Public Relations Intern (Must be in Chicago) - Praytell

Praytell is hiring a PR intern to join our growing team in Chicago!

Praytell is a creative communications agency made by teams with strategic minds and spirited hearts. We create timely, integrated, headline-worthy campaigns across social, earned, digital, and more. After 10 years of cooking up award-winning work, we know one thing for sure - we’re just warming up.

If you're looking for an opportunity to join an ambitious team that is singularly focused on doing great work with great people and making your mark in an industry long overdue for a shakeup, we'd love to hear from you!

Overview:

• Date: Tuesday, May 14 - Friday, August 30
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm local time (Must be able to commit to 35-40 hours/week)
• Location: Chicago (You may be required to go into the chicago office 1-2x/week. We are located at 1134 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60642)
• Pay: $19/hour (You will also be eligible for overtime pay)
• Post Internship: Please note, while this internship can lead to a full-time position, it is not guaranteed and will be based on employee performance and company need.

As a PR Intern, you will be:

• Supporting PR account teams across lifestyle, wellness, travel, food/bev and technology
• Taking a first pass at drafting press releases, blogs and bylines, building media lists, pitching stories to media and monitoring for coverage
• Shipping client product to media and influencers
• Participating in client and internal team meetings, drafting agendas, taking notes and circulating action items
• Keeping team dashboards and activity trackers up to date
• Researching competitor brands, target audiences and industry trends
• Supporting social media and influencer teams as needed

Requirements

Experience you have: 

• No experience required. This is an opportunity for you to immerse yourself and gain real life experience working with the industry’s best! (Bonus points if you have prior agency or relevant school work experience, but not required.)
• You either aren't currently attending school or you must have already graduated or be graduating in May/June 2024.

Equally as important, you are:

• Meticulous and well-organized
• Flexible and adaptable
• Collaborative and a team player, with a can-do attitude
• A creative thinker and problem solver
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial
• Inquisitive and eager to learn
• Honest and ethical
• Connected to culture
• Committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace

Interview Process

• Phone Screen (30 mins)
• Team Interview (30 mins)
• Offer

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all people at our company and do not discriminate. Period. All qualified applicants will receive consideration in accordance with federal law requirements, and because it’s the right thing to do. We comply with the applicable state and local law governing non-discrimination in employment in every single one of our locations, and we prohibit any form of workplace harassment based on any protected class.