Description
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey offers paid internships, providing students with the opportunity to work with experienced professionals on assignments critical to building, operating, and maintaining transportation and infrastructure assets in New York and New Jersey. Assignments include hands-on projects where interns quickly become part of the team and help the agency with its mission of keeping the region moving. The diversity of our businesses creates a variety of opportunities for students to gain exposure to the work of a first-class public agency.
The Marketing Department is looking for a Marketing Communications intern to join their team!
About the Marketing Department:
The Marketing Department is responsible for communicating with all Port Authority's customers who use our airports, tunnels, bridges, terminals and the PATH system, World Trade Center site neighborhood and visitors, Port and Air Cargo business-to-business customers, community residents and the public interested in and affected by the Authority's operations and activities. The department also provides important communications support for the Port Authority staff functions such as Procurement, Engineering, Human Resources, Emergency Management, Port Authority Police, and Real Estate.
Responsibilities:
- This intern will be working mainly on the Port, Tunnels, Bridges & Terminals, and PATH business line departments developing materials for presentations, customer advisories, brochures, Web page updates, tracking social feeds, and developing social content.
- Assist with media installations and audits and trade shows
- Assist with photo shoots, recordings, Internet research, and many other activities that support the department's broad range of communications.
Qualifications:
- Enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program through the Fall 2024 semester (August 2024 or beyond)
- Experience with Microsoft apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Interest in contributing to the success of the New York and New Jersey region
- Interest in public service and/or transportation
- Willingness to learn
Desired:
- Self-starter and the ability to work well independently
- Demonstrated writing ability
- Demonstrated knowledge of Photoshop
- Excellent oral, interpersonal and organization skills and demonstrated knowledge of Internet use and research
- Basic knowledge of e-communication development and knowledge of social media channels including the use of X (formally Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and other online tools and networking sites.
Internship Details:
- The start date will be Thursday, May 30 with an orientation that will take place at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan
- The internship will last 12 weeks, ending on Friday, August 23
- This is a full-time internship (generally 5 days per week at 7.25 hours of work per day plus a 45-minute break)
- The format is expected to be hybrid, partially virtual and partially in-person at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan
- The hourly salary range is $17.20 to $28.85 (the hourly salary is determined by internship type and school year)
- These details are subject to change
How to Apply:
- Click "Apply Now"
- Follow the prompts
- Please submit the following with your application:
- A resume that clearly indicates your expected graduation date
- A cover letter detailing why you want to intern at The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should apply to this job by clicking on the "Apply Now" button and submitting a combined cover letter and resume. The Port Authority of NY & NJ welcomes veteran and military spouse applications.
Only applicants under consideration will be contacted.
About The Port Authority:
Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency's network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than twenty three billion in annual wages and eighty billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey/Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.