Weber Shandwick Internships

 
Weber Shandwick Internships
4.67 out of 5

4 review(s)
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New York, NY
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Weber Shandwick

Internship Overview
Internship Rating (Avg): 4.67 out of 5
4 Intern Reviews
Avg Weber Shandwick Intern Salary: $9.75
4 Intern Salaries
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Internship Stats

Weber Shandwick offers paid internships throughout the year. Internship positions are offered in all public relations fields. Most internships are based out of New York (majority), Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, or Dallas.

Weber Shandwick Internship & Company Overview

Weber Shandwick is a global public relations firm headquartered in New York City. Clients include Electrolux, KFC, American Airlines, and many others.

Internship Links

Weber Shandwick Internships: here
4 Weber Shandwick Intern Salaries
PR & Marketing Intern: $10/hour
Account Intern: $9/hour
Public Relations Intern: $10/hour
Consumer Intern: $10/hour
4 Weber Shandwick reviews posted anonymously by former interns:
"You do real work at Weber Shandwick"
Position: Consumer Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$10/hour
Duration: 10 weeks
Review posted on 8/31/2011
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Pros:

- Worked on big name clients: Campbell's, Motorola, and All detergent.
- Part of the Weber Shandwick team that worked on social media management, strategy, and content planning.
- Did real work. I secured several media placements generating hundreds of thousands of impressions.
- Intern events/hangouts.

Cons:

Occasionally I didn't have too much direction.

Advice for other students:

When you're at Weber Shandwick, be aggressive. Don't wait for work and pick up the phone.
 
"Get PR Chops"
Position: Public Relations Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$10/hour
Duration: 12 weeks
Review posted on 8/31/2011
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Pros:

- Everybody in the public relations field knows the Weber Shandwick brand.
- Pitched stories and trusted to reach out to media.
- Worked on a cool social project (twitter based).
- Smart execs.
- Overall, lots of energy and I love the pr business!
- Well known clients.

Cons:

- Be prepared to work hard (not really a con, but just be prepared).
- Felt a little corporate.

Advice for other students:

My advice is to gain experience, even if it's just getting coverage for a local business. Get impressions.
 
"Worked on a ton of production at Weber Shandwick"
Position: Account Intern
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Pay: $$9/hour
Duration: 10 weeks
Review posted on 9/27/2011
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Pros:

- Loved my boss.
- Worked in the video production department.
- Large non-profit clients.
- Learned about building relationships with different media outlets.

Cons:

I didn't get to be creative.

Advice for other students:

Weber Shandwick is a good spot for an internship. I loved the people and video was an intersting side of PR.
 
"Real PR experience and exposure to the digital age"
Position: PR & Marketing Intern
Location: New York, NY
Pay: $$10/hour
Duration: 12 weeks
Review posted on 10/29/2011
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Pros:

- Worked on a client CRM solution.
- Weber Shandwick is a hot firm.
- People.
- Office.
- Culture.
- Trusted me to draft and help distribute press releases. I wasn't just making coffee, I was actually providing client work and gained experience.
- The digital space is booming and I was able to work with vendors and get hands-on experience in social.
- Big, fun clients like KFC, CVS, American Airlines, and others.

Cons:

I'd love to see more of the creative production process in advertising.

Advice for other students:

Get into digital. Know that space. Know seo. Know CRM. Know ways to distribute and identify influencers online.
 
 
 

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