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We’re growing! And we’d love to discover your unique talents. Here’s who we are looking for right now.
Intern, Employee Engagement (Summer 2023)
New York, New York, United States
About United Minds
United Minds, part of the Weber Shandwick Collective, is Weber Shandwick’s in-house management consultancy that helps clients transform their organizations, with a particular focus on the people side of change. We are dedicated to making business more human through organizational transformation.
It is through this enduring purpose that we are able to work each day alongside a global team of warm, intelligent business strategists, writers, organizational psychologists, photographers, actors and teachers.
Together, we support change management, leadership impact, DE&I, employee experience and culture initiatives for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an Intern to join our team who can provide support to multiple account teams simultaneously. As an Intern, you will support work related to the client's business, industry, as well as our core employee engagement and change management offerings.
Applications Due: Friday, February 3rd, 2023
What You Will Be Doing
Client
- Serve as support on multiple client teams by developing materials, creating key client liaison materials (i.e. agendas and call recaps) and managing project trackers and in fast-paced environment
- Serve as daily client contact on small-to-mid-sized accounts, demonstrating the ability to identify a problem and propose a resolution that is both thoughtful and effective
- Participate regularly in client meetings and presentations with senior guidance
- Support in liaison with in-house and third-party design teams and vendors to ensure projects meet client deadlines
Writing
- Under senior guidance, develop communications and content tailored to clients’ unique organizational profiles and challenges
- Draft key messaging and execute on materials proposed in plans, including, but not limited to leader communications, employer narratives, town hall slide decks, internal creative collateral and internal social communications
Business Development
- Participate in new business opportunities by helping develop research and other content for RFPs under the guidance of senior team members
- Contribute to financial process by developing monthly activity reports to accompany invoices, submitting purchase orders, etc.
- Commit to learning about employee engagement and change management and stay apprised of industry trends by researching and sharing content with team members
What We Are Looking For
- Superior business writing skills, demonstrating creativity and technical expertise
- Demonstrates resourcefulness and eagerness to learn
- Embraces collaboration and team-oriented spirit
- Ability to professionally interface with clients
- Demonstrates potential to lead projects
- Shows exceptional judgment when working with team members, client contacts and vendors (i.e. ability to manage up and down, senses urgency, and balances working autonomously and collaboratively)
- Consistently meets (sometimes tight) deadlines
- Emphasizes attention to detail and quality
- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
- Ability to collaborate with senior leaders and work across all levels and practices of the agency
What You’ll Get From Us
- Support: As you navigate a hybrid workplace, you’ll have regular check-ins, calls and touchpoints with your teams and the whole office to feel connected in our now partially-virtual world
- Mentor: You’ll be paired with someone in the office to mentor you and help you navigate the waters
- Learning and development: With coaching from the team, gain an understanding of how to apply to change management principles; keep sharp and learn all the new skills with access to trainings and tutorials through complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning
- A possible career: Internships have the possibility of growing into a full-time position
- A paycheck! Interns are paid hourly, at 40-hours per week
Basic Qualifications
- The ideal candidate must be a college graduate by start of internship
- Available to work full-time from June to July 2023
NYC Salary range: $15.00 - $15.00
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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