Middleberg Communications Is Hiring:

Middleberg Communications, one of New York’s hottest and fastest-growing PR firms, is seeking Fall 2011 interns to work in its consumer, social media, and finance divisions assisting with story development, pitching, and media monitoring. Interns are fully engaged on accounts, lead various pitching efforts, and offer creative ideas and see them through from implemented to completion. Credit is offered.

Duties include:

• -Working directly with account leads to develop and pitch story ideas to media
• -Day-to-day media monitoring and monthly progress reports
• -Drafting press releases, pitches, background information sheets and briefing documents
• -Maintaining and expanding relationships with national, local and trade media
• -Assisting account leads in arranging press briefings and other events

Requirements include:

• -Excellent oral and written communication skills
• -Excellent attention to detail
• -Comfort speaking with media
• -Self-starting, goal-oriented, results-driven personality
• -Social and digital media experience is a plus

No phone inquiries please.   Please indicate in the subject line or first paragraph of your cover letter which division (consumer, social media, or finance) you would prefer to work in.

Please send resumes and cover letters to Andrea Clift at aclift@middlebergcommunications.com