Strategic Communications Fellowship - Social Justice Communications

Strategic Communications Fellowship

Build your career in communications and make the world a better place!

Come join us at Fenton as a Summer Fellow and apply your love for communications to meaningful projects that help build a more just, equitable and sustainable world.

We are a fully integrated communications agency with expertise in both earned and paid media. Our clients are non-profit organizations, political advocacy groups, foundations, and social purpose companies. And we help them achieve their missions to bring justice to the world in the fields of human rights, social and economic justice, environment, education, and public health and more…

Check us out at Fenton.com!

If you have prior experience in communications either through past internships or academic studies, let’s hear from you.

Fellowship dates: May 19, 2025 - August 29, 2025

Application deadline: April 4, 2025

Fellowship position: Strategic Communications

Compensation: $20/hr

Hours: 9-6, Monday - Friday

Location: Hybrid/NY, DC, LA, SF

Position description: See below

Strategic Communications Fellow

Description of duties include, but are not limited to:

• Monitor news media and social media; compile summaries of coverage
• Research relevant journalists for targeted pitches and build media lists
• Conduct media and peer audits for client research and discovery processes
• Pitch all levels of reporters, editors, producers, bloggers
• Conduct research on issue areas, online communities, media markets and new business prospects
• Help create and edit press releases, advisories, pitch memos, fact sheets, op-eds, online content and other collateral
• Assist account staff with various media, administrative and research activities
• Conduct communications audits
• Help with landscape and competitive analysis research projects; gather insights to inform campaigns and communications strategies.
• Organize logistics for client meetings, conferences and other events
• Develop presentations and design materials
• Proofread/copy edit documents
• Participate in creative brainstorm sessions
• Support digital campaigns, website projects and social media management as needed
• Develop and share a capstone presentation based on an assigned client account work

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Eligible college students entering junior or senior year and recent college grads
• Demonstrated writing and research skills
• Passion for communications (what gets clicks, why words matter and so much more)
• Ability to work on multiple projects and effectively pivot from one to the next in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and organization
• Interested in social issues
• Has an affinity for traditional and digital news media

Capstone Presentation

With guidance and mentorship from your Fellow advisor, you will develop a 5-10 minute presentation at the completion of the fellowship to Fenton staff outlining your role on a client project you learned from and want to share. The presentation will include conveying the strategies, tools and tactics used to approach the project, as well as results you were able to achieve and what was learned.

Fenton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to represent the diverse community reflected in our client work. People of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities and women are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive staff. We believe that our firm’s continued success is driven by hiring and retaining high-caliber staff from all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and orientations. We are committed to supporting our staff in growing their careers.