ECPR Welcomes Summer Interns!

We have recently welcomed three new interns who are studying to be communications professionals to the ECPR team for the summer.

Ask any communications or public relations professional about one of the most invaluable experiences you can have in order to land a job in this field, and they will undoubtedly say – an internship.

We applaud these students for taking time this summer to learn more about our industry, and hopefully have fun along the way!

For interns, it is our hope that they will leave here with valuable public relations skills that they can use to build their careers. We work to expose them to a variety of necessary industry skills from writing press releases and observing media interviews, to building media lists and monitoring for media coverage. 

I look back at my PR internship experiences and I am thankful for the learning opportunities that these agencies and organizations gave to me. I know for a fact it is one of the reasons that I was able to land my first public relations job out of college.

Classroom learning is, of course, vital to learning the necessary skills of our industry; however, hands-on experience through an internship provides important insights that cannot be gained by taking college courses alone.

Help us welcome our wonderful summer interns - Amy, Michelle and Rachel! We look forward to working with you this summer!

Comments

[Christian Yazdanpanah]

Amy, Michelle, and Rachel,
When I was in high school Mrs. Christian gave me an opportunity to intern at a couple of different events for her organization. While it was over a decade ago I can honestly say that those experience's were crucial in my professional development and are memories I will never forget. Congratulations on joining one of the best teams in Austin. Make sure you listen well, there are things that she said only once that have always stuck with me. Best of luck and just remember...Move Faster. Think Smarter. Work Harder.