Internships

This marketing internship will provide opportunities for writing and social media for Pittsburgh’s gorgeous flower conservatory. Email hr@phipps.conservatory.org with a resume and cover letter for available internships. Call 412-622-6914 for more information.

Get the chance to learn more about working in strategic communications by interning for this multifaceted media relations firm based in the North Hills. Interns work for ~20 hours per week. Contact mkendrew@pipitone.com or call 412.321.0879.

Are you a college student seeking valuable agency experience in marketing? Check out the attached internship!

Check out this internship with Pipitone. This on-site internship provides an opportunity to work alongside creative professionals to gain comprehensive experience at one of Pittsburgh’s leading marketing communications agencies. Pipitone is currently taking applications for summer internships. See more information attached and on Pipitone's website.

This internship pays $15 an hour.

Attend games; write feature stories; edit releases; and get experience with player bios, website stats, media guides and documents for individual sports. Contact Celeste Welsh at cwelsh@athletics.pitt.edu for more information.

Funding: unpaid

Are you interested in learning what it’s like to work in writing and publishing in New York City?

Check out these upcoming opportunities below to visit writing/publishing sites in New York City with Pitt Career Center's Shadow in Your City.

New York City – In-Person Visits

• Hachette Book Group: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 10-11 a.m., In-Person
• New York Times: Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 1-2 p.m., In-Person

New York City – Virtual Visits

• Penguin Random House: Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Virtual

This internship combines science writing, tech writing and persuasive writing. Interns perform four major functions---providing educational and background material about research studies; writing descriptions of research studies for the database in terms lay people can understand; creating social media posts that meet regulatory criteria; and reading researchers' manuscripts and putting them into understandable news release and video forms. Heather Rockwell (htr2@pitt.edu) is the Recruitment Facilitator. You can call her at 412-624-3465.

The Marketing and Communications Office is responsible for publicizing and showcasing the diverse array of programs and services sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, affiliated student organizations, and campus partners. Interns will be responsible for feature stories, news stories, crafting social media posts, writing content for email marketing, and other writing tasks as assigned. This internship will teach you how to craft and adapt messages for a variety of platforms on a range of topics. 

Public and Professional Writing (PPW) is a major and certificate program in the English Department; students in this program work to deepen their engagement with writing as a form of social action and professional exchange that has consequences in the world. PPW seeks interns to compose website and social media content, design eye-catching flyers, and complete other program-related projects. As a PPW intern, you'll gain experience as you assist with digital representation of the program and help shape the social media strategy of the program for an audience of students just like yourself.  

Email ppw@pitt.edu for more information.

The Global Studies Center looks for students to fill the following positions on a yearly basis:

• Global Studies Student Ambassador;
• Information Specialist Intern;
• Publications/Public Relations Intern;
• Film Production Intern.

For application details, visit https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/global-studies-student-ambassador-fellowship-and-gsc-internships

Due date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Are you interested in marketing, communications, and creative solutions?
Are you eager to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and collaborative environment and develop meaningful and memorable professional experiences in the healthcare and education industries?

The University of Pittsburgh's Health Sciences division is seeking a creative and motivated Marketing and Communications Intern to join our award-winning Strategic Communications team. This role is an excellent opportunity for a student with an interest in marketing, communications, and creative solutions, who is eager to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and collaborative environment and develop meaningful and memorable professional experiences in the healthcare and education industries. The intern will play an integral role in producing diverse marketing and communication content, supporting our six schools: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy, Public Health, Health and Rehabilitative Sciences, and Nursing. This is a paid opportunity, at a rate of $15/hour.

Location: University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Division;
Hybrid, with some in-person availability preferred—fully remote possible
Department: Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences - Strategic Communications Team
Reports To: RJ Thompson, Manager of Digital Strategy, rjt49@pitt.edu
Internship Duration: May through August

See attached PDF for more details.

To apply, submit a resume, cover letter, and relevant work samples (or a full digital portfolio, if available) by Thursday, May 15 to RJ Thompson at rjt49@pitt.edu.

Due date: Friday January 17, 2025

Are you savvy with social media and interested in keeping up with Literature program faculty members, students, and activities?

Pitt's Literature Program is looking for a social media producer who will work with a faculty member to maintain the program’s social media presence and produce posts on social media about program activities such as faculty and student research, course-related projects, special events, and alumni. The intern may also create more substantive content for the program website, such as faculty and student profiles.

This is a position for a student with social media savvy who can interact with faculty and students and keep up with program activities. This is also a great position for students who want to gain experience in the workings of the Literature Program and help shape its public presence.

To apply, send an email stating interest to Dr. Elise Ryan, elr97@pitt.edu, by Friday, January 17, 2025.

Pitt Magazine, the University of Pittsburgh’s award-winning, flagship publication, regularly seeks editorial interns. Interns receive an immersive experience working and writing for a dynamic publication that prioritizes excellent storytelling. In addition to earning clips ranging from book reviews to profiles, interns will: gather story ideas, conduct research and interviews; perform field reporting; work with editors to shape stories for publication; take on proofreading and fact-checking duties; and assist with the details of shaping and publishing a magazine. This is an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience as a member of an editorial team.
 
Interns are expected to work 15-20 hours a week. Scheduling is flexible and the magazine’s office is located on campus. The position is paid and undergraduate academic credit is available. 

Due date: Friday, December 6, 2024

Interested in working with a magazine to complete a wide range of editorial tasks, including writing, publishing, researching, and fact-checking?

Pitt Magazine is looking for an editorial assistant to contribute to various writing assignments—everything ranging from book reviews to profiles. The editorial assistants also gather story ideas, conduct research and interviews, perform field reporting, work with editors to shape stories for publication, take on proofreading and fact-checking duties, and assist with the details of shaping and publishing a magazine. Their experience prioritizes narrative storytelling. This is an ideal position for a burgeoning writer wishing to build their portfolio and learn the ins and outs of magazine production.

Pitt Magazine's editorial assistants are expected to work 12-15 hours a week.

To apply and for more details, visit https://cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/pitt_student_int/jobdetail.ftl?job=24008857.

Our readers are alumni and physicians, scientists and community members, potential donors, deans and residency directors at the top 50 medical research centers, and local, state, and federal legislators. Our job is to tell the interesting stories of the School of Medicine, to cut through medical jargon to the core of a scientific discovery, to dig for the personality of a Nobel laureate, to paint a portrait of a married dynamic duo on our faculty. With Pitt Med you will not only get clips but also earn them. You will interview physicians and scientists and alumni. You will demonstrate excellent reporting and writing skills. You will make complex scientific concepts interesting to a general audience. You will work with editors to shape your stories for publication.
You also will participate in editorial and production planning meetings, conduct research on alumni and faculty we intend to feature, search for photographs, and help with the details of the shaping of a magazine. Essentially, you will learn every facet of putting together a magazine, from brainstorming story ideas to updating databases to proofreading copy. You will, in short, be a member of our staff.

15 regular daytime hours are required. For the time being, the position is largely remote. You may be asked to come into the office, in Scaife Hall, at times, with some trips to the School of Medicine for interviews. Internship is unpaid.

Due date: Wednesday June 18, 2025

Are you interested in developing and publishing scientific stories, while learning every step of magazine publication along the way? Are you interested in developing professional communications materials in an academic, health-related context?

The Office of Strategic Communications, Health Sciences, is seeking one intern for Pitt Med Magazine and one for the strategic communications writing team.

Both positions require excellent written communication skills. Health or medical writing experience is a plus, as is an enthusiasm for scientific research and the ability to express it in plain language.

Your internship will include training on our social media platform, Sprout Social, and if your schedule permits, you may participate in some department-wide strategy sessions.

Minimum 12 hours per week, unpaid (academic credit)
Application deadline: June 18
See attached document or this link for full details.