Summer Internship- Communications

Summer Internship, Communications

New York, United States | Full-time [40 hours] | Hybrid | Program dates: June 3 – August 5

Eurasia Group is the world’s leading political risk advisory and consulting firm. Our mission is to assist investors, companies, foundations, and public-sector institutions anticipate the opportunities and manage the risks created by the impact of politics and policy on markets around the world.

Fascinated by the fast-moving world of communications and media, with a global, geopolitical focus? The Communications department is seeking an intern to support the team in achieving its goals of dominating the political risk analysis space in US and international media, particularly in the critical months leading up to the US election. The intern will be responsible for monitoring of media mentions and tracking trends in coverage, provide support in maintaining the press contact database; help draft pitch emails and press releases; and create detailed media lists by key sectors and geographies.

This internship will provide opportunities to learn about the geopolitical risk field, develop competencies applicable to the work in communications and public relations, develop solid contexts in journalism, gain experience in traditional and digital communications, and explore the intersection of business, government, the public sector and the media. Applicants should be undergraduate students or actively enrolled in a graduate academic institution.

Candidates who bring passion to their day-to-day, don’t take themselves too seriously, and fit our unique and irreverent company culture are highly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in journalism, communications, PR, and how these worlds intersect with geopolitics, this is the internship for you.

Types of responsibilities include:

• Monitoring media mentions and producing a weekly firmwide internal email, EG in the News
• Updating and consolidating the press contact database
• Creating detailed press lists organized by key sectors and geographies
• Attending the occasional in-person media interviews or tapings
• Drafting pitch emails and a press release ahead of thought leadership events or products
• Assisting the Communications team with digital media writing and social scheduling, as well as occasional media scheduling
• Executing data collection and analysis on media mentions for an end-of-summer report on Q1-3 of 2024
• Work with the Communications team to plan a press roundtable on a specific news event
• Close coordination with OOP (Office of the President) and OOM (Office of Management) at Eurasia Group
• Attending weekly meetings, including a daily firmwide morning meeting

Qualifications:

· Must be enrolled in academic institution, graduate-level enrollment a plus

· Keen understanding of the US and international media market

· Strong writing skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail

· Intellectual curiosity, creativity, and a team-oriented mindset

· Academic background in political science, international relations, communications, or journalism

· Some professional experience (including internships/fellowships) in media, government, NGO, philanthropic or consulting institutions is a plus

· Full business proficiency in the English language; additional language skills are a plus

Timing:

· June 3 - August 2 (you must be able to attend all 9 weeks to apply)

Location:

· Hybrid – New York (in office 2-3 days a week)

Compensation

· $15/Hr. USD

At Eurasia Group, we strive to put politics first for our clients. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering, and globally minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, religion, disability, and age brings ideas and perspectives to the table that make our analysis stronger for our clients and make our company a better place to work for our people. Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.