PR & Creative Communications Intern

San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive internship work at a culture-forward PR shop, with a focus on researching media lists and supporting outreach.

  • Must-have: Internship for credit approved by your school's office
  • Standout: Exposure to modern PR across subculture sectors

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Research, build, and maintain targeted media lists across lifestyle, sports, fashion, tech, and culture verticals
  • Monitor emerging media, cultural trends, creator-led outlets, and relevant news cycles
  • Support pitch development, press materials, and story framing
  • Assist with media outreach prep, tracking, and coverage reporting
  • Help execute product seeding (selects, packaging, tracking, follow-ups)
  • Organize trackers, decks, and weekly status updates across accounts
  • Contribute ideas in brainstorms and internal strategy sessions
  • Publish weekly Media Alerts identifying new outlets, creators, and trends
  • Complete a final New Media Landscape project presented to senior leadership

Requirements

  • College junior or senior enrolled in a degree program that offers academic credit for internships - your school's internship office or academic department must formally approve this role for credit prior to your start date
  • Deep interest in culture - sport, fashion, music, tech, and emerging media
  • Pursuing a degree in communications, PR, journalism, marketing, media studies, or a related field
  • Strong writing and communication skills
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple workstreams
  • Comfortable in Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive) and Slack
  • A proactive, positive attitude and eagerness to learn from a fast-paced agency environment

Benefits

  • Direct exposure to how modern PR actually works
  • A portfolio of tangible work: pitches, media lists, trackers, strategy inputs
  • Weekly training sessions across media, storytelling, and agency operations
  • Ongoing mentorship + midpoint and final feedback
  • Consideration for full-time roles based on performance
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Pitchblend

New Media Brand Comms

Founded in 2006
Manhattan, New York, USA
18 employees (6 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.3%
Direct
56.8%
Referral
5.1%
Social
12.4%
Paid
1.3%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~18

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (17% of company)
Median Career Experience
19 years
Median Tenure
11 years