Community Engagement Intern (Spring 2027)

Zipline; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 21 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Zipline in the United States is hiring a spring 2027 community engagement intern to support launch markets including Texas. You’ll help build relationships with local officials, schools, neighborhoods and business groups to inform and invite participation in autonomous delivery pilots.

Work will involve coordinating events, developing outreach materials, and gathering community feedback to help the team address concerns and explain how drone delivery operates in real life.

Qualifications

• Interest in community engagement, public affairs, or communications.
• Strong writing skills for public-facing work.
• Comfort speaking with varied community audiences.

Responsabilités

• Support local engagement plans around Zipline launch markets.
• Help build and maintain relationships with civic, neighborhood, school, and business groups.
• Assist with events, outreach, research, and community-facing materials.
• Track feedback and questions from communities encountering autonomous delivery.

Connaissances

Community engagement interest

Strong writing skills

Public speaking comfort

Organizational skills

Description du poste

What the role actually is

Zipline is hiring a spring 2027 community engagement intern for U.S. launch markets including Texas, California, and Arizona. The internship supports the team that builds relationships with local officials, civic organizations, neighborhoods, schools, and business groups.

The role is relevant to The Robot Age because it is about robotics deployment in public life. The work helps people understand what autonomous delivery means for local service, jobs, access, and neighborhood experience.

What you would work on

• Support local engagement plans around Zipline launch markets
• Help build and maintain relationships with civic, neighborhood, school, and business groups
• Assist with events, outreach, research, and community-facing materials
• Track feedback and questions from communities encountering autonomous delivery

What they are asking for

• Interest in community engagement, public affairs, communications, policy, or local operations
• Strong organization and writing skills for public-facing work
• Comfort speaking with varied community audiences
• Ability to work onsite in one of Zipline's listed U.S. launch markets during the spring term

Why this one is worth a look

The hard part of robotics deployment is not just making the machine work. It is earning permission to operate in shared spaces. This internship is a ground-level view of how a drone delivery company introduces itself to communities.