Chicago PR Internships

Seeking 3 Highly-Motivated, Organized, Creative PR Interns (West Town/Chicago)

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PR Internship

West Town full-service event marketing firm is seeking interns for its PR division. Located at Western & Grand, this 10-year-old lifestyle/experiential marketing company represents household brands, entertainment and nightlife, professional sports, automotive, and beverage brands. As our PR intern you will support the Director of PR and work directly on client projects immediately. Interns at our firm get great experience and have gone on to important and fulfilling full-time positions at firms throughout the Chicago Area.

We would love to find interns who can start immediately (still in 2008) or as soon as possible after the New Year.

Responsibilities:
* Media research of writers, reporters, and assignment editors
* Communication with media; developing and sending press releases, story pitches and ideas
* Special event support
* Media follow up, providing graphics, video, interview planning
* Tracking of activity, clips
* Support for press conference and television segments

Necessary Skill Set:
* Excellent writing skills
* Highly organized
* Personable and friendly on phone and in person
* Creative, with the ability to come up with new, unique angles on client projects/products
* Internet savvy; knowledge of social marketing websites, able to do online research
* Excellent computer skills in all Microsoft Office applications

Preferred Skills, Attributes
* Graphic design and basic video editing capabilities (YouTube editing, for example)
* Driver’s license (your own vehicle is great, but not required)
* 21 years and over required for some internships (because of connection to alcoholic beverages and nightclubs).

There is no cash compensation for these internships. Course credit can be established with your college or university Expected workload is 15-20 hours a week including occasional evenings. Internship term is for 3 months, extendable.

If interested, please e-mail resume, cover letter, and 2 writing samples to public.relations@allterrain.net. << Please read that sentence again - the first "cut" on replies is to eliminate those who can't read the response directions.