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Community Engagement Intern
NiSource
Chester, VA (On-site)Part time$17/hr – $29/hr
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Community Engagement Intern
Chester, VA (On-site)
$17/hr – $29/hrIntern/New GradPart time
Posted 2 days ago
Job Summary
Support public relations programs and community engagement across Central Virginia, acting as a brand ambassador at events, creating news content, and coordinating outreach and social media in collaboration with Communications.
- Own community engagement strategy development and measurement
- Coordinate internal and external sharing of outreach with Communications
- Produce multimedia content for internal and external sites
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Assists with public relations projects and programs, including charitable giving campaigns and community volunteer events.
- Serves as brand ambassador at targeted community events to promote core company messages across the Columbia Gas of Virginia service territory. (ex. energy efficiency, safe digging, energy assistance, renewable energy educations, career opportunities etc.)
- Travel throughout the Central Virginia area for community events
- Updates community stakeholder lists.
- Develops news content related to community events and engagement for internal communications intranet (MySource) and internet (nisource.com and columbiagasva.com) including photo and video.
- Supports social media activity.
- Research and identify opportunities to further engage in our communities and extend our outreach to customers across the Columbia Gas of Virginia service territory.
- Develop strategy to track Columbia Gas of Virginia's community engagement efforts and measure outreach.
- Work with Communications to develop strategy to share our community engagement efforts with internal and external stakeholders.
Requirements
- A public relations, communications, social work or related undergraduate path with strong writing and organizational skills.
- Willing to travel throughout the Columbia Gas of Virginia service territory to attend and support events.
- Must be a rising junior or senior.
- A self-starter, able manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of communications, public relations, planning, implementation and evaluation desirable.
- Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
- Intermediate skill level with Canva
- Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft programs (specifically PowerPoint & Excel)
- Photography, videography or editing background
NiSource
3.3 Glassdoor
NiSource (NYSE: NI) helps energize the lives of its nearly 4 million natural gas and electric customers across six states. Our local utilities – Columbia Gas and NIPSCO – ensure that customers receive safe, reliable and affordable natural gas and electric service each and every day. Our business plan is focused on proactively investing in our energy infrastructure – approximately $1.4 billion a year – to ensure we meet and improve upon our customer commitments for the next 100 years. We employ more than 7,000 of our neighbors who are actively engaged in the communities we’re privileged to serve, making them great places to live and call home. NiSource is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana – about 35 miles from Chicago – and we maintain a significant corporate presence in Columbus, Ohio. Our utility operations also span Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Founded in 1912
Merrillville, Indiana, USA
6.5K employees
42% recommend to a friend
44% CEO approval
Salaries
Posted range
$17/hr – $29/hr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Median Tenure
6.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1
Funding
Total Funding
$2.6B
Last Raise
$1.5B
Post IPO Equity, 5 months ago
Funding History
- Oct 2025Post IPO Equity • $1.5B
- Jun 2023Post IPO Debt • $750M
- Jun 2022Post IPO Debt • $350M
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
21.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.7%
Direct
59.2%
Referral
7.9%
Social
0.4%
Paid
0.8%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~6.5K