Intern-Government & Public Affairs

Houston, TX (Hybrid)

$20/hr – $29/hrIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

Job Summary

You will own the public affairs support workflow, from content creation and stakeholder outreach to data tracking and campaign support for digital, traditional, and grassroots efforts.

  • Assist with Public Affairs & Communications content creation for public engagements and stakeholder engagements.
  • Help create and update community outreach lists and schedule meetings.
  • Conduct research and drafting of internal summaries, policy issues, and campaign materials.
  • Assemble and distribute media clips to leadership twice weekly on the media monitoring platform.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist with Public Affairs & Communications content creation for public engagements and stakeholder engagements. That may include the production of one pager, flyers, and background information to assist with the production of these materials.
  • Help create and update community outreach lists, including legislators, state officials, and county and municipal leaders.
  • Schedule meetings, track associated data, and assist with notes during community and stakeholder engagements.
  • Conduct research and drafting of internal subject matter summaries, policy issues, and perhaps external op-eds or internal newsletter segments.
  • Assemble and distribute the clips to company leadership twice per week on our media monitoring platform.
  • Assist with digital and traditional communications, messaging campaigns, and political grassroots/advocacy campaigns.

Requirements

  • Education: Students actively enrolled in an approved bachelor’s program in business, public affairs, and/or communication degree program with expected graduation date of December 2026-May 2028.
  • Experience/Specific Knowledge Collaborate with a wide variety of people with tact, courtesy, and professionalism. Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the public.

Preferred

  • Strong academic performance
  • Ability to collect, organize, interpret, and present data with quality and accuracy.
  • Must be able to take directions from supervisor(s), keep required work schedule, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.
  • Ability to take on additional tasks and shift priorities on short notice.
  • Strong focus on safe work practices.
  • Able to complete work assignments with moderate supervision in an acceptable timeframe.
  • Aptitude and interest in learning and leveraging new programs to accomplish tasks.
  • Write effectively, and understand verbal and written communications, including but not limited to email.
  • Must be able to perform all essential and marginal functions of the job.
  • Ability to successfully perform multiple tasks with strict deadlines.

Benefits

  • paid time off, a housing stipend, and more.

Salaries

Posted range

$20/hr – $29/hr

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