Ketchum Internships

Ketchum ranks among the largest and most geographically diverse public relations agencies in the world. The agency’s clients include FedEx, IBM, Kodak, and Nokia.

The length of an internship varies from office to office but on average our summer interns are with us for 8-10 weeks. Offices will do their best to accommodate students with special time restrictions or schedules. Please outline your time frame on the application and cover letter. If you want to apply for an informal year-round internship, please submit resumes to that office directly.

Ketchum will work with students to arrange academic credit where appropriate and/or offer a paid internship or work stipend when possible. Wages vary by office.

Our program will allow you to experience the PR profession firsthand. For 8-10 weeks, you will be a part of a Ketchum account team -- serving your clients and agency, billing time, and working hard. Our program is filled with many networking and training opportunities, too.

Interns work daily with clients and account team members. An internship with Ketchum may consist of compiling media lists, writing press releases, attending client activities, scheduling events, participating in brainstorm sessions, conducting Internet research, pitching reporters, and supporting the efforts of team leaders on many activities and projects.

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Ketchum ranks among the largest and most geographically diverse public relations agencies in the world. The agency’s clients include FedEx, IBM, Kodak, and Nokia.

The length of an internship varies from office to office but on average our summer interns are with us for 8-10 weeks. Offices will do their best to accommodate students with special time restrictions or schedules. Please outline your time frame on the application and cover letter. If you want to apply for an informal year-round internship, please submit resumes to that office directly.

Ketchum will work with students to arrange academic credit where appropriate and/or offer a paid internship or work stipend when possible. Wages vary by office.

Our program will allow you to experience the PR profession firsthand. For 8-10 weeks, you will be a part of a Ketchum account team -- serving your clients and agency, billing time, and working hard. Our program is filled with many networking and training opportunities, too.

Interns work daily with clients and account team members. An internship with Ketchum may consist of compiling media lists, writing press releases, attending client activities, scheduling events, participating in brainstorm sessions, conducting Internet research, pitching reporters, and supporting the efforts of team leaders on many activities and projects.

Ketchum Internships: here

"loved the intern project that Ketchum gave me" Position: Digital Communications Intern Location: Atlanta, GA Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 3/21/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: - Ketchum Atlanta gave me a real project to work on. I was able to present this project to senior account directors at the end of the summer. - Very well organized program. - Opportunities to network with other Ketchum fulltime employees. Cons: - Not paid. College credit. Advice for other students: Make sure you are a good writer. Ketchum is a great internship.