Public Relations Intern Jobs in Iowa
Public Relations Intern jobs in Iowa draw consistent interest from students and recent graduates, with openings concentrated in corporate communications, nonprofit advocacy, and agricultural industry outreach across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City. Major employers with established intern programs include Principal Financial Group, Mercy Medical Center, and the University of Iowa. The most in-demand specialties are media relations, social media content, and community engagement. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Open roles21
Top employerState Farm
Top cityDubuque, IA
Cities hiring19
Work type67% On-site
Top industryInsurance
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Senior Software Engineer - Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations (Des Moines, IA)
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Principal Financial Group
Senior Software Engineer - Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations (Des Moines, IA)
Des Moines, Iowa
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Customer Relations Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member
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State Farm
Customer Relations Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member
Newton, Iowa
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Client Relations Specialist
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Stubbs Engineering
Client Relations Specialist
Ankeny, Iowa
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Project Manager - Office of University Relations
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University of Northern Iowa
Project Manager - Office of University Relations
Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Customer Relations Sales Specialist
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Bishs RV
Customer Relations Sales Specialist
Urbana, Iowa
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Senior Software Engineer - Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations (Des Moines, IA)
Principal Financial Group·Des Moines, Iowa
Job functions:
$104k - $187k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Job Description
What You'll Do:
Enterprise Business Solutions is seeking a transformational Senior Software Engineer to support our Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations portfolio. In this role, you'll contribute to key technology transformation initiatives focused on modernizing our platform, migrating solutions to AWS, and retiring legacy applications. You'll partner with teammates and business stakeholders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that drive business value!
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Be a key contributor in implementing solutions that support and expand critical business functions, including configuration, security, integrations, cloud/SaaS technologies, and vendor-supported applications.
- Collaborate closely with business partners and cross-functional IT team members to solve complex problems, innovate, and explore new approaches and technologies.
- Understand business and technical requirements to make sound design decisions and evaluate trade-offs across solutions.
- Demonstrate independence while contributing to multiple layers of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and support.
- Share knowledge, provide technical guidance, and collaborate with team members to support overall team success and continuous improvement.
Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years.
Who You Are:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree with a preference in a science, technology, engineering, or math related field or equivalent work experience
- 6+ years of technology and/or engineering experience
- Desire to learn new technology and motivate others to do the same
- Wide experience with a diverse set of technologies and software modernization techniques, approaches, tools, etc.
- Exceptional verbal/written communication and facilitation/presentation skills
- Ability to work with multi-functional teams and collaborate with both It and non-IT partners at all levels
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
- SaaS model tooling and Vendor integration and management
- AWS (S3, Lambda, Gateway, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Aurora, Cloudwatch)
- Python & CDK
- Principal's Enterprise Pipeline
- Snowflake and ETL in the cloud
- Familiarity with Enterprise Data Foundation & MDM
The following salary ranges reflect market-specific compensation for this position across multiple job levels. Candidates will be evaluated to determine the appropriate job level based on their skills and experience.
- Sr Software Engineer I: $110,200 - $148,200 / year
- Sr Software Engineer II: $127,000 - $171,000 / year
Hours
This role has an expectation for US domestic core business hours with occasional early morning meetings with our global counterparts.
Work Environments
This role offers a hybrid work environment in our Global Headquarters located in Des Moines, Iowa (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek).
Job Level
We are open to hiring at the next level with the right skills and experience.
Our Engineering Culture
Through our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we’ve fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.
Collaboration is embedded into everything we do – from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. We’re driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.
Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal
At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.
Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Posting Window: We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline. Date First Posted (TTF): 7/1/2026 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 7/8/2026
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: #LI-EW1Principal Financial Group
Senior Software Engineer - Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations (Des Moines, IA)
Des Moines, Iowa
New 14h ago
Job functions:
$104k - $187k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree in engineering
Job Description
What You'll Do:
Enterprise Business Solutions is seeking a transformational Senior Software Engineer to support our Law, Compliance, Privacy, and Government Relations portfolio. In this role, you'll contribute to key technology transformation initiatives focused on modernizing our platform, migrating solutions to AWS, and retiring legacy applications. You'll partner with teammates and business stakeholders to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that drive business value!
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Be a key contributor in implementing solutions that support and expand critical business functions, including configuration, security, integrations, cloud/SaaS technologies, and vendor-supported applications.
- Collaborate closely with business partners and cross-functional IT team members to solve complex problems, innovate, and explore new approaches and technologies.
- Understand business and technical requirements to make sound design decisions and evaluate trade-offs across solutions.
- Demonstrate independence while contributing to multiple layers of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, and support.
- Share knowledge, provide technical guidance, and collaborate with team members to support overall team success and continuous improvement.
Operating at the intersection of financial services and technology, Principal builds financial tools that help our customers live better lives. We take pride in being a purpose-led firm, motivated by our mission to make financial security accessible to all. Our mission, integrity, and customer focus have made us a trusted leader for more than 140 years.
Who You Are:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree with a preference in a science, technology, engineering, or math related field or equivalent work experience
- 6+ years of technology and/or engineering experience
- Desire to learn new technology and motivate others to do the same
- Wide experience with a diverse set of technologies and software modernization techniques, approaches, tools, etc.
- Exceptional verbal/written communication and facilitation/presentation skills
- Ability to work with multi-functional teams and collaborate with both It and non-IT partners at all levels
Skills That Will Help You Stand Out
- SaaS model tooling and Vendor integration and management
- AWS (S3, Lambda, Gateway, DynamoDB, EventBridge, Aurora, Cloudwatch)
- Python & CDK
- Principal's Enterprise Pipeline
- Snowflake and ETL in the cloud
- Familiarity with Enterprise Data Foundation & MDM
The following salary ranges reflect market-specific compensation for this position across multiple job levels. Candidates will be evaluated to determine the appropriate job level based on their skills and experience.
- Sr Software Engineer I: $110,200 - $148,200 / year
- Sr Software Engineer II: $127,000 - $171,000 / year
Hours
This role has an expectation for US domestic core business hours with occasional early morning meetings with our global counterparts.
Work Environments
This role offers a hybrid work environment in our Global Headquarters located in Des Moines, Iowa (blending at least three office days in a typical workweek).
Job Level
We are open to hiring at the next level with the right skills and experience.
Our Engineering Culture
Through our product-driven Agile/Lean DevOps environment, we’ve fostered a culture of innovation and experimentation across our development teams. As a customer-focused organization, we work closely with our end users and product owners to understand and rapidly respond to emerging business needs.
Collaboration is embedded into everything we do – from the products we develop to the quality service we provide. We’re driven by the belief that diversity of thought, background, and perspective is critical to creating the best products and experiences for our customers.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.
Nonimmigrant Workers and Green Card for Employment-Based Immigrants
Investment Code of Ethics
For Principal Asset Management positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.
Experience Principal
At Principal, we value connecting on both a personal and professional level. Together, we’re imagining a more purpose-led future for financial services – and that starts with you. Our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees. And we support our employees the same way we support our customers: with comprehensive, competitive benefit offerings crafted to protect their physical, financial, and social well-being. Check out our careers site to learn more about our purpose, values and benefits.
Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Posting Window: We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline. Date First Posted (TTF): 7/1/2026 Latest Post Date: Careers - US: 7/8/2026
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Find Public Relations Intern JobsPublic Relations Intern Jobs by City in Iowa
Where Iowa roles are concentrated, by current openings.
Dubuque
2 jobsMilo
1 jobPella
1 jobAnkeny
1 jobMarion
1 jobNevada
1 jobNewton
1 jobUrbana
1 jobDecorah
1 jobOsceola
1 jobWaterloo
1 jobDavenport
1 jobFairfield
1 jobIowa City
1 jobMuscatine
1 jobDes Moines
1 jobCedar Falls
1 jobCedar Rapids
1 jobWest Des Moines
1 jobPublic Relations Intern Job Market in Iowa
A snapshot from current Iowa openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- State Farm10
- Bishs RV1
- Linn County1
- Luther College1
- Linn County, IA1L
Top Industries Hiring
- Insurance
- Education
What Iowa Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in public relations intern jobs across Iowa.
- Enrollment in or recent completion of a communications, journalism, or public relations degree program
- Strong written communication skills demonstrated through coursework, clips, or a portfolio
- Experience with social media platforms and basic content creation tools
- Ability to work on-site in Iowa office or campus environment during standard business hours
- Familiarity with AP Style and basic news release or media pitch formats
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Workspace for drafting and presentations
Public Relations Intern Jobs in Iowa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a public relations intern in Iowa?
Public relations intern roles in Iowa require no state-issued license or certification. Most employers hire students currently enrolled in a communications, journalism, or public relations program at an Iowa university such as the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, or Drake University. Practical experience through student media organizations, campus PR clubs, or volunteer work with local nonprofits strengthens applications significantly. A writing portfolio or published clips gives candidates a clear edge.
Which companies hire public relations interns in Iowa?
Iowa public relations intern roles are posted by State Farm, Bishs RV, and Linn County and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Iowa's large insurance, financial services, and healthcare employers are consistent sources of structured intern programs throughout the year.
Which Iowa cities have the most public relations intern jobs?
Dubuque, Iowa, and Milo account for the largest share of public relations intern openings in Iowa. Des Moines drives the most volume as the state capital and home to major financial, insurance, and corporate headquarters, while Cedar Rapids and Iowa City generate openings through manufacturing communications, healthcare systems, and university-affiliated organizations.
Are there remote public relations intern jobs in Iowa?
Yes, and they're more common than in many fields since much of the work involves writing, digital content, and media outreach that can be done off-site. About 33% of public relations intern openings tied to Iowa are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, reflecting the desk-based nature of the role. Social media management and media monitoring tasks are the functions most frequently offered in fully remote arrangements.
How can I get hired as a public relations intern in Iowa with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying through university career centers at Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, or Drake University, where Iowa employers post intern openings specifically for students without prior professional experience. Contributing to campus newspapers, student-run PR firms, or communications departments at local nonprofits builds a portfolio quickly. Candidates who arrive with writing samples, even from class projects, and a working knowledge of AP Style consistently advance past applicants with no materials at all.
Where can I find and apply to public relations intern jobs in Iowa?
You can find and apply to public relations intern jobs in Iowa on Migrate Mate, which lists current Iowa openings in one place. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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