Summer Intern

Zapwater Communications Internship Program
Summer 2025 - June 2 to August 29

Zapwater Communications, Inc. is an award-winning boutique public relations agency with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami. The brands we serve center around five primary lifestyle categories:

1. Travel & Destination

2. Hospitality

3. Consumer Services & Products

4. Fashion, Beauty & Retail

5. Design & Real Estate

Zapwater is looking for interns to join our Chicago office! Our agency is hiring dedicated, proactive, and creative individuals for public relations focused and social media & influencer marketing focused internships.

The office environment is upbeat and exciting, and within the past year, Zapwater has worked with high-profile clients, such as Visit Finland, Fairmont Mayakoba, Marriott International, Gallagher Way, Skydeck Chicago, and many more. An internship with Zapwater allows students the opportunity to assist in event planning, media relations, writing and editing, social media, influencer relations and more.

Public Relations Duties Could Include:

Work with cross-functional teams to bring PR campaigns and initiatives to life

Assist in building media lists surrounding major initiatives

Media monitoring for trending content and PR strategies

Monitoring for client coverage and coverage reporting

Drafting and distributing pitches to media contacts

Event assistance

Social Media & Influencer Marketing Duties Could Include:

Gain exposure to social media planning, execution and reporting

Work with cross-functional teams to bring social campaigns and initiatives to life

Draft editorial calendars for various platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter)

Influencer campaign assistance, including list-building, sourcing, and e-mail outreach

Monitoring social media for trends, UGC and influencer mention

Event assistance

Internship Qualifications:

Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work as a team member and handle multiple tasks simultaneously, ability to prioritize and work under pressure.

Zapwater is interested in candidates pursuing a degree in public relations, communications, marketing, business or a related major. Applicants should have basic computer skills, previous internship experience, or extracurricular experience in a PR-related field.

Internship Nice to Haves:

Passionate about travel!

Creative and ambitious individuals with a strong voice and go-getter attitude

Eager to learn about public relations and social media & influencer marketing

Deep knowledge and passion across all social media platforms (particularly Instagram and TikTok)

Editing/Content creation experience a plus

Proficiency with Canva

Basic Information:

Zapwater provides part-time, for-credit internships, as well as both part-time and full-time paid internships. Interns receive compensation at a rate of $18 per hour.

Part-time interns must commit to 20 hours per week, attending the office on two designated days. Full-time interns are expected to dedicate 40 hours weekly, with four office days and remote work on Fridays. Zapwater's operational hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, and interns should align their work hours accordingly. There is flexibility in start and end times, subject to approval from intern supervisors, within reasonable limits.

Interns typically work on at least one account within each practice area to gain experience in both public relations and social media

How to apply: Please send a cover letter, resume and writing/social examples to internshipsCHI@zapwater.com.

For more information visit www.zapwater.com