Communications Intern — Spring 2027

CPAC Foundation; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

CPAC Foundation, based in Alexandria, VA, is seeking a Communications Intern to support public messaging, media engagement, digital marketing, and content production across multiple platforms. This role offers hands-on experience in strategic communications, public relations, social media management, writing, email marketing, and graphic design.

Interns may draft articles, newsletters, press releases, and digital content; develop visuals for print and digital use; assist with organic and paid

Job description

The Communications Intern supports the organization's public messaging, media engagement, digital marketing, and content production across a variety of platforms. This role provides hands‑on experience in strategic communications, public relations, social media management, writing, email marketing, media monitoring, and graphic design, offering interns a broad understanding of how an organization develops and delivers its message to different audiences.

Interns may assist with creating, editing, and publishing content for the organization's website, social media channels, email newsletters, and other communications platforms. Responsibilities may include drafting articles, press releases, newsletters, and digital content; developing graphics and visual materials for print and digital use; supporting organic and paid social media campaigns; and monitoring campaign performance and audience engagement.

Additional responsibilities may include maintaining media contact lists, assisting with reporter and press inquiries, coordinating interview and media availability logistics, monitoring news coverage, compiling daily media reports, and tracking relevant developments across print, broadcast, and digital outlets. Interns may also help build and distribute email campaigns, evaluate performance metrics, and identify opportunities to improve the organization's communications strategy.

Through these responsibilities, interns gain practical experience in writing, editing, digital marketing, media relations, visual communications, audience engagement, and performance analysis. The position offers opportunities to contribute to public‑facing communications, develop a professional portfolio, and understand how different communications channels work together to maintain an organization’s public presence.

All public‑facing content must follow organizational approval and review procedures. Interns working on paid advertising do not have independent budget authority and may work only within an approved, capped test budget or in a campaign development and recommendation capacity subject to staff approval. All platform access must use organizational accounts protected by multi‑factor authentication; personal accounts may not be used for organizational campaigns. Political and issue advertising must be conducted through the organization's verified advertising identity and in accordance with applicable platform requirements. Interns may not serve as the authorized advertiser of record. Paid campaign content, funding arrangements, and required DISCLAIMERS must be reviewed by appropriate staff or legal counsel before launch.

This role is ideal for: A creative, detail‑oriented student interested in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or digital media who wants hands‑on experience developing and delivering messages across multiple platforms. Candidates should enjoy writing, creating content, following media coverage, understanding audience engagement, and learning how to evaluate the effectiveness of communications efforts.

For core duties, qualifications, and other information about this role, visit careers.cpac.org