5W Public Relations – New York, NY
Internship
Our Fall Internship Program is available to any student currently enrolled in college. Interns must be receiving academic credit to be able to participate in our program.
If you are interested in becoming a 5W Public Relations intern, please apply with a writing sample (not to exceed 2 pages). Please specify which department you are interested in: Consumer, Technology, Corporate, Health/Wellness, Beauty, New Business/Marketing.
In addition, please answer 2 of the following 4 questions:
1.Why would you like to intern at 5WPR?
2.At this point of your education, what do you feel you could contribute to the intern program?
3.Why are you interested in Public Relations?
4.What is your dream job? Why?
Internship Description:
Interns will gain public relations experience and assist with various PR projects, events and media efforts.
Skills Checklist:
By the end of the internship with 5w Public Relations, the intern will have gained the following important skills:
Office Skills
- Mail Merge
- Labels
- Scans
- Hyperlinks
- Internet Research
- Conference Calls
- Note Taking
- Microsoft Office including; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook,
Public Relation Skills
- Clip Books
- Hits Folder
- Press Release
- Pitch Letter
- Event Management
- Press Conferences
- Media Sweeps
- Call Downs
- Public Relations Campaign
- Product Placements
- New Business Process – Research, Presentation, Proposal
Requirements:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Articulate; proper phone etiquette
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Learning Annex Curriculum:
In addition to day to day hands on training, 5W offers 10 learning sessions to development comprehensive knowledge of the public relations field.
These lessons currently include:
- Cision Database Training
- Q&A with the CEO, Ronn Torossian
- Ins and Outs of Pitching
- Strategy and Campaign Execution
- Celebrity
- Media Relations
- Event PR and Sponsorships
- SEO and Social Media
- Client Relations
- Next Steps – Networking
Company Description
5W Public Relations (5W) is a full-service public relations agency that helps some of the world’s most admired brands, corporations, issues and personalities achieve more. 5W’s bold, resourceful and thoroughly modern approach helps some of the most respected names in B2C (Beauty & Fashion, Consumer Brands, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Health & Wellness, Technology, Travel & Hospitality); B2B (Corporate Communications, Reputation Management, CSR, Sustainability Communications); Public Affairs, Government Relations and Crisis Communications move their businesses forward. Headquartered in New York with an office in Los Angeles, 5W’s energetic, fast-paced, and focused culture earned the PR firm a spot on the Inc. 500 list and the title of “fastest-growing PR agency” three years in a row.