Global Media Relations Intern

About the role

Shure offers a challenging, fun, and rewarding summer internship program. The twelve-week program is offered to undergraduate and graduate students. We offer internships with a variety of work arrangements from onsite interns to fully remote in US. Each intern will receive a competitive salary. Additionally, Interns who are asked to relocate to Illinois for onsite internships will receive a housing stipend to cover living expenses. Applications will be collected, reviewed, and selected candidates will be contacted in late fall/early winter.

The Global Media Relations Intern will provide hands-on support for media relations activities, including media monitoring, research, reporting, content development, and outreach coordination. In this role, you will help the Global Media Relations team share customer-focused stories that highlight Shure solutions, support thought leadership efforts, amplify content on LinkedIn, and strengthen how audiences discover Shure through AI-powered search. This Internship will be Remote, Onsite or Hybrid in Niles, IL.

Responsibilities

• Media list building
• Event planning and management
• Media measurement and tracking
• Press release writing and development
• Assisting with awards entries
• Managing speaking opportunities
• Responding to media inquiries
• Managing media relations processes

Qualifications

• In-process of a Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications or a related field
• Highly organized and eager to build end-to-end process improvement skills
• Able to follow standard instructions, practices and procedures
• Self-motivated, team player, detail oriented
• Able to meet required deadlines
• Ability to work independently with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Experience with PR database MuckRack a plus
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

Pay

Each internship has an hourly rate which varies from $23-$43 per hour based on job function (Engineering, IT, Business, etc) and year completed in school (Junior, Masters 2nd year, PHD, etc).

Benefits

• Retirement savings plans
• Paid time off
• Employee discounts
• Professional development opportunities
• Work-life balance initiatives