Communications Summer Intern

Date Opened:
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 12:00 AM

Close Date:
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 12:00 AM

Department:
Charlotte Water Department

Salary: $19.00 - $20.00 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America's Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

* Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

* Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

* Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

* Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

* Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The Charlotte Water Communications Team is currently accepting applications for a Communications Team intern. This position is expected to assist with public events, social media strategy, internal department communication, marketing, and press events. We are seeking an intern interested in learning all aspects of the communications, marking and public relations tasks of our business. This internship would be a minimum of 20 hours per week with a maximum of 40 hours for up to 12 weeks.

We are seeking an individual who is flexible, organized, professional and eager to learn. The intern will be expected to work a hybrid working schedule where part of their weekly hours is spent working from home and other hours will be spent in the office on Brookshire Boulevard as arranged by the Public Affairs Manager. Interns will be equipped with a laptop and iPhone.

The hourly pay rate for this position is $20/hr.

Major

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Research and develop business case on social media needs

* Provide support to social media efforts based on analytics and needs of the department

* Update and maintain social media content calendar

* Assist with set up, execution and breakdown of events

* Assist with the creation of signage, circulars, mockups, email or other promotions

* Attend meetings and take meeting minutes

* Obtain and prepare analysis of data

* Assist with preparation of presentations for internal and external use

* Help coordinate press conferences and create press kits

* Assist with special projects and assignments

* Completes research projects

* Creates marketing materials for residential and commercial uses

* Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Current enrollment in an accredited college or university leading towards a Bachelor's degree with major course work in Communications, Marketing, Public Administration, or similar program.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City's Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate's written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

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