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Communications Student Intern

CompanyCannonDesign
LocationNew York
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 20, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the multi-disciplinary communications team by creating high-impact content and assisting with digital ecosystem management. They will also help execute firmwide communication plans and provide administrative support for creative initiatives.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$26 - $29
Company Size
66
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
In April 2019, Blue Cottage Consulting joined CannonDesign. Building on a 10-year legacy, Blue Cottage is expanding and strengthening our full continuum of services to bring expertise, innovation, and bold collaboration to focus on solving wicked problems faced by our clients and the communities we serve. As an industry leading, true consulting partner, Blue Cottage team members seek projects marked by innovation, ideas, and clients who share a commitment to achieving exceptional outcomes and transformational impact. The team’s analytical and workflow improvement tools, immersive user engagement activities, big room innovation, and Lean kaizen approaches inspire creativity and collaboration that enhance any project. Blue Cottage works with organizational leaders and industry partners in healthcare, education, and workplace settings to define and create their ideal future. Focused on bold and impact-oriented projects, we apply tools designed to achieve strategic and creative transformation, operations-focused space and functional programming, operational improvement using Lean workflow principles, change management, workplace strategy, equipment planning, and highly immersive transition, move, and activation planning. Blue Cottage of CannonDesign marks another step in the growth and expansion of CannonDesign’s omnichannel approach to delivering solutions through cross-industry and multidisciplinary collaborations, better enabling us to help clients as they navigate through their journeys of transformation.
About the Role
If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. 
 
ABOUT THE ROLE
This internship provides students with an opportunity to be a member of our multi-disciplinary communications team and part of brand, marketing and business development (BMBD). You’ll work under the leadership of our Director of Communications to support the creative execution of our firmwide community strategy to help advance and amplify key messaging at the brand, firm, regional, market and practice levels.
 
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Content Creation: Assist in the development of high-quality, high-impact deliverables, including journalistic writing and storytelling that balances brand positioning with engaging narratives.
  • Digital Ecosystem Support: Support the firm’s digital communications ecosystem, including social media, internal news platforms and the external website. 
  • Brand Voice: Help maintain and influence a consistent brand voice across all internal and external platforms and forums.
  • Project Support: Assist with the execution of firmwide communications plans and special initiatives as assigned.
  • Multimedia Assistance: May assist with digital assets, including basic coordination for photography or video production efforts.
  • Team Collaboration: Attend team meetings and participate in brainstorming sessions for creative campaigns.
  • Administrative Support: Perform other duties as required to support the efficiency and innovation of the communications practice.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED
  • Education: Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field.
  • Writing Skills: Strong grasp of journalistic writing, storytelling and grammar.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel). Familiarity with digital communication tools and social media platforms is preferred.
  • Aptitude: A proactive and responsive approach with the ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment.
  • Strategic Thinking: An interest in brand positioning and how communications can advance firm-wide strategy.
The salary range for this position to be filled in our New York City office is $26.25 - $29.25 per hour. This is the anticipated salary range at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level of selected candidate. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage as well as flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time hours, hybrid work options, a 401k plan, and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits 
 
ABOUT OUR FIRM
CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and the society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better. It’s more than a philosophy — it’s who we are, and it drives us to make a meaningful, lasting difference every day.
 
ABOUT WORKING HERE
  • We are relentless in our pursuit of client adoration (not simply satisfaction). Consistent delivery of the best service is what we are about.
  • We are committed to ensuring our practice provides equal opportunities for all employees, as we strive to connect with communities around us and focus on the future of design. We support equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts that benefit all employees through the leadership of our DEI Council, our Employee Resource Groups which are open to everyone, and other community initiatives.
  • We’re about communication and transparency here. If you want to talk to someone about an idea you have, or a challenge that needs addressing, we’re ready for you.
Please note that candidates can only apply to our positions on our company Careers site. It's not uncommon for scammers to create positions that look legitimate on other sites; never enter your information or apply for CannonDesign positions on any platform. Should an issue arise that you feel we should be aware of, please contact us. Please provide your resume and portfolio when applying.
 
As a condition of employment, all employees are expected to complete mandatory training, including compliance training, within required timeframes and adhere to our internal policies and our Code of Conduct.
 
CannonDesign is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CannonDesign is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from any and all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment. It is therefore the firm’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment against any applicant, CannonDesign employee, vendor, contractor, or client on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. It is also CannonDesign’s policy to prohibit any and all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, or participated in a firm or agency investigation into such complaints.
Key Skills
Journalistic writingStorytellingContent creationSocial media managementMicrosoft Office SuiteWordPowerPointExcelDigital communicationBrand positioningStrategic thinkingCommunicationMarketingPublic relationsProject support
Categories
MarketingCreative & MediaAdministrativeConsulting
Benefits
Medical coverageDental coverageVision coverageFlexible spending accountVoluntary insurancesPaid time offFlex-time hoursHybrid work options401k planEmployee perk programs