Public Involvement Intern

Kimley-Horn

Posted 5 days ago

Internship

Saint Paul, Minnesota

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Assist with day-to-day operations and develop public outreach strategies for high-profile transportation projects. Organize public events and create communication materials such as fliers, emails, and announcements.

Qualifications

You are pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Business Administration, or a related field. You will support public outreach efforts for high-profile transportation projects, develop outreach materials, organize events, respond to public inquiries, and help manage project communications and scheduling. You bring interest in public engagement and basic event coordination, with coursework or experience in communications and stakeholder outreach.

Job Description

Overview

Kimley-Horn is looking for Communication students to join our Saint Paul, Minnesota office! This is not a remote position. 

Responsibilities

  • Assist with day-to-day operations for assigned projects. 
  • Develop effective public outreach strategies and plans for high profile transportation projects.
  • Monitor and respond to public inquires via project hotlines and emails accounts.
  • Help organize and execute events including open houses, workshops, public hearings, neighborhood meetings, ground breakings, ribbon cuttings, workshops, conferences, one-on-one meetings and other public events.
  • Develop public outreach materials including postcards, fliers, emails and announcements.
  • Support and monitor scheduling and production deadlines to meet internal and external client requests for communications materials.
  • Participate in business development activities and engage with key clients.

Qualifications

  • In the process of receiving a degree (Bachelors or Masters) in one of the following majors:
    • Communication Studies
    • Business Administration
    • Other related major

Salary: 80,000 - 83,000

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!

Kimley-Horn

Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms. With nearly 11,000+ staff members in more than 160 offices across North America, we offer full services in a wide range of disciplines. Clients know us for the creativity of our solutions and the sense of urgency we bring to each and every project. We take a clients’-eye view of our work, planning and designing to accomplish the client’s goals in the most effective manner. A quality workplace is equally important to us, and the unique benefits we bring to our staff have been recognized by Fortune magazine (“100 Best Companies to Work For” and "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials"​) and Civil Engineering News (#1 “Best Civil Engineering Companies to Work For”).
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