Communications and Public Relations Intern

At Northmarq, you can be part of something special. Northmarq is a unique capital markets resource for commercial real estate investors, providing our clients access to experts in debt, equity, investment sales, loan servicing, and fund management. We offer you a career path with best-in-class training, and we foster inclusive teams committed to collaboration, mentoring, and growth. At Northmarq, we will help you unlock your potential – whether you are an industry veteran or you’re just getting started. Your new career is waiting. Start something special today. Northmarq was voted by Real Estate Forum as one of The Best Places to Work in Commercial Real Estate! 

Northmarq is offering a Communications and Public Relations internship for a student studying communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field.

Prospective candidates should be interested in gaining first-hand experience in corporate communications, public relations, business writing, and copywriting within a fast-paced, growing department for an innovative, market-leading company in commercial real estate.

In this role, you have a chance to help shape the voice of a brand that matters and receive mentorship from seasoned communications, public relations, and marketing professionals.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop internal and external communications that reach thousands of key stakeholders — including our workforce, clients, and industry professionals. This includes but is not limited to intranet news, press releases, social media content, and professional biographies.
• Provide communications support for summer corporate events and special projects as needed ­— great opportunities to flex your storytelling muscles across multiple channels.
• Learn from team members serving in corporate communications, public relations and marketing roles by shadowing and providing support on stretch assignments.
• Analyze media coverage and track communications metrics.
• Gain experience using AP Style Guide and corporate writing styles.

What We're Looking For:

• Recent graduate (up to 24 months post grad) or currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, English, marketing communications or related field.
• MS Office products, including Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to multi-task.
• Exceptional time and priority management skills.
• Exceptional focus on details and meeting deadlines.
• Must be “self-directed” and motivated to take initiative.
• Preferred qualifications:
  • Social media experience.
  • Adobe suite.
  • Drupal or other tools for intranet or website content management.
  • Photography and multimedia/video skills are a plus but not required.

Northmarq offers a highly competitive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401K match and an annual discretionary contribution based on business performance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance, education assistance, volunteer paid time off, charitable contribution match and so much more!

Minnesota Residents: Northmarq carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The pay for the Communications and Public Relations Internship position is $20.00 per hour. This range is a good faith estimate and the actual compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

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