About BMLPR’s Public Relations Internship: We don’t want BMLPR to be just another stop on your career path – we want it to be the last stop! Interns at BMLPR don’t get coffee or make copies. The daily/primary responsibilities include drafting placement/emails, tracking placements, conducting media relations, drafting various press materials and creating and maintaining media lists. Please note, this is a paid internship!
Roles/Responsibilities
General requirements/skills:
- Must be an enrolled communications/public relations student
- Creative thinker
- Basic communication skills via phone/email
- Detail-oriented
- Organized
- Reliable and responsible
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Basic social media experience including the use of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp, etc.
Media skills:
- Ability to pitch via phone or email
- Build, maintain and update media and influencer lists
Writing skills:
- Basic ability to draft press materials including media alerts and pitches
- Draft client correspondence (placement emails, media requests, updates, reports, etc.)
Program Development:
- Miscellaneous research (editorial calendars, award entries, food holidays, etc.)
- Media audits
- Participate in brainstorms
Administrative:
- Media tracker maintenance
- Maintain organized client folders on server
- Timesheets time tracking
- Working knowledge of Muck Rack, Hypestat, TVEyes and Lexis-Nexis
- General administrative support of teams