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Highline Warren · 3 months ago

Corporate Communications Intern

Memphis, TN

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

Highline Warren is a vertically integrated distributor of maintenance consumables headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. They are seeking a Corporate Communications Intern for the summer of 2026 to support internal and external communications efforts, including employee communications, brand journalism, and media relations.

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Responsibilities

Support development of communications plans for internal and external topics, announcements and campaigns, accounting for a wide range of audiences and stakeholders. The specific topics and campaigns will be determined closer to the start date of the internship based on timing, emerging projects, etc. Examples include building strategies to expand the company’s culture program, announcing donations to non-profit organizations, and more

Develop compelling, creative content for the company’s intranet, known as The Hub, to share strategic updates, leadership messages, information and human-interest stories with the nearly 1,700 teammates across North America, and leverage that content for brand journalism and social media

Support the execution of the company’s external communications and community affairs strategy, including coordinating with external agencies as Highline Warren expands community giving

Coordinate with the manager of employee communications to spearhead planning and communication about employee volunteerism opportunities

Build upon the company’s existing key message and fact sheets library to enable the sales team and other external-facing teammates to communicate with customers, investors and vendors to share the Highline Warren story

Participate in media training for senior leaders to learn more about executive communications, media relations, and crisis communications in an applied setting

Present learnings, challenges, and insights from the internship with the marketing leadership team before the internship period ends to help Highline Warren continue to enhance our program

Qualification

Corporate communicationsContent creationDigital media knowledgePublic speakingWritten communicationStorytellingRelationship buildingLeadership experience

Required

Go-getter personality with an eagerness to learn, willingness to 'roll up your sleeves' to get the job done, and focus on building relationships within the company

A passion for storytelling and creating compelling content

Interest in pursuing a job in corporate communications, communications/marketing agencies, community affairs and/or journalism upon graduation

Strong written communication skills, including being able to adapt content depending on audience and channel

Strong verbal communication skills, including public speaking

Strong knowledge of digital and social media platforms

Demonstrated executive presence

Evolving and expanding leadership in extracurricular activities

Must be a current junior student at a college or university (rising senior student during the summer internship)

Must be currently enrolled in a communications, public relations, digital communications, organizational communications, or related undergraduate degree program