Communications Intern - Summer 2026

Visit Indy • Indianapolis, IN

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Since 1923, Visit Indy has proudly served as the city’s official sales and marketing organization, a non-profit charged with driving tourism to Indy. At Visit Indy, it's our job to promote the city of Indianapolis. And that job has never been easier, more energizing or more rewarding than it is right now. As an unprecedented level of cooperation between business and government boosts Indianapolis to a completely new level, we're reveling in the opportunity to show our city off. Applications set to close on Monday, March 9, 2026 POSITION PURPOSE The Communications Intern will assist Visit Indy’s marketing and communications department by carrying out various activities related to the promotion of the City of Indianapolis. This includes assisting with pitch writing, radio promotions, blogging, etc. The Communications Intern will work in office approximately 20 hours per week. All Visit Indy team members reflect the organization’s “3 Ps” culture – productive, positive and progressive.

Requirements

• Enrollment in a marketing/communications/public relations or related bachelor’s degree program required.
• Junior/Senior collegiate standing or a minimum of two full years of college coursework completed.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to focus on details, handle multiple tasks, and remain highly organized.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence, pitches, blogs, and other business-related communications.
• Ability to think logically in order to troubleshoot and make recommendations for problems as identified.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Ability to be flexible and to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with pitch writing and blogging highly preferred.
• Involvement in a collegiate chapter of a public relations association highly preferred.
• Previous internship experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides support to the marketing and communications department by assisting with various activities to promote the City of Indianapolis; includes working with social media, blogging, print, promotions, etc.
• Drafts various press releases and media pitches for placement in regional/national media outlets; writes for the DoingIndy.com blog site on a weekly basis; research content as necessary.
• Assists in media relations work for seasonal events and tourism initiatives (i.e. Holiday Promotions, Exhibit Openings)
• Manages radio promotions for a dozen radio partners regionally in preparation for weekend getaway giveaways.
• Assists with promotional/advertising campaign fulfillment and planning and coordination of media hosting.
• Attends team meetings, press conferences, partner meetings as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern