Press Relations Intern — Spring 2027

Alexandria, VA (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

The Press Relations Intern will help manage media outreach by building media lists, drafting reader-friendly materials, and coordinating interviews and press events, giving hands-on exposure to the press cycle within a national organization.

  • Own media-list maintenance and outreach materials
  • Coordinate interviews and press events

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • The Press Relations Intern supports the organization's engagement with reporters, producers, and outlets across print, broadcast, and digital media.
  • This role is a direct introduction to how a national organization earns coverage: building and maintaining the media lists, drafting the materials reporters actually read, and handling the logistics that make interviews and press availabilities happen.

Requirements

  • It is well suited to students pursuing journalism, public relations, or political communications who want to see the press cycle from the source's side of the phone.