Corporate PR Intern

Job Title: Associate, Healthcare Practice
Location: Boston (Hybrid)

 

About the Role:
The Healthcare Practice at Weber Shandwick is seeking a passionate and detail-oriented Associate to join our growing team. This role is ideal for someone enthusiastic about healthcare communications and driven to make an impact in the lives of patients.

The ideal candidate will bring a blend of broad communications and media relations experience, coupled with strong organizational and writing skills. As a core member of the Boston Health team, you will contribute to meaningful campaigns and projects in collaboration with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders.

Media Relations & Campaign Execution:

• Develop media materials such as press releases, pitch emails, reporter backgrounders, media lists
• Conduct targeted outreach to traditional, and digital media outlets to effectively amplify client messaging
• Build and nurture media relationships with healthcare-focused reporters and outlets

Content Development:

• Draft and finalize written documents, such as perspectives on industry issues, recommended communications tactics for clients, op-eds
• Assist in creating client deliverables, including educational materials, messaging and planning documents
• Support in creating copy and concepts for social media posts, executive speeches or similar content for owned channels

Research, Monitoring & Reporting:

• Conduct research, media audits, and competitive analyses independently to inform development of plans and recommendations
• Track and analyze media coverage, providing accurate and timely reports to clients and internal stakeholders
• Maintain essential trackers for projects, including materials development, media strategies, conference appearances, and event preparation

Project & Client Management:

• Support project workflows and maintain status reports to ensure smooth operations
• Prepare for and participate in client meetings, capturing key takeaways, next steps, and action plans
• Coordinate with colleagues, clients vendors and external partners to progress and finalize deliverables

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field
• 1–2 years of experience in healthcare and/or public relations/media agency work
• Understanding of healthcare industry and ability to absorb highly technical and scientific concepts

Key Skills & Attributes:

Technical Proficiency:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Familiarity with media monitoring tools and digital platforms

 

 

The Weber Shandwick Collective recognizes that your health and wellbeing are a priority. This is why we offer a full suite of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k (with employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Juice Money – $60 monthly reimbursement to be used towards purchases that nourish your health, mind, body, and soul
• MyDays – Flexible holiday schedules
• Short-Term Disability
• Paid Employee Family Leave
• Family Building Benefit

Boston Salary Range: $53,000-$58,000

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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Crisis Communications Intern (Spring 2026)

 

We’re passionate about expanding the boundaries of what we offer our clients by bringing diverse perspectives to the table. Are you creative and daring? Do you have digital savvy? Do you love to collaborate and solve complex issues? Are you ready to launch your career with Weber Shandwick?  

 

From technical planning to major campaign execution, Weber Shandwick’s Interns become an important part of a talented team that generates groundbreaking, award-winning work. During this program, you’ll work specifically alongside our Crisis & Issues team to help an iconic brand gear up for major activations during one of the most visible sports moments of the year.  

 

What’s in it for you? Our Interns will earn practical experience as fully integrated members of account teams and will receive coaching from team members to help advance your career goals. 

 

What you’ll do all day:  

• Create: Craft written communications including statements, key messages, tough Q&As, and more 

• Research: Analyze brand risks and live issues using various tracking tools 

• Engage: Problem solve in real-time and with teams 

• Hustle: Provide support across a range of complex, high-profile corporate issues/crisis communications situations 

• Monitor: Track brands in traditional and social media  

 

What we’re looking for in a candidate:  

• Thinking: Do it out of the box. Actually, it’s best if you’re wholly unfamiliar with the concept of boxes. 

• Communication: Speak, write and edit succinctly and compellingly.  

• Digital: Understand how conversations evolve and information is spread across social media platforms – and how closely brands should pay attention to emerging narratives.  

• Management: Meet tight deadlines and multi-task. Work fast and work well.  

• Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work are critical.  

• Technical: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Familiarity with platforms like Cision, Muckrack, Meltwater, Talkwalker, and/or TV Eyes a plus.  

• Dynamic: You must be able to work in a fast-paced agency environment and juggle tasks.  

• Spark: Understand what sets you apart.  

 

What you’ll get from us:  

• Buddy: All new hires are paired with a buddy dedicated to making your time with us amazing 

• Built-In Mentorship: You’ll learn from and collaborate with team members of all levels 

• A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position 

• A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly  

 

Requirements:   

• Must be available to start January 2026 

• The ideal candidate must be a recent college graduate or have demonstrated transferrable skills  

 

Salary range: $20.00 – $20.00

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

 

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

 

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Healthcare PR Intern

Weber Shandwick is looking for an Intern to work across a range of healthcare clients. This is a full-time (40 hours/week), paid internship that will start in the fall and run for a few months. This role is hybrid out of our LA office.

 

From creative brainstorming to day-to-day execution, Weber Shandwick’s Interns become an important part of a talented team that generates groundbreaking, award-winning work. During the internship, you’ll work on initiatives for some of the world’s leading healthcare brands, helping to educate about the latest innovations and raising the bar on the way we talk about the impact of health.

 

What’s in it for you? Our Interns will earn practical experience as fully integrated members of account teams and will receive coaching from Weber Shandwick colleagues to help advance their career goals. 

  

More about the position:

What you’ll do all day:  

• Create: Craft written communications including media materials, compelling social content, memos, and risk assessments 
• Research: Examine brands, industry trends, and various issues using various resources  
• Analyze: Answer questions, provide insights, and propose recommendations using quantitative and qualitative data 
• Engage: Share big ideas in brainstorms and with teams
• Plan: Assist in event coordination and logistics
• Hustle: Pitch stories to media, develop media lists, track placements, etc.
• Monitor: Track brands and issues in traditional and social media and analyze conversations; draft reports summarizing conversation to inform client strategies 

 

What we’re looking for in a candidate:  

• Thought: Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
• Communication: Speak, write, and edit succinctly 
• Digital: Understand all the old-school and latest social media platforms, what brands are doing on them, and what they should do next
• Management: Meet deadlines, put out fires, and multi-task. Work fast and work well
• Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and a commitment to delivering clear and precise work are critical
• Technical: Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Familiarity with platforms like Cision, Muckrack, Meltwater, Talkwalker, Brandwatch, and/or Quid are a plus
• Dynamic: You must be able to work in a fast-paced agency environment and juggle multiple time-sensitive tasks
• Spark: Understand what sets you apart

 

What you’ll get from us:  

• Buddy: All new hires are paired with a buddy dedicated to making your time with us amazing
• Built-in mentorship: You’ll be invited to panels and workshops to learn from the greatest in the industry, as well as receive mentoring and guidance from your direct manager
• A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position
• A paycheck: Interns are paid hourly  

 

Requirements:  

• The ideal candidate must be a college graduate by the start of the internship or have demonstrated transferrable skills
• Must be available to work 40 hours a week

 

Salary range: $20.00 – $20.00

Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; market considerations; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee’s/applicant’s background, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

Weber Shandwick is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Weber Shandwick recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, ethnic or national origin, protected veteran status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or citizenship status.

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