United Airlines · 2 months ago
Intern - Corporate Communications (Summer 2026)
IL-WHQ - Chicago - Corporate Support Center - Willis Tower
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerUnited Airlines is offering an internship opportunity in their Corporate Communications department for early career professionals. The role involves developing social media content, drafting media materials, and engaging with media while providing skill development and valuable work experience.
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No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop social media content that appeals to our key demographics of young adults
Draft media materials including press releases, media alerts, messaging documents, etc
Lead and update media databases including media lists and editorial calendars
Engage media with proactive outreach to pitch United stories
Reactively respond to select media inquiries on behalf of United
Develop a mechanism to receive feedback on our internal comms channels from front-line employees including digital surveys, focus groups
Audit the employee spaces at the airport, bases, etc., what are employees seeing in their everyday related to United messaging, collect and consolidate findings, make recommendations on next steps
Assist with sorting, inventorying, assessing condition of artifacts
Take daily analysis of content performance and provide stats – page views, open rates, click rates, video views, comment sentiment, etc
Spend time looking through all of the submissions coming into our Share Your Stories portal and help us identify them
Pick up some fun, easy experiences to write about
Scan our social media platforms, specifically #beingunited, to search for potential employee stories for internal team to tell
Log and archive video footage
Assist at video shoots
Qualification
Required
Applicant must be a current undergraduate student
Must be pursuing a degree in PR/Advertising, Communications, or a related field
Highly organized and self-motivated, with excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to balance multiple, competing priorities and ensure attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills; must be comfortable talking to and collaborating with a variety of collaborators
Confident performing data analysis to arrive at insights and develop recommendations
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Position is based in Chicago, IL – must be able to relocate for the duration of the internship
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship now and in the future
Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualifications
Reliable, punctual attendance is a crucial function of the position
Benefits
Unlimited standby travel anywhere we fly
Build community through our employee-run Business Resource Groups
Participate in industry conferences
Company
United Airlines
United Airlines is an aviation company that provides information on reservations, bookings, and travel services online.
Founded in 1926
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2006-01-25IPO
Leadership Team
Mike Leskinen
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Deneen DeFiore
Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer
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