MCPR Public Relations - Intern (Hospitality + Tourism)
We have one more slot to fill for our Summer PR internship session starting May – August 2024 and would love to welcome any super savvy juniors or seniors with a passion for hospitality, travel, PR/media relations, and a strong handle on social media to join our team for a semester!
The internship will be virtually-based and remote (ideally, at least 3 days per week) between 9:00am–5:30pm.
Modern Currency PR, an award-winning, boutique, luxury hospitality & marketing public relations agency based in Los Angeles, CA, seeks super savvy internship candidates with deep interest in hospitality to join our growing team this Summer 2024 (May – August 2024). Candidates must possess a passion for luxury travel, restaurants, food culture/lifestyle (think recipes, food trends) and wanderlust for international travel/tourism to work intimately alongside a team of seasoned senior-level media industry professionals within an engaging boutique agency environment. MCPR is a modern communications house curating bespoke PR & marketing hospitality campaigns for leading culinary, luxury travel & lifestyle brands. Headquartered in Hollywood, we specialize in media relations, event ideation and execution, brand strategic partnerships, and social media co-direction.
Skills Required:
Strong organizational and time management skills
Be self-motivated, take initiative and demonstrate appropriate follow-through
Ability to multi-task and prioritize with attention to detail: proofreading, grammar, fact-checking
Ability to take direction, constructive feedback and move forward productively
Proactive knowledge sharing
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Supply own laptop for use on the job
The types of skills an intern at MCPR can expect to gain hands-on experiences includes:
Creative Writing + Press materials: press releases, media alerts, editorial story angles and unique pitch creation
Event coordination: media-attended events and hospitality/tourism industry
Client Service: creative brainstorming for client pitches, events and programming, curation of client clip reports, briefing and memos, media profiles/backgrounds and other documents
Business development: responding to RFPs, new business pitching, agency capabilities presentations
Immersion into all varieties of media (print, digital, broadcast, and social) as it pertains to both the team’s practice and targeted client markets
Interested candidates can email us directly at jordan@moderncurrencypr.com and meghan@moderncurrencypr.com.
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