Communications Internship

**Internship format will be 4 days a week in office (Monday - Thursday & Friday's Remote) 

Internship Overview

The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 18 - July 31, 2026, interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Pro, Home Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.

What makes a Great Intern:

• Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

• Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details

• Collaboration: Intern contributes to the group’s efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others

• Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder

• Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience

• Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions

• Drives Results: Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks.

Description of the major/subject area

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Communications, or related field. Must have excellent writing and communications skills. Will support activities including, but not limited to, research, writing assignments, social media, etc.

Communications Interns will focus on communication strategy, programs and editorial content to drive key messages across internal and external audiences. Develop brand and PR plans. This is a great opportunity for intern candidates interested in internal and external communications or public relations. Communications interns may support External Communications and Public Relations while others may be focused on corporate wide communications.  

Tasks, responsibilities, and key accountabilities include: 

• Developing high-quality communication materials for a variety of channels and audiences, both internal and external.

• Understanding our brand storytelling to communicate & develop impactful brand assets for our organization.

• Ability to develop presentations & thought pieces that are reflective of our brand’s values and core mission.

• Perform online and on-the-ground primary research for blog posts, articles, guides, and other content

• Monitoring our social media platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn & SharePoint, which includes consistent tone/language/templatization of post creation, social listening, community management, and campaign reporting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Graphic Design, Broadcasting or related degree

• Prior internship experience in a corporate environment, preferably in a communication department

• Interest in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team

• Preferred GPA 3.0 or above

Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time) 

At The Home Depot, our associates always have room to move up and explore new opportunities. After the Internship, here are some examples of early career roles that interns with a background in Communications could potentially support: 

• Corporate Communications Specialist

Location: Interns will be expected to work in-person at the Atlanta Corporate Office (Store Support Center) four days a week (Monday-Thursday) and will work remotely one day a week (Fridays) during the 11-week program. Housing assistance will be provided to eligible interns.