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Job Description
About the company:
Breakwater Strategy is an advisory partner specializing in high-visibility, high-stakes public affairs, corporate reputation, and capital markets issues for leading businesses, nonprofits, and associations. They help organizations navigate their most complex and consequential moments, minimizing risk and accelerating opportunity. They are a growing team of strategic communication professionals.
Job Description:
Breakwater Strategy is seeking highly motivated, organized, and detail-oriented students for a part-time internship in the Fall of 2025. As an intern, you would be part of a growing team of strategic communication professionals who help organizations navigate their most complex and consequential moments – helping to minimize risk and accelerate opportunity.
Key Details:
• Target Audience: Junior or Senior year students
• Time Commitment: At least 20 hours/week across 4 days/week.
• Compensation: Paid
• Location: Remote or hybrid with East Coast working hours (9am-6pm ET).
Role & Responsibilities:
• Monitor media, policy developments, and online conversations for clients
• Conduct qualitative desk research for new business and existing clients
• Build and maintain press lists
• Develop content such as blogs, memos, briefing books, and social media posts for clients
• Participate during internal brainstorm calls when developing communications strategy for clients
• Proofread, edit and fact check client-facing collateral
• Provide general support to the internal team as needed
Desired Candidate Attributes:
• A lifelong learner (you’ll be seated at the edge of some of the world’s most innovative emerging technologies and business models)
• Entrepreneurial (you’re driven, creative, and prepared to take initiative to help clients move the needle in their respective industries, every day)
• Politically-minded and interested in shaping public opinion and influencing the regulatory ecosystem
• Trustworthy (you’ll work with confidential information and clients)
• Detail-oriented and able to produce polished work
• Organized and able to balance multiple assignments and deadlines
• A strong writer and editor
Application Notes:
• References and writing samples may be requested.
