Public Relations Representative Internships
Public relations representative internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience managing media outreach and stakeholder campaigns, mentorship from working PR practitioners, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings are concentrated across Consulting & Professional Services and Education, with Walker Sands, Power Digital Marketing, and Greenleaf Hospitality among the employers posting roles now.
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Who We Are
We are a tech-enabled growth firm–at the intersection of marketing, consulting & data intelligence–igniting revenue and brand recognition for leading and emerging companies around the world. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. Our vision is to be recognized as the most valued and respected private growth marketing firm in the world–with a scalable brand, culture and services. Our mission is to power the relentless pursuit of growth and redefine what’s possible through a team of growth-obsessed experts who demand innovation and results - driven by integrity, autonomy, and grit. As a full-service growth marketing firm, we offer best-in-class services including: SEO, Content Marketing, Paid Media, Social Media Marketing, Programmatic + CTV, Public Relations, Influencer Marketing, Email + SMS, Conversion Rate Optimization, Retail Marketing, and Creative. Here at Power Digital, we are hyper-focused on helping brands drive revenue growth and brand recognition, ultimately driving irrefutable value for our clients. At the heart of Power Digital is our proprietary technology, nova, which analyzes businesses through first-party data, simplifying investment planning for marketing and diligence in M&A – putting marketers in a strategic seat at the table – and providing value in unparalleled ways. Managing billions in media, our dynamic team – of consultative marketers, creatives, analysts and technologists – challenge traditional ways of planning and measurement through meticulous testing and data science across each milestone of the customer journey.
This is a remote opportunity open to current college students enrolling in an internship course for college credit.
Position Title: Public Relations & Partnerships Intern
Internship Term: Fall 2026
Compensation: College credit [MUST be enrolled in college course]
Desired Fields of Study: Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing
Hours Desired: 15-20/week
A Day In The Life
As a PR & Partnerships intern, you will work hand in hand with the rest of the team to grow your skills, oversee the media relations process from A-Z, gain hands-on experience on celeb and brand partnership coordinator, and be an involved member of the PR & Partnerships Department. We look forward to hearing from you!
Responsibilities
- Build targeted media lists both manually and using Cision/Muck Rack
- Monitor for media coverage and send alerts to teams
- Identify key opinion leaders, including influencers and celebrities, for product seeding
- Demonstrate understanding of a journalism masthead and identify targets for media outreach
- Learn the media relations process and support pitching efforts to national, regional, and trade media
- Monitor for industry trends
- Learn how to report on PR campaigns and coverage to clients
- Participate in training sessions designed to teach you the fundamentals of PR
- Contribute ideas in creative brainstorming sessions with the PR team
- Assist in crafting compelling pitches and press releases
- Develop your project management skills through hands-on experience with our project management system, Asana
- Collaborate with the entire Power Digital team to assist in cross-channel strategy sessions, lunch and learns, and a team project at the end of the semester
- Brainstorm potential brand and celebrity partnership ideas
- Monitor social media and paparazzi sites for gifting efforts
- Build brand and celebrity seeding lists and assist with outreach
Role Requirements
- Previous internship and/or professional experience is strongly encouraged (PR and/or Influencer specific experience is a plus!)
- Understanding of media relations and the PR industry
- Extreme attention to detail
- Excellent writing skills
- 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
- Awareness of trends within the beauty, celebrity, fashion, and food & bev industries
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 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
We are a tech-enabled growth firm–at the intersection of marketing, consulting & data intelligence–igniting revenue and brand recognition for leading and emerging companies around the world. As a people-first firm, we value diversity in backgrounds and experiences. We strongly believe our people and culture are key to our success. Our vision is to be recognized as the most valued and respected private growth marketing firm in the world–with a scalable brand, culture and services. Our mission is to power the relentless pursuit of growth and redefine what’s possible through a team of growth-obsessed experts who demand innovation and results - driven by integrity, autonomy, and grit. As a full-service growth marketing firm, we offer best-in-class services including: SEO, Content Marketing, Paid Media, Social Media Marketing, Programmatic + CTV, Public Relations, Influencer Marketing, Email + SMS, Conversion Rate Optimization, Retail Marketing, and Creative. Here at Power Digital, we are hyper-focused on helping brands drive revenue growth and brand recognition, ultimately driving irrefutable value for our clients. At the heart of Power Digital is our proprietary technology, nova, which analyzes businesses through first-party data, simplifying investment planning for marketing and diligence in M&A – putting marketers in a strategic seat at the table – and providing value in unparalleled ways. Managing billions in media, our dynamic team – of consultative marketers, creatives, analysts and technologists – challenge traditional ways of planning and measurement through meticulous testing and data science across each milestone of the customer journey.
This is a remote opportunity open to current college students enrolling in an internship course for college credit.
Position Title: Public Relations & Partnerships Intern
Internship Term: Fall 2026
Compensation: College credit [MUST be enrolled in college course]
Desired Fields of Study: Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, Marketing
Hours Desired: 15-20/week
A Day In The Life
As a PR & Partnerships intern, you will work hand in hand with the rest of the team to grow your skills, oversee the media relations process from A-Z, gain hands-on experience on celeb and brand partnership coordinator, and be an involved member of the PR & Partnerships Department. We look forward to hearing from you!
Responsibilities
- Build targeted media lists both manually and using Cision/Muck Rack
- Monitor for media coverage and send alerts to teams
- Identify key opinion leaders, including influencers and celebrities, for product seeding
- Demonstrate understanding of a journalism masthead and identify targets for media outreach
- Learn the media relations process and support pitching efforts to national, regional, and trade media
- Monitor for industry trends
- Learn how to report on PR campaigns and coverage to clients
- Participate in training sessions designed to teach you the fundamentals of PR
- Contribute ideas in creative brainstorming sessions with the PR team
- Assist in crafting compelling pitches and press releases
- Develop your project management skills through hands-on experience with our project management system, Asana
- Collaborate with the entire Power Digital team to assist in cross-channel strategy sessions, lunch and learns, and a team project at the end of the semester
- Brainstorm potential brand and celebrity partnership ideas
- Monitor social media and paparazzi sites for gifting efforts
- Build brand and celebrity seeding lists and assist with outreach
Role Requirements
- Previous internship and/or professional experience is strongly encouraged (PR and/or Influencer specific experience is a plus!)
- Understanding of media relations and the PR industry
- Extreme attention to detail
- Excellent writing skills
- 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
- Awareness of trends within the beauty, celebrity, fashion, and food & bev industries
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 behalf of Power Digital, please send us an email at recruiting@powerdigital.com before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.
Public Relations Representative Internship Market
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Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Education
Tips for Your Public Relations Representative Internship Search
Apply in the fall for summer internships
Large agencies and corporate communications teams recruit summer PR interns the preceding fall, often closing applications before winter. Smaller companies and co-ops post closer to their start dates, so openings appear throughout the year. Starting your search in September rather than March puts you in the running for the most structured programs.
Build a writing portfolio before you apply
PR intern hiring teams want something to read. Compile two or three complete work samples, such as a press release, a media pitch, a campaign brief, or a bylined article, and host them somewhere shareable. Coursework projects count if you can link directly to the finished document, not just describe it.
Work your campus network and apply directly at the same time
Campus career fairs surface structured programs tied to your university, and professors or career center staff often know which employers recruit from your school before roles appear publicly. Apply directly to companies running smaller cohorts in parallel, since many PR internship openings never reach campus recruiting events at all.
Practice your PR interview format out loud
PR intern screens typically involve a writing exercise, a media pitch scenario, or questions about a real campaign you have worked on. Practice answering out loud, explaining your strategic reasoning, not just the deliverable, since interviewers weigh how you frame a communications problem as much as the answer you give.
Target structured PR rotational programs early
Larger companies and agencies run cohort or rotational internship programs designed to train people new to communications across media relations, content, and strategy functions. These programs recruit in early fall, fill fast, and are competitive, so identify the ones aligned with your interests and get your application in during the first wave.
Set your work-type filter before you start
On-site roles are 67% of the public relations representative internships listed here. Decide what you can actually commit to, whether that is relocating, commuting, or working remotely, before you start sorting through listings. Filtering by location and work type first means you spend your time on roles you can realistically accept.
Public Relations Representative Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a public relations representative internship?
Lead with coursework and projects rather than work history, since hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. The concrete artifact that matters for PR candidates is a portfolio showing press releases, pitch letters, media lists, or campaign briefs you have written. Pair direct applications to open listings with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a public relations representative internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. For PR interns, what actually drives it is consistent performance on real media and client work, available headcount on the team, and return-offer decisions made before your internship ends. Position yourself by treating every assignment as a writing sample and asking your manager what a successful intern looks like before the midpoint.
When should I apply for public relations representative internships?
Earlier than most candidates expect. Large agencies and in-house communications teams recruit summer interns the preceding fall, often wrapping up hiring before winter break. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to their actual start dates, so openings appear year-round. Checking listings regularly rather than waiting for a single recruiting season gives you the widest window.
Are public relations representative internships paid?
Most professional public relations representative internships in the U.S. are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, and listings show it where the employer chooses to disclose it. Checking the listing details directly is the most reliable way to know what a specific role offers before you apply.
What should a public relations representative internship resume include?
Lead with two or three documented projects rather than work history, naming the tools you used and linking to the actual output, such as published press releases, a media pitch deck, a campaign brief, or a writing portfolio. Add relevant coursework in communications, journalism, or marketing. Keep the whole document to one page so recruiters can assess your writing and judgment quickly.
Are there remote public relations representative internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 33% of the public relations representative internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote PR cohorts fill fast because they attract candidates from across the country, so apply early once you decide what you can commit to and filter by work type to see those listings first.
What is a communications or PR rotational internship program?
Several large companies and agencies run structured rotational internship programs that move PR interns across functions such as media relations, content strategy, and internal communications over the course of one summer. These programs are designed for people new to the field, recruit in early fall for the following summer, and are competitive, so identifying the ones that fit your interests and applying in the first wave improves your odds.
Can international students get public relations representative internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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