PR Summer Internship (Unpaid) – Latin Market, New York, NY

Headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, Latin Markets is the leading developer of large scale institutional level alternative investment forums in, and focused on the financial markets of Latin America.  Please see our website for more information – www.latinmarkets.org.

We are seeking two PR Interns for our New York office.  This is an opportunity for self-motivated individuals to gain first hand international business experience.  The ideal candidate would be an undergrad or graduate level student, who is on summer break.  This is a 40 hour per week internship, and has a minimum duration of 2.5 months.

Requirements:
–       Junior, senior, or grad student studying PR/Communications/Marketing
–       Excellent writing abilities
–       Professional communications skills
–       Expert in using Microsoft Outlook and Publisher
–       Conversational or fluent in Spanish &/or Portuguese
–       Previous PR experience a major plus

Daily Responsibilities:
–       Reaching out to potential media partners for each event within our six   divisions
–       Pitching and negotiating agreements with these media outlets
–       Maintaining a timeline for the press materials due for each partner
–       Sending out press materials within the specifications made by   partners
–       Creating a targeted and comprehensive pipeline of all media partners within each region of operation
–       Writing Press Releases
–       Assisting with the company’s social media platforms
–       Supporting the marketing team