University Communications and Marketing is hiring a student intern for MSUToday, the central communications site at Michigan State University. UCAM is seeking a collaborative, creative student to join its team as an intern for summer 2026, with the possibility of extending into subsequent semesters.
The ideal candidate possesses knowledge and skills in a variety of areas such as writing and content creation, graphic design and photography. The intern must be available to work 10-15 hours in increments of 3-5 hours, Monday through Friday, during the summer.
Please send the required application materials and/or questions to: Laura Mazade, digital managing editor for MSUToday, at mazadela@msu.edu.
University Communications and Marketing (UCAM) is hiring two positions available with concentrations in writing, graphic design, media tracking, and/or social media planning and production. The interns must be available to work between 10 and 15 hours per week as a hybrid, with possible remote option in summer.
The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong interest in learning more about the tools and strategies used by UCAM — the central communications office at Michigan State University. Strong candidates will be able to provide accurate, clear, and compelling public information about MSU’s news, research and administrative activities; to use analytics to examine success and make informed future decisions; and to support the MSU identity by maintaining a high level of quality and consistency across a broad range of multimedia materials.
The candidate will have the opportunity to fully participate in the work of the Public Relations Information group within UCAM, assisting the public relations group with a combination of the following projects: website content management and posting; release sending and tagging through PR database platform (Cision); compiling distribution strategies for sending and pitching news releases; drafting social media posts; and opportunities to undertake writing projects. The hope is this experience will provide the opportunity for a future career in journalism, marketing, publication relations and or communications.
The mix of projects will be dictated by departmental needs and timelines, but every effort will be made to provide candidates with projects and skills of most interest to them. A student's skills and interests will be considered when assigning tasks and projects. The goal is for students to have soft and hard skills necessary for a career in communications or public relations.
As needed, support may be required to perform the same duties for the UCAM Issues or executive communications group. Depending on the candidate’s skill for mastering duties listed above, there may be opportunities to assist with writing content and editorial decisions.
Multiple positions will share these responsibilities and may involve support from staff as needed.
The Written Statement should be about what you hope to learn from this experience and include examples of any related written communication links if you have them. Your submission can include blogs, social media posts, design, or media work.
If selected for an interview, there will be a task assigned to provide an example of work you will assist with completing.
Please send all required application materials to Jack Harrison, public relations coordinator, at harr1565@msu.edu.