the office, contributing to media and influencer lists, and social media monitoring for clients.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate sample sends out of the NYC office
- Organize the beauty closet for product send outs/mailers
- Create labels for various product sendouts for clients
- Keep client status grids up to date
- Media tracking and clipping, as well as updating client coverage books
- Monitor press coverage for different clients as well as flagging competitor coverage
- Assist with coverage PA’s/SMA’s and monthly reports
- Update and maintain media and influencer lists for clients
- Flag any media coverage on social media for clients
Role Requirements
- Previous internship and/or professional experience (PR and/or Influencer specific experience is a plus!)
- Understanding of media relations and the PR industry
- Extreme attention to detail
- Inherently organized and able to juggle multiple projects flawlessly
- Proactive and team-oriented
- Positive, can-do attitude
- An eagerness to learn and develop overall communications skills
- Familiarity with PR processes
- Exceptional communication skills
- Sound understanding of AP Style and GSP in writing
- Strong writing skills
Benefits & Perks
- Monthly & quarterly team bonding activities
- Fun, savvy, and hard-working team(s)
- Full-remote flexibility
Power Digital’s people and culture are at the core of our success, which is why diversity in our team’s backgrounds and experiences are paramount. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who strive to make an impact inside and outside of the workplace. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. All of our employees' points of view are key to our success, and inclusion is everyone's responsibility.
Please be aware of fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers from suspicious sources. These engagements may be an attempt to obtain private information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Power Digital does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any messaging on behalf of Power Digital, please send us an email at recruiting@powerdigital.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.
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Get Access To All JobsPublic Relations Specialist CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Public Relations Specialist role qualify for CPT authorization?
Yes, provided your enrolled program covers communications, public relations, journalism, or a closely related field and your DSO confirms the role is an integral part of your curriculum. PR Specialist work is classified under SOC code 27-3031 by DOL, and the duties, media pitching, content strategy, press releases, map directly to standard communications degree requirements at most universities.
Can I do CPT part-time while finishing my PR coursework?
Part-time CPT, defined as fewer than 20 hours per week, is the most common arrangement for students still enrolled in courses. It doesn't affect your OPT eligibility as long as you stay under the part-time threshold. Full-time CPT is permitted between semesters or when the work is the only registered credit, but 12 months or more of full-time CPT eliminates your OPT eligibility entirely, so plan your timeline carefully.
What should a PR employer's offer letter include for my CPT application?
Your DSO needs an offer letter that states your exact start date, end date, weekly hours, job title, a brief description of duties, and the employer's address. Generic offer letters that say 'as discussed' or leave dates open-ended are the most common reason DSOs delay CPT authorization. Ask your HR contact to use specific dates and mirror the job description language from your interview process.
How do I find PR Specialist roles where CPT is actually accepted?
Most job postings don't specify CPT acceptance, so you're often finding out during screening calls. Migrate Mate shows PR Specialist openings filtered by employers with documented work authorization history, which narrows your list to employers who have hired international students before. From there, confirm CPT acceptance in the first recruiter conversation before investing time in the full process.
Does my CPT for a PR role count toward future H-1B sponsorship eligibility?
CPT itself doesn't create any H-1B visa eligibility, but the experience you build in a CPT role strengthens your profile for H-1B sponsorship later. Employers who hire CPT students in PR roles are also more likely to have gone through work authorization processes before, making them more comfortable with future H-1B filing if they want to retain you after graduation and your OPT period.