Public Relations Intern

Job Summary: 

anthonyBarnum Public Relations is looking for an intern to join our team at our office in Austin! The intern will work closely with the account teams and is responsible for assisting and monitoring projects within specific campaigns under the direction of a supervisor.  

Responsibilities and Professional Objectives: 

The role of an intern at anthonyBarnum has a variety of responsibilities necessary to maintain a smooth working environment for all team members. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

• Supports day-to-day client activities, including research, planning, implementation, and evaluation of public relations and digital services 
• Writes effectively for media outreach support, marketing materials, and other digital/printed methods of communication, such as press release announcements, drafting pitches and byline, and providing edits and feedback to team members as requested. 
• Scans media for relevant news, trends, and current events for clients’ industries and reports back to account members. 

Qualifications and Skills 

• Class of 2025 to 2026 Graduates. 
• Ability to work 4 to 5 days a week, in person, at the anthonyBarnum office, 30 hours/week. 
• 90-day internship, starting May 1, 2025, and ending September 1, 2025. 
• Compensation: $15/hr 
• Working towards (or recently earned) a Bachelor of Arts or similar, majoring in Public Relations, English, Journalism, or other related fields. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Strong grammatical skills and AP (Associated Press) Style Writing knowledge. 
• Relevant campaign/intern experience with public relations and/or communications roles. 
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail, strong organizational and research skills. 
• Self-starter, effective time-management skills, and ability to multi-task. 

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word and Excel.  

Requirements: 

**Applicants must include a cover letter to be considered for this position and please address the following questions: 

1. What interested you in being an intern here at anthonyBarnum PR? 
2. What drew you to PR as a potential career? 
3. And what do you look forward to gaining from your internship? 

Applicants must submit their application (resume and cover letter) by April 22, 2025, to Vanessa at vanessa.bell@anthonybarnum.com in order to be considered. Please direct any questions you have to Vanessa.