Communications Intern

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Salisbury, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA offers a paid summer internship within the Communications team, designed to develop leadership and business knowledge while delivering real project work.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, available May 24–Aug 13, 2027, with a hybrid schedule requiring in-office presence three days a week.

Interns gain mentoring, networking, and the chance to present work to company leadership.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Digital Media or related field.
• Experience working in a collaborative group setting.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written skills with newswriting coursework and AP Style knowledge.
• Ability to multi-task, stay detail oriented and be an energetic self-starter.

Responsibilities

• Support internal and external communications across channels.
• Assist with content creation, writing, and media relations tasks.
• Help develop community relations and executive communications.
• Contribute to projects and present outcomes to leadership.
• Gain hands-on experience and mentorship within the team.

Skills

Collaboration

Analytical thinking

Newswriting

AP Style

Multitasking

Detail oriented

Self-starter

Education

Pursuing degree in Communications/Public Relations/Digital Media or related field

Job description

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

Get an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry while developing relevant business, technical and leadership skills geared toward enhancing your career. This paid internship experience is an opportunity to help drive business results in an environment designed to promote and reward diversity, innovation and leadership. Our mission is to create impactful early talent programs that provide interns with meaningful project work, learning and development sessions, and mentorship opportunities.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and be available from May 24, 2027, through August 13, 2027. We have a hybrid work environment that requires a minimum of three days a week in the office.

• Approximate 12-week internship session with competitive pay.
• Impactful project work to develop your skills/knowledge.
• Career assistance and mentoring in obtaining full-time positions within Ahold Delhaize USA.
• Leadership speaker sessions and development activities.
• One-on-one mentoring in your area of interest.
• Involvement in group community service events.
• Networking and professional-engagement opportunities.
• Access to online career-development tools and resources.
• Opportunity to present project work to company leaders and gain executive visibility.

Responsibilities

Join the Ahold Delhaize USA Communications team for a hands-on, paid summer internship experience! Ahold Delhaize USA is the parent company of leading grocery retail brands, which together make up the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast: Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable the clients we support to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies. For more information, visit https://www.adusa.com

• The Communications team is responsible for internal (employee communications - including daily updates, feature stories and major project strategic communications planning and counsel) and external communications (media relations, crisis communication support, social media), community relations and more for Ahold Delhaize USA and our partners.
• The team partners with all Ahold Delhaize USA departments and other brands and support companies to function as a leading communications center of excellence, providing customer service support for all Ahold Delhaize USA brands through a variety of channels, including traditional and online platforms.
• Our interns will have the opportunity for hands-on experience by joining our highly skilled communications team to find and curate content, serve as storytellers in writing, sound and video, and bring new, creative ideas to support our associates and tell our story.
• You'll get an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry while developing leadership skills and business knowledge to enhance your communications career.

Requirements

• Working toward a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Digital Media or related field.
• Experience working in a collaborative group setting.
• Experience using analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written skills - including newswriting experience (minimum newswriting coursework) and strong AP Style knowledge.
• Ability to multi-task and work on several initiatives at once.
• Detail oriented.
• Energetic self-starter.

Individual cohort pay rates vary based on location, academic year, and position.

IL/MA/MD Salary Range: $20.00 - $37.80

ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $18.10 - $34.20