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Community & Public Relations Intern

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UPS

Mar 25

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Marketing
    Media & Journalism
  • $52K
  • San Diego

Requirements

  • Knowledge of public relations skills, including writing press releases, responding to media queries, writing media pitches and public speaking
  • Ability to balance multiple projects and expectations, while meeting all deadlines
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize work as changes occur
  • Ability to professionally communicate verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences (internal, external, franchisee, etc.)
  • 2 years of undergraduate education in Public Relations, Marketing Communication, Digital Engagement and/or a related area of study – Preferred
  • Experience using Microsoft Office suite of products preferred (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, etc.)
  • Ability to synthesize large amounts of information, think critically, ask questions, and provide creative ideas and feedback
  • Interested in supporting charitable causes
  • Basic Qualifications:
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National of the U.S., an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or an alien authorized to work in the U.S. for this employer
  • Employer will not sponsor a visa for this or future positions
  • Must be currently located in San Diego, CA or willing to relocate yourself prior to beginning of internship period
  • Must be a rising college junior or senior, or recent graduate within the last 24 months
  • Must be able to professionally communicate verbally and in writing to a variety of audiences, on a variety of different platforms
  • Must be able to work in-person at The UPS Store, Inc., headquarters

Responsibilities

  • Assists with planning, writing, and publishing content intended for both the franchisee and external customer audience
  • Corresponds with the franchise network on general PR and community relations questions
  • Educates the franchise network about new and current PR support tools and content available for use on the franchisee intranet
  • Assists with writing franchisee and customer stories, conducting interviews and preparing editorial content for external release
  • Research new PR tactics and competitor trends using informal and formal research techniques
  • Provides technology marketing with updated content for company website
  • Participates in Community Relations work supporting Corporate Social Responsibility charities
  • Helps with special projects, as needed
  • Performs analysis of key data and interprets findings for larger Marketing campaigns

Transportation
Industry
10,001+
Employees
1907
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Operating in more than 200 countries and territories, we’re committed to moving our world forward by delivering what matters. Beginning as a small messenger service, UPS was started by two enterprising teenagers and a $100 loan. Now, we’re more than 500,000 UPSers strong, with operations around the globe. As a transportation and logistics leader, we are proud to offer innovative solutions to our customers—both big and small. We also support the communities we serve. Just take a look at The UPS Foundation’s social impact report! Headquartered in Atlanta, we can be found on the web at ups.com and about.ups.com. Job seekers can visit upsjobs.com to learn more. Our active social media channels include Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.