Internships

Experience and Pay

AutoCom looks for interns with diverse backgrounds who can provide public relations support to a range of clients in the automotive and high-tech fields. We offer full-time paid internships for both foreign and domestic students to work in our metro Detroit office.

If you consider yourself an energetic, motivated and flexible team player who wants to work and learn, please send us your resume.

For more information, please visit our internship blog at www.autocominterns.blogspot.com. To e-mail us your resume, contact Sara Furtwaengler.

Benefits

• Acquire meaningful, practical experience
• Apply knowledge acquired during studies
• Gather hands-on experience in professional public relations work
• Produce work samples for your portfolio
• Network for future professional opportunities
• Gain recommendations for future employment
• Experience an internship adhering to guidelines of the Public Relations Society of America
• Earn performance evaluations that will help you grow as a professional
• Receive proper guidance and support from a mentor on staff who assures that you are assigned meaningful tasks

During this internship you will:

• Effectively use trade tools such as PR Newswire's Online MEDIAtlas, eWatch, the Internet, trade publications and conduct general market research
• Coordinate press release distribution and assemble press kits
• Effectively use office systems and software programs

Develop effective public relations writing tools including:

• Research and creation of media lists
• Press releases
• Media advisories
• Public service announcements
• Newsletter articles
• Business correspondence
• Executive biographies
• Web site maintenance
• Brochure copy

Assist in planning special events such as:

• News conferences
• Open houses
• Customer/employee events
• Trade shows
• Fundraisers
• Media training

Participate in professional activities such as:

• Conference calls
• Staff meetings
• Client meetings
• Professional group meetings
• Brainstorming
• Developing design concepts
• Arranging necessary photography/artwork
• Print production
• Page layout

Develop media relations skills by:

• Attending training sessions
• Pitching stories of interest
• Conducting follow-up calls for press releases
• Monitoring media and maintaining press files
• Assisting in the creation of effective collateral materials