{"id":5978,"date":"2018-06-13T19:24:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harrington.uri.edu\/?p=5978"},"modified":"2018-06-13T19:24:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T19:24:46","slug":"pr-internship-opportunity-shift-communications-boston-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/internships\/2018\/06\/13\/pr-internship-opportunity-shift-communications-boston-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"PR Internship Opportunity: SHIFT Communications (Boston, MA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>SHIFT is hiring full time interns who would like to get some real-world experience in Public Relations. Your SHIFTernship is a&nbsp;<b>6-month&nbsp;<\/b>gig. And it is paid! We are now considering applications for&nbsp;a&nbsp;July 2018&nbsp;start date. Relocation is not available.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>SHIFT&#8217;s internship program provides an excellent opportunity to experience the public relations industry first-hand and to learn from seasoned professionals in the field. To facilitate growth and ensure appropriate exposure to the various facets of public relations, interns will work closely with a variety of teams and clients.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Roles and responsibilities include:<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Perform administrative and various clerical duties<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Help maintain client media lists<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Package press kits, promotional mailings and giveaways<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Collect and prepare press clips and maintain client clip books;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Maintain editorial calendars<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Research client messaging, market trends and competitive data<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Attend creative brainstorm sessions<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Telephone contact with members of the editorial community<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Prepare written materials under account staff supervision<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Provide logistic support for press meetings, trade shows, prepare schedules and follow- up contact.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Specific skills for the position include the ability to:<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Organize and prioritize tasks<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Work with the professional public relations staff<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Assimilate corporate administrative procedures<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Learn PC applications and public relations tools (Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access,&nbsp;PowerPoint), MAS90, Cision MediaSource, Factiva, PRSource Code, etc.)<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Learn about Agency clients and their markets<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Work on the phone to communicate key ideas<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Provide excellent writing and proofing skills.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>For more information on Shift and on the role, please visit their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shiftcomm.com\/about-shift\/careers\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=shift_openingsorganic&amp;utm_content=InternBos\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Need help with your application materials?&nbsp; Visit Starfish to make an appointment with the Harrington School&#8217;s Career Education Specialists, Jenna Visinho &amp; Ashley Foley.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHIFT is hiring full time interns who would like to get some real-world experience in Public Relations. 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Relocation is not available. &nbsp; SHIFT&#8217;s internship program provides an excellent opportunity to experience the public relations industry first-hand and to learn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1338,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-internships"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}