Fall Intern – Dallas

Jackson Spalding; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Spalding is seeking a Public Relations Intern for Fall 2026 to gain hands-on agency experience in PR and marketing. You’ll work with our team to support campaigns, draft materials, research media trends, and assist with events.

The role emphasizes strong writing, organization, and collaboration in a hybrid in-office/remote setting. Ideal candidates are rising seniors or recent graduates pursuing PR, mass communications, journalism, or related fields, with a passion for communication and

Qualifications

• Excellent writing skills.
• Resourcefulness, attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Basic time, budget, and project management skills; Asana is a plus.
• Experience with social and traditional media and ability to monitor both.
• Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) knowledge.
• Experience with AI tools, Asana or Adobe Creative Suite a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute integrated public relations campaigns for multiple clients.
• Draft, edit, and proofread press materials including releases and pitches.
• Research media contacts and industry trends to inform outreach strategies.
• Monitor client and competitor coverage and compile media recap reports.
• Assist with event coordination and on-site support.
• Contribute ideas during team brainstorms and strategy sessions.
• Prepare client-ready materials such as briefing documents and presentations.
• Provide general team support to ensure smooth project organization.

Skills

Excellent writing skills

Attention to detail

Strong organizational skills

Time, budget & project management

Experience with social media

Communication and marketing passion

Education

PR / Mass Communications / Journalism degree or student

Rising senior / recent graduate

Tools

Asana

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Job description

Are you looking to join a hungry and humble team of thinkers, creators, and achievers? You’vecome to the right place.
Jackson Spalding is an award-winning PR and marketing agency that helps clients grow by building their brands, protecting their brands and capturing demand.Founded in 1995, our agency vision has remained unchanged: to be the most trusted and respected agency in our industry.
Fiercely creative and strategic, we work alongside our clients to help them connect with their audiences and reach their goals. That means we stay curious, have an openmindand ask questions to make sure we consistently achieve excellence with integrity for our clients, our communities, our agency and ourselves.

Public Relations Intern - Fall 2026 (September to December 2026)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Internships at Jackson Spalding area great opportunityfor collegeseniors and recent graduates to gain valuable experience in an agency environment. Welookfor friendly go-getters whopossessthe five Cs: character, class, confidence,chemistryand competency.We also look for interns who are self-starters with a passion forcommunicationand marketing who are committed to continuous learning to grow their professional experience.

This internship isinourPublic Relationsdiscipline, and JS will prioritize candidates with PR, comms or journalism experiences and studies.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Support the planning and execution of integrated public relations campaigns for a variety of clients
• Draft, edit, and proofread press materials including releases, media advisories, and story pitches
• Research media contacts and industry trends to inform outreach strategies
• Monitor client and competitor coverage, and compile regular media recap reports
• Assistwith event coordination, fromlogisticsand guest lists to on-site support
• Contribute ideas during team brainstorms and strategy sessions
• Prepare client-ready materials such as briefing documents, talking points, and presentations
• Provide general team support to ensure smooth project organization and communication

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING A JS INTERNSHIP?

Interns will experience the daily rhythm of agency client work. JS interns work side-by-side with our professional team, attend client meetings and are responsible for projects that are assigned according to their level of experience and skill set. Internships are paid, typically three to six months in length, and may lead to full-time employment.

INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent writing skills
• Resourcefulness, attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Basic time, budget, and project management skills with a preference for Asana skillsets
• Experience with social and traditional media and ability tomonitorboth
• Technical skills include mid-to high-level knowledge of Microsoft Office including PowerPoint,Exceland Word
• Experience with AI tools, Asana or Adobe Creative Suite a plus
• Work Schedule: Hybridwith 3 days in office and 2 days remote

EDUCATION

Rising seniorworking towards a B.S or B.A degree in PR, Mass Communications, Journalism or a recent graduate or recent post-graduate.