Internship: Corporate Communications
Job Number: 459865
Location: Davidson, NC
Business Unit : Corporate Center
Ingersoll Rand is a $13 billion company whose people and businesses around the world create progress for our customers in the global climate control, air conditioning and heating, industrial and security markets. These markets continue to expand as they address growing needs in developed and developing economies alike. Our products, systems and solutions increase the efficiency and productivity of industrial, commercial operations, homes, and improve the security, safety, health and comfort of people around the world. We have opportunities for career growth through our diverse businesses, which manufacture many well-recognized brands including Club Car, Hussmann, Ingersoll Rand, Schlage, Thermo King and Trane. In every line of business – Ingersoll Rand enables companies and their customers to inspire progress. For more information about Ingersoll Rand visit www.ingersollrand.com.
As a Communications Intern, you will work as a member of our Corporate Communications team, supporting a range of projects spanning employee and electronic communications programs. The environment is dynamic, but supportive, with an emphasis on developing your communication skills and giving you real-world experience. You’ll work up to 21 hours per week, based on your academic schedule.
Prmary responsibilities include:
• Write news stories that will appear on company’s global intranet.
• Conduct research of trends to gather data that will assist with employee presentations
• Provide organization and logistics supports for company meetings
• Support the development and dissemination of letters from business leaders and other critical communications to employees and other parties
• Monitor company internet email box and disseminate requests and inquiries to appropriate internal parties
• Help team members post and manage content on the company’s intranet portal.
• Assist other members of the communications team, including the media relations, social media and government relations teams to assist with projects
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Percentage of Travel:0
Min. Yrs. Experience:0
Education Standard: Pursuing BS/BA or Masters
Education Type: Communications or Marketing preferred
Key Competencies and Success Factors:
• Strong work organization skills are required, with capability to work in a corporate, matrix structured team environment, with ability to interact/interview business leaders.
• Must have positive work attitude and be able to focus on supporting and completing assigned projects and meeting deliverables.
• Must have very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must have some experience and/or training in creating and developing written content for use on the Internet or a strong desire to learn about online publishing.
• Computer proficiency is using MS Word and PowerPoint is required. Some familiarity with Excel, as well as image editing software is preferred.
• Successful candidate will have completed at least four full semesters in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing or related field.
If you share our passion for inspiring progress-for bringing about bold shifts in how people, economies and societies operate-then you belong with Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand is committed to a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.